Vassiliki Thanou

A temporary exhibition exploring the city of Athens as seen by European travelers between the 17th and 19th century will be inaugurated at the National Archaeological Museum on September 7 by caretaker Greek Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou. According to a Culture...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has sent a congratulatory letter to Greece's new caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou. Thanou is expected to stay in office until the September 20 election. "The European Commission is happy to see continuity in key...

Greece's interim government between now and the September 20 elections was sworn-in a little before 2:00 pm on Friday at the Presidential Mansion. A total of 23 ministers were sworn in, with 20 of them giving a religious oath while three...

Vassiliki Thanou’s term in office might be short-lived and she might not have received a direct mandate from the Greek people, however, foreign media were impressed by the fact that Thanou is the head of the caretaker government that...

Greece's departing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday handed over his seat to interim Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou as the country goes to elections on September 20. Alexis Tsipras welcomed newly sworn-in Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou in his office at...

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...

Vassiliki Thanou, President of the Supreme Court, will be sworn in transitional prime minister of Greece at 8:00 pm Thursday and Greece will go to general elections on September 20. After political leaders failed to form a coalition government from...

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...

The President of the Greek Union of Judges and Prosecutors, Vassiliki Thanou announced that during the next judicial year, the 18-month custody will probably cease to exist. She spoke during the hearing of the parliamentary committee that is in charge...