On Thursday the selection of the new Fire chief

Thursday is expected to hold a meeting of the governmental council on foreign policy for the selection of a new head of the Fire brigade, the location of which remains blank..
after the resignation last week of John Karatzias.
As it became known from sources of the ministry of Citizen Protection, the governmental council on foreign policy are not met until today because of the many obligations of the prime minister. It is recalled that the former chief submitted his resignation to the deputy minister of Citizen Protection, stating in his letter, that he was driven to this decision for the sake of principles and for the preservation of the prestige of the institution and of personal dignity.”
Sources in the department attributed the resignation to the fact that mr Καρατζιάς had submitted two suggestions for the careers of officers and ncos in the E.P., deemed inappropriate, as allegedly were discriminatory and not in accordance with the instructions of the deputy minister, Nikos Tosca, who had requested to be a Presidential Decree that harmonises the leader of the Fire brigade, with that of the Police.