Yorgos Katrougalos

The country needs a viable insurance system, and the government must swiftly address the issue,

This is yet another confirmation of the fact that on many levels the previous government worked without a real plan and thus undermined social cohesion.

The former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff describes the government as a bunch of neo-communists with no respect for Greece's national interests.

The overarching issue is to find ways to defuse tensions in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara is doing all it can to impede Cyprus’ energy programme.

Skopje says that the amendments will be incorporated in the country’s basic law once the Greek Parliament approves the protocol for FYROM’s admission to Nato.

Opposition parties are up in arms over the agreement and the allegedly nefarious backroom deals to forge an absolute parliamentary majority for ratification.

Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov has demanded that Skopje make clear that it has no claims as regards a “Macedonian language” in Bulgaria (Sofia says it is a Bulgarian dialect).

'The government and the prime minister can no longer stand on sidelines as passive observers. They have a duty, even now, to assume their responsibilities,' said ND's shadow foreign minister.

A large number of retirees are suing for the reinstatement of holiday bonuses that were abolished In addition, those who retired after May, 2016, whose pensions were cut a priori under the terms of a law tabled by the labour minister Yorgos Katrougalos, are suing to reverse the measure.

The solution does not lie in the death of older pensioners, as the PM implied at the Thessaloniki International Fair, but rather with the creation of new jobs and lower unemployment rates.

The photographs of the attack on the High Court were carried in the international press, marring the country’s image once again