Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the decision of Alexis Tsipras to resign from the leadership of SYRIZA was “expected” after his party’s poor showing in several election battles.
Problems in the supply of electricity on non-interconnected islands have been considerable this summer after similar issues last year too.
Eight people were arrested in Thermi, a municipality in southeastern Thessaloniki, on Thursday for environmental pollution.
Tourism will bring the Greek economy an income of 39.2 billion euros this year, just 4% lower than the pre-pandemic high of €40.8 billion in 2019.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan congratulated Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis on assuming his duties, in a phone call on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said on a pos on Twitter.
Police arrested one man and were searching for five more believed to be members of a criminal ring that broke into luxury houses and villas on the island of Mykonos.
Alexis Tsipras announced on Thursday he had submitted his resignation from the party’s leadership after SYRIZA suffered a crushing defeat in two elections held in May and June.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan expressed Washington’s satisfaction with the prevailing climate in the Aegean and the contacts between Greece and Turkey, in a telephone conversation with the Turkish president’s chief adviser, Ambassador Akif Cagatay Kilic.
A 75-year-old man was arrested on the island of Zakynthos on Wednesday night for dragging a dog behind his vehicle.
The executive committee of the leftist main opposition is holding an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to discuss the future direction of the party, after the dismal results at the May 21 and June 25 elections that saw the party trail behind the Conservatives by a wide margin in both votes.