The new government is planning to introduce legislation in parliament, possibly as early as this week, with the aim of implementing further tax reductions and measures to support low-income individuals, according to sources.
A high-ranking SYRIZA official told Kathimerini last Sunday, when the party suffered its second successive crushing defeat, that the party’s supporters until then had voted for Alexis Tsipras and that, starting from the expected party congress, they should learn to vote for SYRIZA.
When Alexis Tsipras took over SYRIZA in 2008 – thanks mainly to Alekos Alavanos – the Synaspismos party had shed the permanent angst of the progressive left about whether it would make the 3% cut to enter Parliament.
Two recently graduated Dublin teenagers, who were classmates at the same school, have died while on vacation on Ios island.
Prompted by the recent period of calm in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, both freshly re-elected, are aiming to announce the resumption of bilateral contacts after meeting at the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12.
The members of Parliament elected in the general elections on June 25 will be sworn in on Monday, in a celebratory opening session commencing at 11 a.m. in the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Cyprus’ Cabinet decided last week on a series of measures and actions to improve coordination on issues concerning Russia-related sanctions, government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis has said.
Turkey is seeking to pack as much as it can into the agenda of the crucial NATO Summit in Vilnius in July.
The Municipality of Iraklio Attica is offering a unique cinematic experience in the cool park setting of Ktima Fix.
US President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Sunday to congratulate him on his substantial victory in last Sunday’s election.