Dimitris Sotiropoulos

State Orchestra instead of Remos in the Metro (Thessaloniki), awkwardness (Karamanlis Foundation), PASOK (the same old tune), the two golden exits of BC Partners

Hello, let’s start with the unpleasant news. For those of you who thought that by attending the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Metro you would hear some culture from Dionysis Savvopoulos and maybe a few tunes from Antonakis Remos, you were mistaken.

Attempt to appoint new Ombudsman fails

An attempt to elect a new Ombudsman has fallen through, with the government's nominee failing to secure the support of three-fifths of the members of Parliament's 30-member conference of speakers.

The nominee, Athens University politics professor Dimitris Sotiropoulos, received the backing of the 15 New Democracy members of the conference.