[Ismini Vlassopoulou/Intime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given his ministers a clear set of priorities, summarized in single-page documents enclosed in blue folders, with deadlines extending to 2026. The initiative, revealed at the first cabinet meeting, outlines 150 projects and 38 reforms across key ministries. The Finance Ministry aims to curb VAT tax losses …
[InTime News] A new legal notice has been sent by relatives of two victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster to the president and members of the parliamentary investigative committee examining former minister Christos Triantopoulos’ role in the handling of the disaster site. The legal complaint, signed by Christos Konstantinidis, husband of Vasiliki Chlorou, a …
Greek-owned gas producer Energean reported a 2% rise in annual profit after tax on Thursday, but flagged impairments of $241 million relating to assets in Egypt, Morocco and Greece. It announced plans for doubling its output, starting additional production in Israel as of 2027. Most of Energean’s production is in Israel and the company said …
Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos said in an interview with ANT1 that the government is seeking to recover €480 million allocated for 1,400 unfinished investment projects funded under the 2004 and 2011 development laws. “For the development laws of 2004 and 2011, we have found that funds were allocated for investments that were never finished. We …
European Union leaders will commit on Thursday to do more to make the bloc more competitive with more military muscle in the face of US tariffs and other economic challenges, and doubts over Washington’s future backing in defense. All leaders, except Hungary’s Viktor Orban, are also expected to re-affirm their financial and military support to …
Supporters shout slogans and hold posters depicting Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during a protest near the Istanbul Police Department following Imamoglu’s arrest, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 19, 2025. [Erdem Sahin/EPA] In the wake of the detention on Wednesday of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, Yavuz Baydar, …
Turkey will remain excluded from the European Union’s new defense funding mechanism, as outlined in the European Commission’s White Paper on the Future of European Defense. The move impacts access to the EU’s 150-billion-euro defense budget, which also excludes the United States and the United Kingdom. The Commission’s report includes a direct reference to Turkey’s …
In a dramatic escalation of political tensions, the Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office announced the seizure of the construction company co-owned by the city’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The move has sparked widespread outrage and massive protests across Istanbul, despite a ban on public gatherings, as supporters decry what they call …
Former deputy minister for climate crisis and civil protection Christos Triantopoulos (center) speaks with another lawmaker in Parliament, on March 3. [Ismini Vlassopoulou/Intime News] A high-stakes political battle has erupted in Greece over the government’s handling of a parliamentary inquiry, with opposition parties accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of avoiding scrutiny. The controversy centers on …
In a decisive move, the Greek Ministry of Culture has suspended a night guard at the Antiquities Ephorate of Serres, in northern Greece, after he was implicated in a major antiquities looting network. The announcement came on Wednesday, shedding light on a growing scandal that has rocked the country’s cultural heritage sector. The guard was …