Ruling New Democracy has expelled MP Dimitris Kyriazidis from its parliamentary group, following his insult of Zoe Konstantopoulou, leader of the Course of Freedom party, on the final day of a three-day no-confidence debate against the government on Friday.
GDP beat expectations, driven by consumption and improved investment in the last quarter.
To mark their 20th anniversary, Remember Lizzy, a Greek tribute band to legendary Irish group Thin Lizzy, have invited Darren Wharton, former keyboardist with Phil Lynott’s Dublin-based band, to be their special guest at a live concert at Kyttaro Live Club on April 5.
The government, through the Growthfund, is speeding up the procedures for proclaiming a tender regarding the development of 22 regional airports currently managed by the Civil Aviation Authority.
In a few years’ time, Athens International Airport will have doubled its buildings.
The investigation into the deadly Tempe train disaster is advancing, with judicial authorities considering new indictments.
Former deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos dismissed opposition allegations that he coordinated government efforts that essentially entailed evidence tampering at the site of the deadly Tempe train crash in 2023 as “fake news.”
Police in Athens said they detained 61 people, of whom seven were subsequently arrested, during clashes that broke out outside Parliament, during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of the Tempe rail disaster two years ago.
A new electronic patient tracking system is set to debut this month at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, with plans to expand to 12 more emergency departments across Greece by summer, officials announced.
The German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a cooperation protocol with the MBA International program of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), aimed at strengthening business and academic and research ties between Greece and Germany.