The first safe election results on the regions and the larger municipalities are expected shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, the general secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Thanassis Balerbas, told state-run broadcaster ERT.
Turnout in the second round of Greece’s regional and municipal elections were 11,4% lower by 5.30 p.m. on Sunday based on data obtained from the polling stations, according to the Interior Ministry.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will be in London on Monday for talks with his British counterpart Grant Shapps, his office announced Sunday.
Seventy-eight migrants who were found on a beach in southern Crete on Sunday morning were transported at the port of Iraklio, authorities said.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis spoke on the phone with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Saturday.
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) will invest up to 5.7 billion euros in the next 10 years, with strategic priority on enhancing international interconnections and domestic infrastructure, according to the updated 10-year development program presented by ADMIE.
Traffic restrictions in central Athens, in an area known as the “daktylios” (ring), will resume on Monday, October 16, and will stay in effect until Friday, July 19, 2024, the transport ministry announced on Sunday.
Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday advised Greeks to avoid “non essential travel” to Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon, following the Israel-Hamas conflict that has been waging since last week in response to the latter’s terror attacks on October 7.
Photographer and journalist Polyvios Anemoyannis (b. 1960) presents his exhibition “Far East” at the 1927 Art Space (35 Kypselis).
The Toronto Economic Forum II will be held on October 23 with a focus on Greek-Canadian relations and the presence of officials from the governments of Greece and Canada.