New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening, local time, with the latter conveying his congratulations over the former’s election victory…
The federation of Greek exporters on Tuesday sounded the “warning bell” over what it called a significant increase this year in the balance of trade deficit, mostly generated by a…
New Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis, among the most high-profile members of the new Mitsotakis Cabinet, on Tuesday greeted Lamda Development CEO Odysseas Athanasiou in his first meeting since…
A Turkish national traveling on an inter-city bus was arrested on Tuesday at the Kipi border post separating Greece and Turkey after custom officers found more than 1,000 ancient coins…
New energy and environment minister Costis Hatzidakis, a veteran of past New Democracy (ND) governments, said his ministry’s priorities includes jump-starting two of the biggest investments in Greece that have…
New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Berlin during the second half of August, according to reports in Athens on Tuesday, following an invitation by German Chancellor Angela…
New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first meeting on Tuesday, 24 hours after he was sworn-in, will come with SSM chair Andrea Enria, who is in Athens this week.
Afterwards,…
Members of the new Mitsotakis government, all 51, were sworn-in at noon local time at the presidential mansion in central Athens, with PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos…
A mini heat wave punctuated by strong thunderstorms is forecast over the coming 48-hour period in Greece.
Temperatures of above 40C are forecast on Wednesday in parts of central and…
The body of a female was discovered in a cave on Tuesday in the Xamoudochori site in a rugged portion of Hania prefecture (Platania municipality) on Crete, with authorities attempting…
Sazka Group, controlled by Czech investor Karel Komarek, has submitted a voluntary public offer for OPAP shares not controlled by the group, the development that caused the gaming and lottery…
The Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) on Monday suspended trading of OPAP’s shares, following a request by the Athens-based gaming and lottery operator.
According to reports, the development is linked with…
Two of the surprise choices by new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a same-number of Cabinet posts, Michalis Chrysohoidis and Lina Mendoni, at the public order and culture ministries, respectively,…
The final difference between first-place New Democracy (ND) and runner-up SYRIZA stands at 8.32 percentage points, the result of Sunday’s general election in Greece.
Specifically, center-right ND fell just short…
The new Mitsotakis government will feature one of the biggest Cabinets in recent memory, with numerous alternate and deputy ministers – totalling 51 – allocated to more than a dozen…
Outgoing European Union Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Monday expressed a view that Greece has made a “good start” after the end of the third bailout (August 2018), although much needs…
Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be sworn-in just after 1 p.m. (11 GMT) at the presidential mansion in downtown Athens on Monday, with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos, swearing-in…
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first press statements after Sunday’s election victory by his center-right New Democracy (ND) came during an interview to CNBC, where he expressed gratitude over the election result –…
Outgoing EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker offered his congratulations to Greek election winner Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday evening, Tweeting on his official account the following:
“@kmitsotakis, I would like to…
Center-right political leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first statement after his New Democracy (ND) achieved a convincing victory in Sunday’s general election referred to a “strong mandate” to govern the country, as…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reportedly the first foreign leader that called Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday evening to offer his congratulations for New Democracy (ND) party’s election win the…
With some 34 percent of the vote counted in Greece’s general election so far, by 9 p.m. (19.00 GMT), New Democracy was at 39.8 percent, followed by incumbent SYRIZA at…
A group of roughly 10 self-styled anarchists, according to reports, barged into an election precinct in the inner city district of Exachia on Sunday afternoon and made off with the…
Center-right New Democracy (ND) party is expected to field between 155 to 167 seats in Greece’s 300-deputy Parliament, meaning a slim to comfortable majority with which to form the next…
Greece made a dramatic political “volte-face” on Sunday with a landslide victory by center-right New Democracy (ND) party and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, over incumbent SYRIZA, ending the first-ever…
The leaders of the two parties expected to vie for first place in Sunday’s general election in Greece, incumbent PM Alexis Tsipras and rival Kyriakos Mitsotakis, cast their ballots in…
A pair of final opinion polls – before a two-day legal ban kicks in – ahead of Sunday’s general election shows lead by New Democracy (ND) over incumbent SYRIZA as…
By K. Kokkaliara
A pressing “to do” list by New Democracy (ND) – assuming it fulfills opinion poll forecasts and comes in first during Sunday’s general election – cautiously emerged…
A misdemeanor council in the central Greece city of Volos on Friday rejected an appeal by a notorious terrorist to receive another short-term prison furlough.
The decision, which was more-or-less…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
Greece-based construction contractor GEK Terna on Thursday announced a strategic cooperation with τη Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) aimed at winning an integrated resort casino (IRC)…
