Interim cabinet sworn in
Greece’s interim cabinet was officially sworn in during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace Friday.
Greece’s interim cabinet was officially sworn in during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace Friday.
Attica Department Stores is targeting foreign tourists, especially those coming from third countries and making tax-free purchases, with its new 400-square meter store under the Attica Selections brand, which has opened an outlet at Athens International Airport.
A boat carrying about 500 migrants, including a newborn baby and pregnant women, has disappeared in the central Mediterranean, two charities said on Friday.
Back for a seventh edition, the Athens Hispanic Film Festival (FeCHA) brings gems from the Spanish-speaking world to the open-air Ellinis and Aello movie theaters.
The Greek coast guard has retrieved the bodies of three individuals from a migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Mykonos on Friday.
The new cabinet will be officially sworn in before President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and the newly-appointed caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas at 12 p.m. on Friday.
Apart from the obvious, which is the complete triumph of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the devastating defeat of main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, the outcome of the May 21 election marked an important turning point in the country’s history.
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras told his party’s central committee on Thursday that he takes responsibility for the result of the May 21 elections.
A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesvos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants.
Outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) departs from the Maximos Mansion while caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas observes following a handover ceremony in Athens Thursday