Independent Greeks
Posing pressing electoral dilemmas, Mitsotakis lashes out at Tsipras, Androulakis
Criminal and political responsibility
By Elias Kanellis
I fail to understand why they were celebrating yesterday in SYRIZA after the report of the parliamentary preliminary investigation that probed the machinations of the then SYRIZA-Independent Greeks government, through former minister Nikos Pappas, in order create a pro-government television and radio terrain.
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Ex-minister in hospital with Covid-19
Michalis Kalogirou, head of the office of opposition leader Alexis Tsipras and a former Justice minister (2018-19) in the SYRIZA government has tested positive in hospital for the coronavirus.
As he posted on his Facebook account, Kalogirou was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection Thursday.
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New cabinet’s health-conscious swearing-in ceremonies
In compliance with safety protocols, the government's new cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday in three stages. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the cabinet reshuffle on Monday. The ministers were sworn in Tuesday in groups of six, all wearing masks, and after receiving rapid tests for Covid-19.
Appeals court convicts Kammenos of slander over CDS case
Athens' Court of Appeal convicted Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos of slander, ordering him to pay 50,000 euros plus interest to Andrikos Papandreou, the brother of former Socialist Premier George Papandreou, whom he had accused of involvement with a firm that profited from the purchase of credit default swaps (CDS) insuring against a Greek bankruptcy.
Parties continue debate on 2021 budget
Greek political parties continued a heated debate in the Parliament's plenary session on Monday over the draft state budget for 2021.
The debate, which is in its fourth day, will conclude with a vote on Tuesday night.
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Reprehensible conservatism in education
Whenever we received our report card from school back in my day, the last thing we cared about was the conduct grade of "excellence" we all received. We never knew anyone who received a grade of "decent." We could not understand why there were only two grades, but what we didn't know because it was so rare was that there was also a third one: "reprehensible."
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Ex-minister hospitalized after collapsing in Parliament
SYRIZA MP Tryfonas Alexiadis, 60, was rushed to an Athens hospital on Tuesday after fainting during a meeting of his party's parliamentary group in a House chamber.
Alexiadis, who served as alternate finance minister in the SYRIZA government under Alexis Tsipras, was given first aid at the scene by lawmakers Pavlos Polakis and Yiannis Mouzalas, who are physicians.
Ministry changes 13 of its original candidates for hospital directors
The Health Ministry on Monday finalized the list of 111 directors and deputy directors of Greece's public hospitals, introducing 13 new names.
Tsipras refuses to replace MPs ejected from House panel
The leader of the main opposition Alexis Tsipras said on Monday he will not replace the two SYRIZA lawmakers who were removed from a parliamentary panel probing alleged meddling by former alternate justice minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos in the Novartis investigation.