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Emboldened by the huge powers he has accrued, and with ever increasing contempt for democratic institutions, the Turkish president believes that he can use a foreign national as a negotiating weapon to exert pressure

The government is trying to turn attention to the impending bailout exit and to the upcoming cabinet reshuffle

The reaction in Evia was in no way similar to the confusion that prevailed during the first hours of the deadly fire in Eastern Attica, before it reached Mati

There is a common conviction that the deadly wildfire in Eastern Attica will have a catalytic impact on political developments

The next two milestones in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ strategy for improving the political climate are an expected major cabinet reshuffle, and the PM’s annual political and economic policy address at the Thessaloniki International Fair

'We want to remind our Russian friends that no country in the world would tolerate attempts to a) bribe state officials, b) undermine its foreign policy, and c) interfere in its internal affairs'

Suddenly, amidst his communications shows and attacks against the opposition, the prime minister discovered scientists

The appointments of officials in responsible positions circumvent the hierarchy, until the chosen ones of every minister, general secretary, and chief or deputy chief are selected

With all that Alexis Tsipras said, combined with his rejection of early elections, he essentially wants to play for time politically

“These people who are executing contracts are not journalists. We are not in a period of journalistic flowering. What is happening in Greece under SYRIZA is unprecedented,” said Panos Skourletis

“Today’s General Secretariat of Civil Protection will be abolished, and will be replaced by the National Service of Emergency Management, which will be a distinct public bureau that will be overseen by the interior ministry,” Tsipras said

It is obvious that instead of moving in a social democratic direction as they say in SYRIZA, they are moving more in the direction of the provocative Alternate Health Minister Polakis

Our government is adopting an almost theological approach, attributing the great evil of the recent wildfire disaster exclusively to the sins of the previous decades

With the education system facing a host of problems, Education Minister Kostas Gavroglu decided that the basic problem is the schedule, and problems will be solved if classes start an hour later

A law tabled by New Democracy MPs in 2015 “froze” fines and the tearing down of illegal structures, and confirmed that ND is nothing more than the party of arbitrary action,” SYRIZA said in a statement.

Alexis Tsipras has entirely lost his credibility. He has had certain communications successes, but now he has lost that game as well.

Essentially, he placed in the same balance the Mati tragedy with the bailout memorandum exit and the government’s celebrations after 21 August

The PM blamed the disaster on climate change, illegal buildings and the policies that facilitated their construction, and to the interests that traded in building lots

Kontonis reiterated that the transfer to provincial prisons is part of the government’s plan to turn Korydallos into a facility for prisoners standing trial

We did not see a shred of self-criticism in the PM's speech, which focused mainly on how he will stem anarchic construction and tear down illegal structures.