Parliament passes legislation on postal voting for European elections
A legislation establishing postal vote for the upcoming European elections, as well as national referendums, was voted by the parliament on Wednesday.
A legislation establishing postal vote for the upcoming European elections, as well as national referendums, was voted by the parliament on Wednesday.
“We have a duty to continue our fight against human trafficking and to ensure legal avenues for migration,” stated Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis on Wednesday, at a ceremony for the handover of the presidency of the International centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) to Greece from Turkey.
Greece’s economic outlook has improved notably, but significant challenges remain, the IMF said in a report released on Wednesday.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan decried on Wednesday efforts to spread “rumors” meant to undermine economic progress, in an apparent endorsement of Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, who had criticized a recent press report about her family.
The process of connecting cash registers with card terminals (POS) is entering the final stretch.
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis is planning changes to the public companies of the Superfund to make them modern and competitive, with interventions on three fronts: administration, procurement and recruitment.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was set to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss the widening conflict in Gaza and energy cooperation between the two neighbors.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriages during a cabinet session on Wednesday, presenting the legislation as a step towards greater social equality.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has dismissed reports suggesting a lukewarm reception during his recent visit to the Mount Athos monastic community on Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has criticized a government bill that introduces postal voting for Greeks living abroad in both national and European elections for not granting diaspora Greeks the right to run for office.