Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou had their first meeting at the Presidential Mansion after the European elections, as part of their regular monthly briefings. The Prime Minister addressed daily issues, placing particular emphasis on the high cost of living.

The president of Latvia was welcomed by Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace. The President of the Republic stated, among other things, that “our countries, allies and partners, maintain close relations and cooperation both bilaterally and in international fora.

The 16th LEA (Literature in Athens) Festival starts next week, aiming to form cultural and literary bridges between Latin America, Spain, Greece and Portugal through words and letters.

The swearing-in ceremony for the new government members took place on Friday, in the Presidential Mansion and was attended by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appointed on Friday a new development minister and replaced his labor minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at helping Greece deal with a high cost of living.

Takis Theodorikakos was named development minister, while Niki Kerameus took the labor ministry's portfolio.

Mitsotakis kept his finance minister Kostis Hatzidakis unchanged.

The European elections had messages for everyone. All political leaders state that they have received them and will take the actions they deem necessary.

For ruling New Democracy, the first reaction will take the form of changes in the cabinet. It would be good to utilize new faces as well, and of course to replace some old ones who have been tarnished.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou encouraged citizens to head to the polls after casting her ballot for the European Parliament elections at the Grava school complex north of Athens on Sunday.


"Today marks a pivotal moment for democracy in Greece and Europe," she said, emphasizing that "voting is the most powerful expression of citizenship."

Maria Karystianou, who represents the families of the 57 victims of last year's train accident in Tempe, central Greece, on Friday addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, alleging interference with the judicial investigation into the tragedy.

Amid the Gaza crisis, Alexis Haritsis, president of Greece's New Left Party, calls for urgent action, declaring, "The eyes of the world are on martyrized Rafah."

He demands a parliamentary debate on Palestinian recognition, accusing Israel's government of genocide and labeling Greece's silence as complicity, insisting, "Greece must stand on the right side of history."

During his customary monthly briefing at the Presidential Mansion, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his dissatisfaction with the conversion of a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, the Monastery of Chora, into a mosque.

He pledged to raise the issue with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Ankara next Monday.