Greece’s new foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, is scheduled to undertake his first official visit abroad on Tuesday, as he heads to Cyprus since assuming the role of the head of Greek diplomacy.
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens has unveiled the last of a three-part exhibition titled “ReThinking,” which focuses on social issues that remain as pertinent today as they were in ancient times.
Building off-plan, that is, in areas not covered by areas zoned for development under land plans, was first legally sanctioned in Greece 100 years ago, with the anniversary being less than a month away.
Those who know the “deep” SYRIZA – that is, the core party cadres that were there when the party was polling no more than 3% – certainly appreciated the humor of their leader, Alexis Tsipras, who resigned last week.
The ministers of Economy, Health and Justice will be responsible for most of the crucial reforms that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants to implement in his second four-year term.
Greece’s new Parliament was sworn in on Monday, following the general elections held on June 25.
New Labor and Social Affairs Minister Adonis Georgiadis has been tasked with some tough battles in the labor and social security fields.
The atelier of Greek painter Alekos Fassianos (1935-2022) on the island of Kea, which opened just once last year for an educational program for local children, will be open to all this year from July 15.
The new government is planning to introduce legislation in parliament, possibly as early as this week, with the aim of implementing further tax reductions and measures to support low-income individuals, according to sources.
A high-ranking SYRIZA official told Kathimerini last Sunday, when the party suffered its second successive crushing defeat, that the party’s supporters until then had voted for Alexis Tsipras and that, starting from the expected party congress, they should learn to vote for SYRIZA.