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Key Section of Ionian Highway Opens to Traffic

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis on Wednesday officially opened the 27-km section of the Ionian highway between the Amfilochia junction and the Arta ring road, during a low-key ceremony held at the 124th km of the highway. The...

Ancient Greek Theatre Festival Opens with Euripides' 'Medea' in Dodoni Theatre

The 1st Festival of Ancient Greek Theatre in Epirus opened at the ancient Dodoni theatre on Saturday night with a performance of the Euripides tragedy 'Medea'. The evening started with a message from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, read by...

Protesting Firemen Meet With Finance Ministry Official Over Contract Demands

Representatives of the union of firemen hired on five-year contracts met with the director of Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis in his office at the General Accounting Office on Wednesday, after holding a protest march in central Athens. The firemen...

Greek Opposition Parties Call for Minister's Resignation Over Corruption Scandal

Greek opposition parties have asked for the resignation of Minister of Administrative Reconstruction Olga Gerovassili for being main shareholder in a company that does business with the State. According to Greek Constitution, a person holding pubic office is not allowed...

Greek Gov't Spokeswoman: New TV Law in Greek Parliament on Monday

The ruling of the Council of State (CoS) judges that deemed the TV license law as unconstitutional was attacked by the government. The three-vote difference was enough to dash the government's TV tender. No sooner was the decision reached, that...

SYRIZA Spokeswoman Hints at Government Reshuffle

  Government spokesman Olga Gerovasili referred to the possibility of a government reshuffle in an interview with radio station Real FM. She stated that this had been announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as something that would happen in the...

People will Leave Mitsotakis in his Current Position, Says Government Spokesperson

When people realize what the leader of the main opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, proposed in his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair, they will leave him in his current position, government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili said on Sunday. “The president of ND...

Trial of Turkish Military Personnel Postponed in Greece

The Alexandroupolis first instance court on Monday has granted a three-day postponement in the trial of eight Turkish military men who fled to Greece after the coup attempt in Turkey. The eight men are charged with illegally entering the country...

Now We Can Focus on the 'Great Enemy' – Greek Govt spokesperson Olga Gerovasili

The old political system, represented by main opposition party, New Democracy and its former coalition partner PASOK, were unable to accept not being in power and had actively desired the programme review to fail, government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili told...

Gerovasili: We will Cut the 'Umbilical Cord' Between Media Owners and the State

The government was creating a modern, healthy and transparent framework for the operation of the media in Greece, while cutting the "umbilical cord" between the state and bankrupt media owners, government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili said on Sunday, speaking at...