Choosing a president by opinion poll
A series of opinion polls commissioned by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and conducted between October and December 2024 determined his choice of a new president of the republic, Kathimerini understands.
Consensus without reciprocity
It is true, as the Maximos Mansion asserts (and its loyal mouthpieces uncritically echo), that Konstantinos Tasoulas, who was nominated on Wednesday for president of the republic, was previously elected with an overwhelming majority as Parliament speaker.
Motorcyclist killed while attempting to evade road check
A motorcyclist was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon in a collision with an oncoming vehicle while trying to evade a roadside check by traffic police on the Athens-Corinth highway, west of the capital.
Respecting decisions
We have often seen laws being shot down by courts because they were drafted in a slipshod manner and could not stand up to scrutiny.
When ministers and MPs meddle
In the “extremely urgent” directive that the president of the Supreme Court, Ioanna Klapa, has issued to all the first-instance court administrations across Greece, she stresses their “obligation to designate judges for urgent trial cases on weekends and public holidays, ensuring they are available at all times to carry out their duties.”
Electric car owners need assembly approval to install charging station chargers
Owners of electric vehicles who live in apartment blocks need the approval of the building’s general assembly before they can install a charging station in common access areas like garages.
Athens air pollution vastly improved, more progress needed
Athens, once among Europe’s most polluted cities, has shown steady signs of improvement over the past couple of decades, though there is still significant progress to be made.
Last chance for Mykonos and Santorini?
The success of the government’s sweeping restructuring plan for the country’s zoning regulations hinges very much on how it fares in the heart of the Aegean.
‘Ask a doctor’ when children show Covid, flu symptoms expert urges
Parents should not rely on the results of self-testing kits when their children are showing symptoms of Covid or the flu, as these infections often go hand-in-hand with other germs that can cause pneumonia, an expert in pediatrics and epidemiology, warned on Saturday.
Bulldozer operator killed in work accident
A 38-year-old bulldozer operator lost his life on Saturday afternoon as a result of an accident while working at a riverbed location on Rhodes.