Household Basket may go on
New Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas left open the possibility of a continuation of the “Household Basket” measure.
One in five Greeks illegally accesses sports content
Greeks rank second in Europe in terms of their accessing illegal sports content.
Is the Household Basket nearing its end?
The relentless rise of food prices is expected to be the biggest headache for the Development Ministry’s new leadership.
Blue folders given to new ministers listing priorities
All the new ministers will find a rather voluminous folder with the priorities of their portfolios in front of their seats during the first cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The so-called “blue folder” will serve as the guide for how ministers will move and on which axes in the coming period.
New minister sees sustainable year-round Greek tourism
The aim of the new government is to see Greek tourism industry becoming “strong, competitive and sustainable,” noted new Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, speaking at the ministry handover ceremony on Tuesday, with outgoing caretaker Tourism Minister Ioanna Dretta.
Tree loss increases in crucial tropical forests
More than a year after countries pledged to end deforestation by 2030, the world is continuing to lose its tropical forests at a fast pace, according to a report issued Tuesday.
Protest over fuel from occupied Cyprus
The Cypriot Association of Liquid Fuel Retailers launched a protest on Tuesday morning in Nicosia, with gas station owners blocking the entrance of the Agios Dometios barricade with their tankers.
13-year-old boy hospitalized after snake bite
A 13-year-old boy from Paramythia in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, was hospitalized on Tuesday after being bitten by a snake.
New government sworn in
The members of Greece’s new government take the oath during a swearing-in ceremony attended by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace in Athens on Tuesday.
The true message from the ballot box
The entry into Parliament of three far-right parties and the radical leftist Course of Freedom is, without doubt, the most alarming message to emerge from Sunday’s general election. It should not, however, sully the deeper message.