Zoe Constantopoulou

Even as negotiations with Greece's creditors enter a critical phase, the political secretariat of SYRIZA has indicated that the party will not back down from its so-called red lines, reaffirming pre-election promises to protect pensioners and workers.

In a decision that is set to further enhance her influence as House speaker, albeit within the limits stipulated by the Parliament rule book, Zoe Constantopoulou has said she intends to reopen investigations into two high-profile corruption cases as head of the Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency.

Greek Parliament was expected to re-examine the cases of the Siemens bribe scandal and the Lagarde list, following an order issued by House Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou on Thursday in her capacity as head of the House's Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency.

The owner of a gas station in the town of Edipsos on Evia on Tuesday confirmed reports regarding two incidents involving Parliament Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou over the Greek Orthodox Easter weekend.

According to reports in local media, Constantopoulou visited the gas station on Sunday and demanded that one of her vehicle?s tires be replaced.

Parliament Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou on Friday made it known that she has appointed herself to head a special House committee tasked with building a case for Greek claims for World War II reparations from Germany.

The cross-party committee of 15 will collect evidential and historical material supporting Greece's claims.

By Pantelis Boukalas

The government is considering putting the Citizens? Protection Ministry under the auspices of the Justice Ministry in a bid to boost both civil rights and public order, sources said on Wednesday a few hours after anti-establishment protesters entered the courtyard of Parliament.

After several days of talks between representatives of Greece?s government and its creditors in Brussels on a proposed list of economic reforms, eurozone finance ministry officials are to discuss progress and the prospects for a deal during a teleconference call on Wednesday.

Comments by Parliamentary Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou prompted the main opposition to walk out of the House during a stormy discussion on Greece's debt negotiations in the early hours of Tuesday, raising the possibility of a censure motion being submitted for her removal from the head of the assembly.

House Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee whose purpose will be to audit the country?s public debt. MEP Sofia Sakorafa and Belgian political scientist and public debt expert Eric Toussaint will be on the new committee.