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The main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) imprisoned lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu rejected his right to access medication in protest of his imprisonment, a senior party official said, adding that the party was planning a new campaign for the release of Berberoğlu.

Main opposition New Democracy has called on the country's civil protection agency to be entrusted to an expert in the field, rejecting the government's new appointee to the job.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will not convene an extraordinary congress as the party headquarters announced the number of the signatures demanding leadership change is insufficient.

Mahmut Tanal, an Istanbul MP from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has slammed the German customs police for questioning him rigorously and asking him how much money he had despite carrying a diplomatic passport.

Greece's Communist Party (KKE) has condemned an apparent assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

A statement said the party condemns the attack and "any outside interference in Venezuela's domestic affairs."

Greece is "fully determined" to ratify its agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to change the latter's name, Costas Douzinas, a member of ruling SYRIZA and head of the parliamentary committee on foreign relations, has told Bloomberg.

A debate on illegal construction is imperative. It has been proved, most tragically, that the existence of illegal homes, unlicensed factories, blocked-off streams and so on are not some impersonal, abstract issue. Instead, they can become a matter of life and death.

Civil Protection Minister Nikos Toskas's resignation was necessitated by the scale of the wildfire tragedy and its dreadful management.

Besides, every government looks for an Iphigenia to sacrifice when faced with public rage.

Bucharest, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - The PNL president, Ludovic Orban, launched an appeal at the National Council meeting on Saturday, calling for the unity of the party, underlining that only the National Liberal Party is the political force "fighting on equal footing" with the PSD, and those who do not come alongside liberals "do a favour to social-democrats".

As debate continued on Thursday about the responsibility for last week's catastrophic wildfires, speculation reignited about a possible government reshuffle.