Ioannis Kasselakis was sworn in as the new lawmaker representing Chania, Crete, in Greece’s parliament on Tuesday, taking the place of Manousos Voloudakis who died of lung cancer on February 8.
The European Commission upgraded its forecasts for growth and inflation in Greece in its winter report, amid a more general assessment that the European Union economy will avoid recession and that “the peak of inflation is behind us.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s need for “calm waters” in the Aegean is becoming a forced option, as the situation inside Turkey following the earthquakes in the country’s south has made his political survival a difficult gamble.
The Hellenic Police are conducting an administrative investigation ordered by Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos into allegations made in several publications concerning the signing of fictitious civil partnerships by young border guards.
Visiting the town of Ptolemaida on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the ministers involved presented the government’s vision for growth in Western Macedonia, which envisages works amounting to 4 billion euros.
The first consignment of humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria will depart by ship on Wednesday, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Andreas Katsaniotis announced on Monday.
A special court prosecutor has recommended the acquittal of former corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki and ex-minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos of the charges of abuse of power, arguing there was no evidence.
Teachers at Greece’s public schools are planning a nationwide strike on Wednesday, their union has announced following a meeting of its governing assembly.
The election of Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus is a new development in the island nation’s political scene as it was done, for the first time, without the the support of the two major parties – Democratic Rally (DISY) and communist-rooted AKEL.
The Ministry of Tourism will immediately invite interest for the execution of infrastructure projects related to tourism and the sustainability of key destinations within the next three to four weeks, Minister Vassilis Kikilias says in an interview with Kathimerini.