Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
Greece
Economic Support for Greek Islands Receiving Most Migrants
Caretaker Finance Minister Nikos Christodoulakis on Thursday said islands receiving the bulk of migrants will be economically supported.
During a press conference on the refugee issue, Christodoulakis noted that officials of the Economy ministry will be transferred to to the Migration...
Economy
Greek Elections Officially Set for September 20; Greece's Parliament Dissolved
A presidential decree dissolving the Greek Parliament and setting snap elections in Greece on September 20 was signed on Friday. The new Greek Parliament will convene on October 1.
Interim Greek Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou convened the first meeting of the...
Greece
First Greek Female Prime Minister Sworn in Office
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou became Greece's first female Prime Minister on Thursday evening.
Thanou, the former Greek Supreme Court President, was sworn in on Thursday evening by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
Following the resignation of former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...
Greece
Greek Main Opposition Chief Calls for Meeting of Political Leaders
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis called for a meeting of political leaders after the completion of the exploratory process, following a meeting with Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis in parliament on Tuesday.
Meimarakis said the meeting is necessary to...
Greece
Greek Snap Elections Could Be Held September 20
The official date of the anticipated Greek snap elections could be announced very soon.
The Athens Macedonian News Agency cites sources that claim that elections could take place on September 20. According to the same sources the President of the...
Greece
The Judge Who Could be Greece's First Female Prime Minister
As scenarios of snap elections abound, Greece's Constitution requires that the current government resigns and a transitional Prime Minister is appointed. According to the law, that person should be the Supreme Court President.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has not decided yet...