The European Union needs to commit more resources to controlling migration and tackling the impact of climate change, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in comments as he arrived for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.
The term “bad lawmaking” – describing the practice of introducing amendments at the last minute, without following the procedures prescribed by the Constitution and the rules of Parliament – is lenient.
Construction groups’ proposals for new projects (mostly highways) are increasing, but the Ministry of Infrastructure is expressing strong reservations.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday presented the paradox of the Greek social security system, and generally the distorted way of the country’s development in the last few decades, in its report on pensions.
Greece’s Migration Ministry tabled on Friday an amendment to a Labor Ministry bill which foresees granting a three-year stay and work permit to migrants who have entered Greece irregularly and reside in the country.
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to start accession talks with EU candidates Ukraine and Moldova while granting formal candidate status to Georgia.
In Greece it is relatively cheaper to smoke and eat meat, while it is better to forget milk, cheese and eggs, as well as olive oil, despite the fact it is produced in large quantities in the country.
US President Joe Biden has a “positive perspective” on the sale of F-16s to Turkey and is ready to present his proposal to Congress, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
A 60-year-old man has appeared in court in Thessaloniki on charges of stalking a 22-year-old woman for the past two months. The woman claimed that he started sending her messages on her cell phone and social media, watching her, waiting outside her house and threatening to kill himself if she refused to meet him.
Report finds that laws are passed to satisfy public opinion and not to solve real problems, with the quality of legislation traditionally declining in the run-up to national elections.