Rania Antonopoulou

Six new members of the cabinet were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion on Thursday after a mini-reshuffle that was prompted by the resignation of two ministers earlier this week.

Ioannis Dragasakis, formerly the deputy prime minister, was sworn in as economy minister, taking over from Dimitris Papadimitriou, who resigned on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his cabinet a moderate overhaul on Wednesday, appointing Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis to the post of economy and development minister and bringing in veteran leftist Fotis Kouvelis as alternate defense minister.

The reshuffle was triggered by the resignation of two ministers earlier this week over a row involving state benefits.

Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis is to assume the portfolio of the Economy and Development Ministry after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was forced to moderately reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, following the resignation of two ministers this week. 

Another three members of the SYRIZA-led government requested state rent subsidies, Skai has reported following the resignation of Alternate Social Solidarity Minister Rania Antonopoulou in a benefit row and that of her husband, Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou.

The head of the main opposition party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has criticized the government for failing to call for the resignation of Alternate Social Solidarity Minister Rania Antonopoulou sooner, in the wake of revelations that the leftist official had been receiving state rent subsidies for an apartment in one of Athens's most expensive neighborhoods.

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday shot down claims by Alternate Labor Minister Rania Antonopoulou of taxes being payable in 12 installments, saying that no such measure is on the table.

Finance Ministry sources shot down claims by Alternate Social Security Minister Rania Antonopoulou about the payment of taxes in 12 installments, saying such a measure is not on the table.

The European Parliament's Employment Committee has accepted a proposal from Greece's Alternate Labor Minister Rania Antonopoulou for the exemption of expenditure for combating unemployment from calculations of state deficits and debts according to the Stability Pact.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was visiting the Labor and Social Insurance Ministry on Monday as part of a tour of all ministries aimed at addressing the particular problems they address and indicating that his government is addressing the everyday problems of citizens.

The new Greek government was announced by spokesperson Olga Gerovasili, Friday at 10pm. Minister of Education Nikos Filis was left out of the new government, paying the price for his open disagreement with the head the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos.