Amid reports of a rise in instances of mob-style violence on the island of Mykonos related to illegal construction and permits, the government has announced its intentions to beef up security and to increase urban planning inspections.
“The European Council of March will have as its main issue the competitiveness of the European economy,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday upon his arrival at the Brussels summit.
A war has erupted between the southern Athens municipalities of Moschato-Tavros and Kallithea and the Attica Regional Authority over the redevelopment of Faliro Bay.
Greece will defend its sovereignty and security, while adhering to a foreign policy that remains geared to peace and prosperity, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said Thursday in a message to diaspora Greeks ahead of the March 25 national holiday celebrating the launch of the 1821 war of independence against Ottoman rule.
The government is bringing forward the implementation of the digital labor card at state companies to the end of April, in the aftermath of the Tempe railway tragedy.
Forecasts by the government, the Bank of Greece and economic analysts on this year’s growth rate are being revised upward to 2-2.5%, compared to the 1.8% that had been foreseen in the 2023 budget.
Bob Menendez, US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sharply criticised Turkey on its stance towards NATO enlargement, its relations with Greece and Cyprus, and its human rights record, saying it does not “deserve” to acquire new fighter jets from the United States.
Greece’s taxi drivers will walk off the job on Thursday to protest what they perceive as the Transport Ministry’s inaction over long-lasting problems, their union said on Wednesday.
The assurance by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that the elections will be held in May, with the 21st and 28th being considered as the most likely days, has put the country’s political system in overdrive until July 2, when the second round is expected.
Am improvised incendiary device was placed in a yard in the Athens neighborhood of Menidi in the early hours of Thursday morning, going off at approximately 5 a.m.