Britain’s trade minister Kemi Badenoch will meet her Turkish counterpart Omer Bolat during a trip to Istanbul on Friday to discuss closer ties, ahead of the expected launch of negotiations on a new free trade deal later this year.
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English edition, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what’s on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ agenda for 2024, from the mini cabinet reshuffle he announced this week to passing key legislation that includes permitting non-state universities in Greece, allowing for postal voting, and legalizing same-sex marriage.
The delivery of three new Belharra-class frigates to the Hellenic Navy that will vastly enhance the country’s defensive capabilities at sea is reportedly on track and within the envisioned timeframe.
The lawyers’ abstention has been extended until January 19 after a decision of the plenary session of the country’s bar associations with a vote of 46-12.
A 35-year-old man arrested on New Year’s Eve for fatally stabbing his 62-year-old father in their home in Peristeri, western Athens, has been remanded in custody after appearing before an investigative magistrate.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will inaugurate the recently restored Palace of Aigai (Goats) in northern Greece on Friday.
A 14-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when he was stabbed in the buttocks and thigh by another minor in a fight on Ilion Square in western Athens in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police located and seized 56 old church icons and arrested a 43-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman, accused of violating legislation for the protection of antiquities and cultural heritage.
The police has launched a preliminary administrative inquiry in the wake of the uproar caused by a video that is making the rounds on the internet in which an officer of the DIAS motorcycle unit is seen doing a wheelie on a main road in the port city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.
Six months after the country’s national elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to move ahead with a mini-reshuffle, mainly aiming to tackle mounting security concerns. The conservative government has placed security and “law and order” on top of its agenda.