 Within the first two years of his appointment, the Military Counterintelligence Service carried out an investigation into wire-tapping of journalists.The 2012 parliamentary elections led to his second appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.While he performed his duties, he initiated several major reforms such as “ESO” – the reform of the public administration which should represent savings of 700 million euros (1% of GDP), the reform of the rescue system, emergency management and the integration of volunteer fire brigades into the capacities of Integrated Rescue Services, and the reform of public procurement with the introduction of an electronic auction system, the “state’s eBay” project.