It was the blush color of Rodopi that stood out against the otherwise blue electoral map of the country after Sunday’s election, the indomitable “village” of the SYRIZA “Gauls,” as some so coyly described it.
Caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas urged his ministers on Saturday to identify and mitigate potential problems that could emerge while carrying out their duties in the first full-length meeting of the caretaker cabinet at Maximos Mansion.
A team of 48 scientists from seven universities and research institutions have begun identifying and recording the many different species of plants and animals that have taken refuge in archaeological sites such as Delos (photo), the Ancient Agora in Athens, Epidaurus and Acrocorinth.
Haris Kastanidis, a lawmaker with socialist PASOK, expressed anger at party leader Nikos Androulakis’ decision – after standing as a candidate in Thessaloniki, Iraklio on Crete (where he was born) and the Southern Electoral District of Athens in the May 21 election – to keep his seat in the 1st Constituency of Thessaloniki.
National elections on June 25 in Greece will be held under the system of “reinforced” proportional representation, which differs from proportional representation that the May 21 national ballot was held under, in that it allocates bonus seats in Parliament.
The caretaker government is faced with and will have to manage a sensitive regional and international environment which includes, among others, the permanently difficult Greek-Turkish puzzle and a critical phase of the war in Ukraine.
A robot that uses artificial intelligence has been developed by a lab at Macedonia University in northern Greece to provide support to autistic children.
The cost of new housing construction has recorded an increase of 65-70% from mid-2021 to date due to the successive crises – first the disruption in the supply chain caused by the pandemic and then the war in Ukraine.
Rep. McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Politico this week that he is generally open to selling F-16s to Turkey, even if President Erdogan is reelected on Sunday.
Caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas will chair the first full-length meeting of the caretaker cabinet shortly after noon on Saturday at the Maximos Mansion.