Greece on Monday unveiled a national strategy to prevent and tackle youth violence and delinquency, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasizing the government’s long-term commitment to addressing what he described as a complex and growing challenge.
Greece is gradually losing one of its key advantages compared to other European countries in terms of the cost of living – that is the moderate cost of housing.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly firebomb attack on a Marfin Bank branch in central Athens that killed three people during anti-austerity protests in 2010.
Market players are predicting a near-freeze in construction activity for at least six months.
The political fallout from the Tempe train disaster and potential legal liabilities for former ministers will remain high on the political agenda this week. Meanwhile, the conservative government seeks to redirect public attention toward social issues, including youth violence and public health.
Greek MPs are busy visiting a secure room where the voluminous case file, some 10,000 pages, on ministerial responsibility over the Tempe train disaster is kept.
Two 19-year-old men have been charged in connection with the alleged assault of a 52-year-old bus driver last month in a village near Thessaloniki, police said.
Tax authorities plan to probe hundreds of suspicious transactions in southern Athens.
After an unusually chilly segue into May brought on by strong northerly winds, this week is expected to see a marked shift in the weather, with rising temperatures and a blanket of dust blowing in from North Africa.
Bureaucracy and chronic problems continue to delay the smooth implementation of public projects.