Panagiotis Kouroublis
Diplomacy
Turkey Lifts Ban on Turkish Ships Sailing to Greek Islands
Turkey's ban on Turkish ships sailing to the Greek islands has been lifted following a meeting between Greek Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis and Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan in Athens.
According to Mr. Arslan, passenger ferry services will continue to...
Greece
New Greek IDs Aim to Bypass Bureaucracy
The old "blue" Greek IDs will be replaced by the new advanced ID cards, which will be launched in 2017, and will include several personal data that aim to bypass bureaucracy and also the reduce the possibility of forging.
The...
Greece
Greek Interior Min: ND's Law Proposal on Expatriates' Vote Is Hypocritical and Deliberate
In an exclusive interview to Charalampos (Babis) Petrakis and Greekreporter, Interior Minister, Panagiotis Kouroublis, described ND's recent law proposal that would enable expatriates to vote in Parliament elections, as "a draft, hypocritical and deliberate."
Despite his disapproval of the current...
Greece
Greek Gov't Optimistic About Maintaining Majority on Crucial Vote
Top SYRIZA officials believe that the coalition government will eventually pass the controversial bills, despite the weak majority and the opposition's unwillingness to vote in favor.
Scenarios abound that some SYRIZA lawmakers will dissent and abstain from the vote, protesting...
Economy
Greek Health Ministry Considers 'Fining' Cancer Patients Who Didn't Have Preventive Exams
Health Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis is considering having cancer patients pay 50 percent of treatment costs if they did not have regular preventive exams for the four prevalent types of cancer.
According to a report in Elefthereos Typos daily, the ministry...
Economy
Kouroublis Announces Financial And Managerial Inspection Of Health Care System
The financial and managerial inspection of all hospitals, regulated entities and individuals who undertook major projects on behalf of the Greek Ministry of Health during the last decade is the next major step of the current government, according to...