Panos Skourletis
Interior minister calls on Kammenos to defend gov't position on name talks
SYRIZA hardliner and Interior Minister Panos Skourletis has called on the chief of the leftist party's coalition partner, Panos Kammenos of Independent Greeks, to defend the government's position in ongoing name talks with Skopje.
Ministers attend Elefsina conference on anti-flood work
Several key ministers attended a conference in Elefsina, western Attica, on Saturday, aimed at improving anti-flood works in the region following catastrophic floods last month that killed more than 20 people and wreaked massive damage to state infrastructure and private property.
Regional authorities have already approved a 500-million-euro program for anti-flood works.
Amid fiscal constraints, Greek gov't plans more hirings
In a move that many are describing as a bid to lure voters, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis announced on Friday that the number of permanent municipal sanitation staff will be increased from 6,500 to 8,800.
Speaking to state-run TV on Friday, Skourletis said the hirings - announced at a time of fiscal constraints - will meet "municipalities' real needs."
Another SYRIZA official says Saudi weapons deal not a good idea
Interior Minister Panos Skourletis says that the decision to sell missiles and bombs to Saudi Arabia was not a good idea as they may be used in Yemen, echoing sentiments expressed by other lawmakers of the ruling party.
Local authority workers hold demonstration in Athens
The POE-OTA union representing local authority workers is to stage a demonstration on Friday morning outside the capital's main court complex in solidarity with 35 of its members who are to face trial for their part in an anti-austerity protest in 2011.
Municipal authorities looking at new hirings in 2017
Greece's municipal authorities have submitted applications to hire of a total of 6,667 additional staff, with the majority of hirings pertaining to sanitation services, where payroll costs are covered by municipal taxes.
Athens marks 73rd anniversary of liberation from Nazis
Members of the Greek Presidential Guard present arms on the Acropolis Hill Thursday during a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation during World War Two.
SYRIZA's political council expresses 'full support' for Elliniko project
The political council of leftist SYRIZA on Thursday issued a statement expressing its "full support" for the completion of "all the necessary steps related to the launch of the realization of the investment at Elliniko, with full respect for the law and the foreseen procedures."
Authorities announce emergency aid for fire-ravaged island
The Greek government has announced 180,000 euros in emergency aid for Kythira in the wake of this month's devastating wildfire.
The assistance was approved by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis following an appeal by the island's municipal authority.
Mobile phone ban on refugees amendment lifted
An amendment submitted to Parliament that would have seen refugees and migrants who don't have valid passports banned from owning cell phones in Greece was withdrawn on Saturday after an outcry and the intervention of Migration Policy Ministry officials.
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