Giorgos Koumoutsakos

New Democracy MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos pressed charges against the unknown individuals that attacked him outside Greek Parliament on Thursday evening, during the protest of Pontian Association of Greece in Syntagma to protest against statements made by Education Minister Nikos Filis.

New Democracy’s MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos was fiercely attacked by a group of extremists.

Greek FM Nikos Kotzias briefed political party representatives on Wednesday of recent visits of southeast European capitals, declaring afterwards that crisis-plagued Greece is “returning to the Balkans”.

The venue was a meeting of a national council on foreign policy, with Kotzias briefing participants on his talks and contacts in visits to no less than seven regional countries.

Newly installed Attica Governor Rena Dourou is on a collision course with the government after she won a vote on Tuesday calling for the regional authority not to cooperate with the evaluation of public servants.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras addresses a pre-election event held by New Democracy's candidate for Attica governor, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, in central Athens on Wednesday night.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras continued an election road trip that will take him around the country with a visit to the island of Lesvos on Tuesday but the campaign for the local and European Parliament elections is expected to peak on Friday when he is due to set out his growth plan, also known as Greece 2021.