Tsipras resignation, Cyprus tensions and Tempe protests in the spotlight

Panos Ruci, the begetter of the Tempe train clang victim Denis, is seen connected Syntagma Square, Athens, during a rally to explicit support for his request. [InTime News]

Tempe train clang protests

The authorities appears divided implicit its handling of the Tempe train crash, peculiarly regarding Panos Ruci, present connected the 22nd time of a hunger strike. Ruci, the begetter of clang victim Denis Ruci, is seeking Greek state support to exhume his son’s remains for recognition and to find the origin of death. Judicial authorities person so acold lone granted support for identification.

A ample assemblage gathered successful Syntagma Square connected Sunday for a third consecutive weekend successful support of Ruci. While the authorities says it has nary jurisdiction to intervene, some authorities officials questioned the authenticity of his strike and the sincerity of his demands.

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has publically distanced himself from the authorities enactment and voiced support for gathering Ruci’s requests. Other ministers, including Konstantinos Kyranakis and Thanos Plevris, arsenic well arsenic respective MPs, person besides distanced themselves from the authoritative position.

Tsipras resignation

Former premier curate Alexis Tsipras submitted his resignation arsenic a subordinate of parliament connected Monday, pledging continued governmental activism amid speculation that helium whitethorn signifier a caller governmental party. Addressing members of his erstwhile enactment SYRIZA, helium said: “We will not beryllium adversaries. And possibly σύντομα we will travel together again to much beauteous seas.”

Great Sea Interconnector

Tensions betwixt Athens and Nicosia escalated pursuing reports successful Cyprus that the Greek powerfulness grid operator, ADMIE, is seeking designation of its close to retrieve €251 cardinal successful expenses incurred for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said, “He evidently doesn’t cognize who he’s dealing with,” referring to the caput of ADMIE, and added that the Cypriot authorities “is not being blackmailed by immoderate ADMIE authoritative and is present to support the project.”

ADMIE clarified that it is not presently claiming each task costs, lone the €25 cardinal antecedently agreed upon by the Greek and Cypriot governments, but stressed that each expenses incurred so acold indispensable beryllium recognized.

An exigency gathering astatine the premier minister’s bureau connected Sunday concluded that the authorities would σύντομα denote its position. “The task will spell up erstwhile the fiscal and technical details person been resolved,” an authoritative said.

Early Monday, Christodoulides said: “The relations betwixt Nicosia and Athens, the narration of the Cypriot authorities with the Greek government, and my narration with the Greek premier curate are stronger than ever before.”

Greek Gaza flotilla members

The 27 Greek citizens detained by Israeli authorities aft participating successful the “Global Sumud Flotilla” were to instrumentality connected Monday via a special flight, the Foreign Ministry said. All are successful bully wellness and “are receiving each indispensable support,” the ministry added.

OPEKEPE inquiry

Parliamentary investigations into Greece’s disgraced workplace subsidy agency, OPEKEPE, proceed this week. On Tuesday, erstwhile president Grigoris Varras, considered a cardinal witness, will testify. Varras antecedently informed erstwhile Agriculture Minister Makis Voridis astir “irregularities” successful the subsidy system and sent the archetypal cases to prosecutors earlier being forced to resign.

Budget 2026

Parliament resumes regular sessions connected Monday pursuing the summertime recess. The draught state fund for 2026 will besides beryllium submitted and discussed by the Parliamentary Committee connected Finance.

Sheep pox outbreak

As the outbreak of sheep pox continues, Greece is considering banning the question of sheep and goats. A special gathering astatine the Ministry of Agriculture connected Monday will code the issue.

Emergency measures person already had a important impact, with 137 caller outbreaks reported successful September and 24,787 animals culled.