Restrictions in road traffic in central Athens will come into effect for nearly four months as of May 23 to facilitate the construction of the future Alexandras’ metro station, police on Monday.
Athens decries extension of mayor’s detention{TITLA} The extension of the detention of Fredi Beleri, the recently elected ethnic Greece mayor of Himara in Albania, “is contrary to the common sense of justice and the European concept of the rule of law,” the Greek Foreign Ministry underlined in a statement on Monday.
Two men were arrested for impersonating Public Power Corporation workers to enter the home of a woman in Nea Moudania, northern Greece and stole jewelry and money worth a total 10,000 euros.
Sunday’s election marked the first time that Greek voters expressed such disapprobation for the main opposition and rewarded the incumbent party with a higher percentage of support.
Greece turned a page yesterday. Beyond New Democracy’s resounding victory, which is due mainly to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, two big circles came to a close with Sunday’s election: the Metapolitefsi and Greece’s bankruptcy.
The benchmark of the Greek stock market soared to levels unseen since July 2014 on Monday thanks to the election result on Sunday that has opened the way for ruling New Democracy to score a new four-year mandate.
European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola congratulated Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his election win on Sunday’s voting, saying Greece needs a “strong government.”
Almost eight out of 10 borrowers (78%) who purchased a home with a loan in 2022 chose a fixed interest rate of at least five years.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday evening to return the mandate to form a government having been instructed to do so earlier the same day.
The United States said it looks forward to deepening its cooperation with the government that Greeks will elect in a statement issued on Monday.