Nikos Vroutsis
Vroutsis blocks simplified AMKA issuance for non-EU nationals
Newly-appointed Labour and Social Affairs Minister Nikos Vroutsis has rescinded an encyclical signed by three SYRIZA ministers on 20 June, a bit over two weeks before the general election, which simplified procedures for the issuance of the AMKA social security number for non-EU nationals and in particular for migrants, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied refugee children.
Crucial meetings in the aftermath of a deadlock with creditors
Greece’s negotiating team is meeting at Maximos Mansion at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is currently meeting with the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Economics Spokesman Euclid Tsakalotos, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Nikos Vroutsis in Parliament.