Greece will hold a parliamentary election in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, with the country gearing up for a vote which is unlikely to produce an outright winner immediately.
A progressive coalition centered on SYRIZA – provided it comes first in the election – will provide stability for a full four-year term, the leader of the main opposition, Alexis Tsipras said on Monday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s choice to repeat a congratulatory telegram on the national holiday of March 25, two years after a similar move on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Greek independence in 2021, is seen to reflect Ankara’s intention to continue on a low-key path and open channels of communication with Athens.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday officially announced the date of Greece’s parliamentary elections, saying they will take place on May 21.
In a show of support for students in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, the department’s professors submitted their resignations en masse to the rector, because of the non-granting of professional rights to faculty graduates.
Standing at nearly 2 meters tall, with the physique of the former athlete that he is, wearing sneakers and a leather jacket, and speaking without mincing his words, Edi Rama is more like a rock star than a prime minister.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday presented a program of 540 projects with a budget of 4.2 billion euros for the region of Central Greece, including key motorway and rail upgrades.
Tax revenues for the period January-February 2023 have increased by 1.245 billion euros or 14.2% compared to the target, according to the execution data of the state budget, on a modified cash basis.
Cyprus is currently facing a serious issue with its 5% value-added tax rate for first-time homeowners, as the European Commission has issued a final warning to Nicosia to pass a bill that regulates the issue, which has been ongoing since 2020.
The launch of the tourism season on the island of Corfu was inaugurated on Sunday, March 26 with an easyJet flight from Belfast that landed at Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport at about 11.30 a.m.