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EU Migration Commissioner in Athens tomorrow – On the agenda the increase of flows from Libya

European Commissioner Magnus Bruner will have a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Minister of Immigration and Asylum Athanasios Plevris

Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses at the Cabinet Meeting – Key Messages in light of OPEKEPE

The Prime Minister set the tone with a Facebook post stating: “We will not tolerate fraudsters nor those who enable them”

The new Minister of Immigration, Thanos Plevris and three deputy ministers are sworn in

"The main objective is to increase the return of illegal immigrants and to fight illegal immigration", the new Minister of Immigration and Asylum stressed.

Illegal immigration: With the “Evros recipe” in the Libyan Sea – The second smuggling route to Crete is being sealed

Caravans of 7,044 illegal immigrants since the beginning of the year, 95% are men aged 18-35, 98% are not entitled to asylum - Mitsotakis secured EU support like in Thrace in 2020

Energy: The Commission is back in the game for the Crete-Cyprus cable

It is planning a new meeting in the coming days with IPTO, RAAEY, and CERA, pressing for the recovery of the project’s costs also from Cypriot consumers — A warning bell from IPTO about the project facing a potential dead end

Mitsotakis: The dialogues on OPEKEPE cause indignation and anger

I know that you trusted us to change the bad things and not to perpetuate them, the Prime Minister said about the OPEKEPE - What he wrote about the Turkish-Colombian memorandum included in the conclusions of the European Council

Mitsotakis changes ministers, but not policy — Why he rushed to settle key government issues

The background of the changes in the government, after the resignations on the OPEKEPE case

Thanos Plevris replaces Makis Voridis at the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum

Changes in the government announced

Mitsotakis’s decisions in Chania on his next moves: Inside story of ministerial overhaul over OPEKEPE — Parliamentary investigation scenario fades

How we got to the resignations of Makis Voridis and three deputy ministers - The next steps, thoughts about the replacements - "At most to become an Inquiry" say competent sources, based on the first elements of the case file for OPEKEPE

How the resignations of Voridis and the three deputy ministers came about – Mitsotakis’ communication with the minister before the meeting at Maximos Mansion

A preliminary investigation is possible, but the government may also refrain from submitting its own proposal – Decisions on new cabinet members will be made over the weekend, with announcements on Monday

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