Christos Spirtzis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Israel and Palestine to hold bilateral talks and strengthen Greece’s mediatory role in the region at a ver crucial time for the Middle East.

The public broadcaster ERT will be the global digital provider, said Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis to ERT1 TV channel.

He said that “the state will offer a global range transmitter in order to cover the needs for nationwide coverage and to reach the Greeks abroad.”

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras might find some peace away from his inter-party squabbling, as he will be attending the official inauguration of the new Suez Canal scheduled for August 6 in Egypt.

Greek Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis said on Monday that means of transport in Athens will be free from June 29 to July 6.

The decision will be announced later on Monday to facilitate citizens and will concern the metro, buses, trains and the electric trains but not the suburban train.

Alternate Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis on Tuesday called for the resignation of the entire Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) following a television blackout that lasted several hours earlier in the day.

The federation of Greek train workers on Friday announced that a work stoppage originally announced for Monday had been canceled.

Despite Economy and Infrastructure Minister Giorgos Stathakis?s assurances to contractors regarding the continuation of work on major highways, Alternate Minister Christos Spirtzis spoke on Tuesday about a renegotiation of contracts, «for the government to safeguard the public interest,» he said.

President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos ha? a 30-minute private meeting today with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of four Alternate ministers.

During the meeting, the PM briefed the president on the discussions he held with European leaders in Brussels.

By Vangelis Mandravelis