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The leader of Plefsi Eleftherias says that Kotzias’ resignation reveals a government that conducts foreign policy in a dangerous, incoherent manner that harms Greece

This is the first time, most likely since the establishment of the Greek state, that such heavy charges, of corruption, have been unleashed in a cabinet meeting.

Amazingly, at a Brussels news conference following the EU summit meeting, Tsipras claimed that he has not read Kotzias 16 October resignation letter, and that he will do so upon his return to Athens.

'How can one encourage Greek families to bear more children, when benefits for families with three or more children are viewed as luxury, and have been eliminated?'

In view of the start of exploration by ExxonMobil in bloc 10, and possible exercises that will bolster Ankara’s provocative stance, the whole enterprise appears to be at a razor’s edge.

In sacrificing his foreign minister for the sake of the defence minister, the prime minister yesterday made a clear choice. He chose to remain in power at all costs, instead of governmental normalcy.

The resignation comes straight on the heels of yesterday’s stormy cabinet meeting, during which Kotzias lambasted Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, Tsipras’ junior coalition partner, after Kammenos on an official visit to Washington trashed the government’s Greece-FYROM Prespa Agreement and presented his own “Plan B”.

There can be no academic freedom when there is fear of various groups and other minorities, which are wont to terrorise and use violence against whomever does not agree with them.

The two party leaders reiterated their intention to continue their political collaboration in the coalition government at least until March, when the Prespa Agreement is expected to be tabled in the Greek Parliament

It is impossible for a society that is economically pressured and a market that is bedeviled by over-taxation to lead the economy to a growth path.

The Patriarchate of Moscow said that even lay people are not permitted to participate in sacraments conducted by clergy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

The cynicism of power must have limits. It cannot and should not be unbounded cynicism, as that displayed by the leader of SYRIZA, and the slightly different type of cynicism exhibited by his party.

Τhe situation prevailing in Greek football has reached red alert. It is a stench for which FIFA and UEFA bear responsibility - The legal representative of Olympiacos placed the cleanup and the stench in the centre

'Since the referendum was consultative, and not mandatory, it is now up to the Members of Parliament, chosen by the people, to make a decision respecting and following the interests of the citizens, the country and their personal duty,' Zaev told Ta Nea in an exclusive interview.

Chancellor Merkel’s authority is already being disputed, including by her former finance minister and current parliament speaker, Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said that at some point the end comes along for a politician.

The EU Emergency Support Instrument, which is administered by Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides, has from March, 2016, until now, approved 650mn euros for Greece, of which 605.3mn euros concern contracts that have already been signed.

It is inconceivable for a minister whose portfolio is unrelated to foreign affairs to set a foreign policy different than that of the government, or to issue invitations and hand over cities to become foreign bases.

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos issued a thinly veiled call for the two countries to agree to take the issue to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

What would Greece receive in return by turning the country into a US military base? How would it be shielded in terms of defence?

The government is indifferent to the fact that the chaos in Italy can lead to a new Greek tragedy. It is handling the banks with incredible shoddiness.

'There is great pressure at the Evros border. At the same time, direct communications on site between the Greek and Turkish sides has been cut off, further aggravating the problem,' said one Greek public order ministry official.

The government did not only use refugees and migrants as a negotiating card in its skirmishes with creditors. The manner in which it managed European funds earmarked for their care raises at least suspicions.

The economic has already summoned witnesses, including retired Lieutenant-General Andreas Iliopoulos, the former director of the Service for the Reception and Identification of Refugees, who lodged the related charges.

Naturally, the problem of the banking system cannot be handled by waging a continual war with the Bank of Greece, the country’s central bank, and its governor, Yannis Stournaras.

The referendum in FYROM was the latest in a series of referendums in other countries, whose citizens refused to be told what to vote.

The government’s aim is to include in the arrangement salaried taxpayers and pensioners with a debt of between 3,000 - 5,000 euros, who must now pay within one year, and freelance professionals who are unable to declare bankruptcy.

Asked by Ta Nea about pension cuts, Angela Merkel's office has signaled that the Greek government must stay the course of reforms, as agreed to this past summer, upon the completion of the third and last bailout memorandum.

Theodoros Fessas, the head of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, underlined that “All politicians, on both sides [the two largest political parties] are distributing money which does not exist,” he said.

“All banks have exceeded targets as regards the resolution of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and have passed the stress tests,” Tsakalotos stressed, noting that all four banks have capital adequacy and that there has been a rise in deposits.

Ankara says the objective is to halt "illegal activity, but the new advanced radars will also be able to monitor the movements of the Greek Coast Guard and Navy at every moment.

It does not suffice for Greece to prove its own trustworthiness, because it is linked to the trustworthiness of other weak links in the eurozone.

The government has not answered basic questions about secret understandings reached by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and PM Alexis Tsipras [with the FYROM side], behind the back of opposition parties and the Greek people.

The state allows people who have experienced the pain of war and uprooting to live in conditions of absolute terror. In this terrifying daily life, it offers no way out and no prospects.