Consolidation and change of agenda Following the vote against the motion of censure against the government that submitted PASOK, SYRIZA, the New Left and the Freedom Release by 159 MPs, the government is attempting to change agenda. This morning, at 11 a.m., the cabinet meets to approve a minimum wage increase of probably 830 euros. In the crack in which the opposition hoped – for example from the Samarian bloc as MPs said – it did not exist. Nor was there any concern in Maximus. The motion of censure as it did not contribute any new elements to the national tragedy and the positions of the political leaders and MPs were in the same spirit as the committee of inquiry into Tempes, contributed more to bringing together the South West Parliamentary Group that had accumulated a dissatisfaction, rather than to winning the impressions of the opposition. Even former Minister of Transport Costas Karamanlis was warmly applauded, whose many ND MPs were calling for his head on a painting. Resignations – bomb, however, also sent messages. The news of the sudden resignations of the Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and the Deputy Minister, in spite of the Prime Minister, Giannis Bratakos, came in the journalistic e-mails from the Prime Minister’s office while Kyriakos Mitsotakis was heading towards the plenary of the House to attend the speech of PASOK President Nikos Androulakis, whose initiative was the initiative to propose mistrust against the government. The reason was “the social meeting (with an entrepreneur) that sent the wrong message” as the prime minister’s close colleagues said. “Is this happening!” “What bomb was this?” was the question the Prime Minister accepted from the column. “This is in politics,” he replied. The two former ministers were secreted by the Prime Minister. They had their offices in Maximus. They all froze, ministers and Southwest MPs learning about resignations from journalists. They did not expect it specifically for these two persons who were of the Prime Minister’s absolute trust. The first information says there will be no immediate replacement. The issues handled will be handled by the existing staff, Akesh State Minister Skertsos, the Deputy Minister, despite Prime Minister Paul Marinakis, will be in Maximos, Minister of State Makis Voridis. Reshuffle Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified pathogens in his government. Delays, personal careers, communicative errors have been targeted by the prime minister. There are sweeping changes in the government following the European elections, the information says. At least 5-6 ministers are expected to see the exit. Until then the strategy is to tighten the straps. About 75 days are the European elections. Polls show a fall in the Southwest. On April 5th, the New Democracy Conference begins in Zappeion. It will have an anniversary character because it closes 50 years of life as much as the transformation. The aim is to send a message of unity and officially declare the European election campaign. ‘First step’ Former PASOK Prime Minister George Papandreou has always been in favour of the cooperation of progressive forces. “Let’s hope it’s the first step towards a dialogue and an understanding of the opposition’s centre-left parties on important institutional issues and on strengthening democracy,” he said to a well with journalists in the House, commenting on the motion of censure against the government signed by four parties. He is often abroad because he has been elected general rapporteur of the Republic, in the Council of Europe, a critical position at a time when democracies face many threats. Margaret The debate also came to Margaret Papandreou. He’s 100 years old and something. He lives with his former prime minister and Dutch companion. Her contribution to the Greek women’s movement was great. In the 1980s Greece acquired the most modern family law in relation to many European countries. The Association of Women of Greece had a great electoral power. “They were counting her in PASOK in the election,” George Papandreou said. The president of SYRIZA Stefanos Kasselakis is closing for 36 years. In the morning he swears and then takes a five-day leave until his graduation. Tyler Macbeth’s husband came from the U.S. and will attend with the other relatives in the inauguration at the Artillery Training Center in Thebes. In the evening Kasselakis will have a birthday party at Tragos in Psyrris and invited MPs and executives. The House was discussing MPs what a gift they’d get him. Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reading a memo from Publicis Communications, one of the largest advertising companies in the world, based in Paris, arrested a passenger on the same flight Paris – Athens (the photo published the First Issue). The title of memo centered interest: “Rebranding – Alexis Tsipras”, “Mars 2024”. The former prime minister wore jeans and sat in the financial position along with his diplomatic advisor Vangelis Kalpadakis who has all the coordination of the Institute prepared by Alexis Tsipras. It will remain in the former Prime Minister’s office until the end of 2024. Both Foreign Minister George Getapetritis and Deputy Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou have an appreciation in his face. Strategy studies concern the Institute rather than the possibility of a return of the former Prime Minister as his colleagues said attempting to put a brake on the scenarios in circulation. The information indicates that other companies showed interest. That’s their job. The former prime minister has not yet concluded who he will work with. But in any case he’ll do rebranding! The Tembis and the popular word for the “delaying car”! The column had stressed since the beginning of the week that the climate in the market is clouding, the government account is fading. Yesterday’s resignations of two ministers and close collaborators of the Prime Minister have come to confirm that the popular saying is that the “snake that is late is loaded” is also true. The annual delay in the definition of an investigation committee for the multi-dead accident (defined a few days ago) was not only viewed by citizens as an insult to victims and families, but allowed the circulation of a multitude of conspiracy scenarios that further burdened the situation. Somewhere along the route the ball was lost so today the market is trying to predict the government’s strengths under the new conditions being formed. It is never too late to return many ministers to reality. She was forgotten! Why are industries in Greece closed? Sonoco Alcore’s packaging and paper-making unit pad is not the first to be announced in the last year. At least five industrial units, all subsidiaries of multinational groups, downloaded rolls. Perhaps they should deal a little more with the phenomenon in the Ministry of Development. Often the closure of factories is inevitable due to the acquisition of the parent company, due to reversals in the global network of a multinational group, etc. But in many cases in Greece, international groups have invoked high operating costs and expensive energy tariffs. And when an industry closes, quality and well-paid jobs are lost. Unlike other countries in Europe, which have a strong value added services sector with high wages, in Greece industry offers the highest wages compared to other sectors of the economy. Let’s remember. Will Q&R not eventually become a “strong pole”? Now that Q&R’s stock is under pressure, should we reread the scripts that were circulating that will become a “strong pole in computer science”? All these decades, he had so many opportunities but the Paschalakis brothers and their occasional partners did not achieve anything worthwhile. Would they make it now? The column predicted days ago that this target was a bit difficult. And here’s where the stock has begun to deflate along with the rumor that after the one shipowner who entered the equity capital, others will come in. So be careful! Some, who have already earned 125% in the quarter and 57% in the last month, it makes sense to want to sell shares. Capitalisation moving towards EUR 39 million is now closer to EUR 36 million. Investments require memory, without it you risk finding offside, don’t forget! Andreas Siami’s headache with DEPA Marketing Yesterday’s statement by the head of DEPA Marketing Costas Xifaras about recourse to international arbitration to settle the outstanding issues with Russian Gazprom probably did not please Hellenicniq Energy CEO Andreas Siamis. Mr.Siamis has been trying in recent years to clarify the presence of the group in the retail market of electricity and gas where it operates both through Elpedison and through DEPA Marketing (the subsidiary “Natural Gas”) which controls 35%. One company competes in the other. But the longer it takes for DEPA Trading to close, the longer the potential privatisation of the company will be 65% of which is controlled by TAIPED. And these days it is in progress and the bazaar with Italian Edison for the new balances in Elpedison. Are the Italians leaving? How much do they need to sell the 50% they own? In the air “Packing Everywhere” We pledged through the Recovery Fund agreement that within three years we will have installed 4,500 charging points for electric vehicles across the country! And so far fewer than 500 applications have been filed while the city’s ambitious plans have been frozen and the government are looking for a way to resurrect them. The big problem with municipalities, especially the big ones, is that most parking spaces are illegal! So you can’t install a charger in an illegal parking lot! Also, while proposals were put forward to create charging parks, that is, large areas that many chargers will settle, the municipalities are not warm mainly because they have difficulty finding the plots. In order to set up a charging park, significant upgrade investments of the TENDE network are required. It’s hard.
The rallying, resignations and reshuffle, Papandreou’s wish and the rebranding Tsipras, Tembis and the popular saying about “the slowing carave”, because the industries, Q&R’s so-called “strong pole” and the chargers are closing in anticipation
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