Michalis Chrysochoidis

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis bid farewell to late prime minister Costas Simitis who died on January 5 at the age of 88, describing him as his "mentor" and exalting his work for a "stronger Greece."

Revive the custom of the officer in the barrel in Syntagma Square in Athens on the eve of New Year’s Eve.

“We don’t have the luxury of complacency,” emphasized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his remarks at the final cabinet meeting of 2024, adding, “Our focus must remain on those who need it the most.”

Domestic violence reports in Greece rose 36% over the past year, with arrests up 64%, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced Thursday during a visit to the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Arrests were made in 54% of domestic violence cases, compared to 45% last year. To support victims, 547 "panic buttons" were installed this year, activated 113 times.

“The metro is now a reality, and among our top priorities and duties is ensuring its safety,” stressed the Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, during his remarks at the Thessaloniki Metro depot in Pylaia.

The Evros border fence now stretches 76 kilometers, with 400 border guards, electronic surveillance systems, border patrol units, and military outposts ensuring the security of Greece’s land borders, according to Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis.

The government on Thursday unveiled a new plan to install advanced traffic cameras nationwide to improve road safety and enforce traffic laws more effectively. The initiative seeks to reduce the number of accidents, particularly in urban areas where traffic fatalities have risen despite improvements in highway safety. 

Hello, today I want to focus on two books from which I managed to read excerpts and found quite interesting. The first is the memoir of Merkel, including everything she says about us—Greece. During her tenure, we went back and forth—figuratively and literally—within and outside of Europe, and endured the hardships of the bailout programs. I read the Greek excerpts with great attention.

“… At that most important moment of my life, as George opened the dossier, the explosive device it contained went off. The explosion caused the entire Katichaki building to shake. (…) For a few seconds, I remained frozen, motionless, trying to comprehend the situation. Trying to stay as calm as possible, I began shouting the names of the colleagues I knew were still in the office.

Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis stated on Thursday during an interview with Skai TV that the recently discovered arms cache in Pangrati had been regularly accessed.