Christos Zois
Migration crisis: caretaker govt does in six days what SYRIZA govt failed to do in six months
European Commission Vice-president Frans Timmermans and Migration & Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos met with Greek leadership on Thursday to focus directly on the migration crisis that has drastically affected several Greek isles and even replaced the “Greece-euro issue” as the main worry in Europe.
New caretaker PM, govt ahead of snap election (Watch ceremony live at 11.00 GMT)
A new caretaker government until snap elections next month will be sworn-in on Friday, with Supreme Court justice Vassiliki Thanou as prime minister. The Cabinet, as announced, includes:
Foreign Minister: Petros Molyviatis
Alternate Minister for European Affairs: Spyros Flogaitis
Interior Minister: Antonis Manitakis