Vote of confidence for newly elected gov’t to be held on July 8
The newly elected government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present key policies in a three-day plenary session that will begin on Thursday, July 6.
The newly elected government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present key policies in a three-day plenary session that will begin on Thursday, July 6.
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is set to miss the Party of European Socialists (PES) European Council Preparation Meeting on Thursday according to party sources on Wednesday. Reportedly, Tsipras has prior engagements on that day.
In May 2023, deposits placed by households and private non-profit institutions decreased by 324 million euros to 141.7 billion euros, compared with an increase of 1,129 million euros in the previous month, while the annual growth rate remained unchanged at 3.7% compared to the previous month, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Wednesday.
A lack of leadership by countries such as Germany and France and narrow industrial interests keep Europe from boosting defence cooperation as warranted by Russia’s war on Ukraine, a report by the Munich Security Conference stated on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to visit the Finance Ministry on Wednesday for his first official visit since his re-election. He was met at the ministry by new Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis. The prime minister was accompanied by Minister of State Akis Skertsos and his economic advisor Alex Patelis.
Residents and passers-by on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in central Athens have been getting a first taste in recent weeks of the new era of the iconic complex that housed the Hilton Hotel for six decades.
Washington’s concern over upsetting Turkey and jeopardizing Sweden’s NATO membership appears to have drawn the Greek F-35 issue into the mix, delaying the official congressional notification, Kathimerini understands, until after the Vilnius Summit in July.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received a phone call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, who congratulated him on his electoral victory, as announced by the Maximos Mansion.
Two individuals, a lawyer and an interpreter, were arrested at the port of Thessaloniki in northern Greece following the discovery of four migrants and refugees inside a small truck that had arrived from Turkey.
The Cypriot government remains silent over an alleged thwarted attack orchestrated by Tehran on Israeli targets on the island, with the Iranian embassy dismissing the news story and calling it a “Zionist conspiracy” aimed at driving a wedge between Nicosia and Tehran.