Thanos Plevris

Family, friends, colleagues, artists, and the general public are gathering at the First Cemetery of Athens to pay their respects to the great composer Mimis Plessas, who passed away on October 5, just before turning 100.

Watch live footage from the First Cemetery of Athens as we bid a final farewell to Mimis Plessas:

“Today is dedicated to all New Democrats – we honor both those present and those absent. The gift New Democracy asks of us on its birthday is to build the future even faster.”

New Democracy returns to its historic headquarters on Rigillis Street to mark 50 years of existence.

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?

The objection of unconstitutionality submitted by SYRIZA and PASOK against the article of the Ministry of Health “Strengthening of public health structures by private providers and private physicians to address needs that may endanger public health – Enabling provision – Amendment of article 56 and replacement of par. 11 of Article 71 of Law No. 4931/2022”.

Greece's Health Ministry decided Thursday to address severe staffing shortages in regional hospitals by recruiting private doctors.

The criminal indictment related to the Tempe train accident was forwarded to the Greek Parliament by the Justice Minister on Thursday.

According to Odysseas Konstantinopoulos, the House Speaker, the indictment concerns the arrangement of the railway accident site following allegations of obstruction.

A lawyer who represented former MEP Yiannis Lagos of the now disbanded Golden Dawn party has been permanently disbarred from the Athens Bar Association after a decision on Wednesday by the Secondary Disciplinary Council, chaired by Supreme Court President Ioanna Klapa-Christodoulea.

Ahead of a televised interview on Wednesday evening in which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to open the debate on same-sex marriage and parenthood, three New Democracy MPs have expressed their basic opposition to any change in the law.

New Democracy lawmaker Zoi Rapti on Wednesday recused herself from the parliamentary committee of inquiry on the fatal railway collision in Tempe, central Greece in February, after relatives of the victims filed a criminal action against her. 

The first meeting of the parliamentary committee of inquiry on the fatal railway collision in Tempe, central Greece in February was marked by acrimony on Tuesday after New Democracy MP Thanos Plevris requested the opinion of the Scientific Service of the House on the legality of Course of Freedom leader Zoi Konstantopoulou's participation, as she is a lawyer for the families of the victims.