In recent days, a large number of deputies have crossed the threshold of the Palace of Maximos, who have met face to face not only with the new Deputy Minister Yiannis Bratakos, but also with Kyriakos Mitsotakis. As column bis points out, the surveillance case goes from facts to the need to toughen relations between the government and a parliamentary group that is waging a constituency crusade.

In addition, in this way, the prime minister becomes a direct communicator of both the situation in all of Greece and the internal balance of the faction, since each member of parliament expresses to him (and) his grievances against his elector.

Submarines on the table

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Ana Luhrmann will be received today by Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis in response to the hospitality extended to him by the German side last July during his visit to the Bundestag. At noon, the two ministers will sit down for a working lunch where they will have the opportunity to talk about all this, with the interest of the Greek side focused on the issue of selling German submarines to Turkey, as well as reparations. For now, Berlin is showing that it has a more positive attitude towards this issue for Athens, which of course remains to be proven along the way.

Disable permutation

There was another novelty in the way Kyriakos Mitsotakis was placed in the last cabinet: he closed any reshuffle scenario, as he turned to the ministers and asked for their political support before the elections, which reduces the chances of changing the scheme to zero.

at 3%

We are accustomed to hearing the phrase “you will be back to 3%” usually from the leaders of ND or PASOK when they addressed SYRIZA. Yesterday it had a different address, as we heard from Minister N.D. Executive Director of PASOK. In particular, Adonis Georgiadis, after a tense skirmish with Odysseus Konstantinopoulos, told him at the end: “Take 3% and let’s be silent. Come on. Let’s finish.” Interestingly, the recipient was a deputy minister in the government of Samara and one of the leaders of the front against SYRIZA, which shows how the front is now split between the two parties.

After Tsipras

After the presence of the official oppositionist Alexis Tsipras in the IFR, the main part of the commission of inquiry is expected to begin. It is determined, that is, approximately September 20th. If the Examination lasts one and a half to two months, then it will be completed by November.

Local battles

Recently, real battles have unfolded in many city and regional councils about surveillance. The opposition is trying to put the issue to a vote, which the administrations usually refuse, as the toxicity will be transferred to local councils.