SYRIZA’s 5th congress concluded on Sunday with party leader Sokratis Famellos emerging as the clear winner in internal ballots on policy positions and the party charter, amid growing speculation over a possible political comeback by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
Drone footage published on Saturday shows a borehole being dug in Nikiti, in Halkidiki, a major olive-growing region with an estimated 6 million trees. Local authorities in the northern Greece peninsula are calling for immediate measures to ensure water sufficiency and save crops.
The Energy Transition Summit: East Med & Southeast Europe, organized by the Financial Times and Kathimerini, will take place at the Four Seasons Astir Palace in Vouliagmeni, southern Athens, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Greece’s former president, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, had privately warned then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras in 2015 that he would not support a Greek exit from the eurozone during the country’s debt crisis, calling the referendum on the third bailout “the most difficult week” of the post-dictatorship era.
Curbs extended on any new properties in the capital’s center being listed on rental platforms.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Cyprus on Monday, the government said.
Bank of Cyprus is strengthening its dominance in life and health insurance on the island with a diversified portfolio.