Kostas Fragogiannis

Greetings! So, these past few days I read in Proto Thema and on protothema.gr the excellent commemorative piece by Panos Loukakos, marking 50 years of New Democracy, which is being celebrated today. The highly engaging novel-like text on the 50 years of New Democracy naturally focuses on its founder, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and the chosen title is a quote from him: “Am I the right-winger?

An event focused on business and investment opportunities in Egypt was organized by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy in Athens.

The Egyptian ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, has praised the strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, emphasizing their shared goal of "a prosperous and stable Mediterranean region."

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reshuffled his conservative government, overseeing the departure of four ministers and seven deputy ministers. Below is the full list of his new set of ministers and their deputies.

Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is considering setting up local help desks of Enterprise Greece, the deputy minister responsible for economic diplomacy and extroversion, Kostas Fragogiannis told the Chamber of Hania on Crete on Wednesday.

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is expected in Athens early next week for an official visit.

The visit comes after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' trip to the emirate's capital, Doha, at the end of February and is part of the effort to bring the two countries closer together economically and diplomatically.

A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was underway in Ankara on Monday, in a one-day visit aimed at maintaining the positive momentum achieved in bilateral ties in recent months.

Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Burak Akcapar, transitions to a permanent role as the country's representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, according to Turkey's state television network TRT.

Previously overseeing key aspects of Greek-Turkish relations, Akcapar was involved in discussions with Greece.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis is set to land in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkish counterpart Burak Akcapar as part of the dialogue on the Positive Agenda between Greece and Turkey. 

German Ambassador Andreas Kindl on Thursday presented Germany's participation as honored country at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair that will be held on September 7-15, in the context of the joint press conference with the organizer TIF-HELEXPO in the hall of the old Stock Exchange.