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.
Road to investment grade has now opened
Sunday’s election result paves the way for Greece’s recovery of investment grade and for the continuation of the country’s significant economic performance, according to rating agencies.
The many claimants of victory
Legislative efforts to shield the state against the far-right failed and the seed of fascism was not pulled up by the roots. So what if one of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn’s most prominent lieutenants was jailed? He’s still pulling the strings.
Explanations sought for far-right rise
The entry of three far-right parties into Parliament was a first for Greece since the end of the dictatorship era in 1974. The Spartiates (Spartans), Hellenic Solution and Niki won the confidence of 12.77% of voters, receiving a total of 34 seats.
New finance minister has cushion to work with
The new government begins its term with a budgetary cushion of almost 3.7 billion euros, as the definitive January-May budget execution data showed on Monday a primary a surplus of €2.3 billion.
ATHEX: Stock index withstands the pressure
Greek stocks shook off the early pressure on Tuesday to follow the lead of banks and end the day with moderate growth.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ skills and luck
Kyriakos Mitsotakis proved to be the right man at the right time when he was elected to lead New Democracy in 2016. The party needed someone who knew the mechanisms of politics from an early age and, at the same time, was seen as an outsider, a technocrat.
Social cohesion ministry will ‘strengthen family’
The new Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family will work on “strengthening the family” and on the “harmonization that must exist between professional and family life,” its first minister, Sofia Zacharaki, has said.