POLITICS

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros
ECONOMY

Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on Friday, the fourth such increase in five years aimed at easing the burden on households squeezed by a higher cost of living.


No confidence motion fails, 141-159
NEWS

The no-confidence motion tabled against the government by several opposition parties failed Thursday night, with 141 MPs voting for and 159 against.


Two government ministers resign
NEWS

Two ministers have announced their resignation from the government. Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Yiannis Bratakos submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.


Washington trip called off due to ND conference
NEWS

The planned visit to Washington next week by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to attend the annual event commemorating the Greek Revolution has been canceled as it coincides with the conference of ruling New Democracy. 

No-confidence debate comes to a head
NEWS

The three-day parliamentary debate on a no-confidence motion against the government will be concluded on Thursday night with a roll-call vote. The motion was tabled by socialist PASOK and backed by SYRIZA, New Left, communist KKE and nationalist Greek Solution. The result of the vote is a foregone conclusion given the majority enjoyed in Parliament […]



The thread that was cut at Tempe
OPINION

Let’s be serious, what this country really needs is not another election, but rather a responsible government and a constructive opposition that can demonstrate to voters their readiness to govern effectively when the next general election comes around.

‘I’m not hiding,’ ex-transport minister says
NEWS

The government’s former transport minister, Kostas Karamanlis, dismissed accusations that he is shirking responsibility for the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster during a debate in Parliament on a no-confidence motion against the administration over its handling of the deadly crash.


Greek foreign minister urges European focus on Beleri case
NEWS

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Wednesday that the case of Fredi Beleri, a mayor from Albania’s Greek minority who was recently sentenced to two years in prison for buying votes, should be viewed as a European concern rather than a bilateral issue between the two Balkan neighbors.

ND says SYRIZA undermining democracy over MEP candidate’s comments
NEWS

Greece’s ruling conservatives have accused the leftist SYRIZA opposition of undermining the country’s democracy after a senior official suggested that it would be a “blessing” if the EU’s chief prosecutor investigating the 2013 Tempe railway disaster could potentially oust the government.