Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis proceeded with a mostly expected government reshuffle on Wednesday just after noon, with a government spokesman announcing a change in the all-important economy and finance portfolio as well as in the transport ministry and the sensitive education ministry. The new Cabinet will be sworn in at 11 a.m. on Thursday and will hold its first meeting at noon.
A main opposition PASOK party spokesman said Wednesday that the government reshuffle was made for "internal party consumption purposes" and is unable to solve people's problems. Lashing out at the premier, spokesman George Papaconstantinou said the premier is incapable of regaining the control of his government.
The prime minister’s scheduled meetings and parliamentary committee meetings for Wednesday have been put off due to cabinet's reshuffle
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Greece will file demarches with Ankara over the latest provocations involving the harassment of a gunboat and rescue helicopter in the eastern Aegean.
Greek stocks jumped 3.14% at the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pushing the composite index above the 1,900 level, to end at 1,920.73 points.
Communist Party of Greece leader Aleka Papariga on Tuesday met in Ramallah with Palestinian authority PM Salam Fayad, as she concluded a series of meetings at the head of a party delegation.
There is no risk of a shortage in household heating due to the discontinuation of natural gas supply from Russia, the Public Natural Gas Corp. (DEPA) said Tuesday.
The shooting attack against police officers in Athens on Monday and speculations of a new cycle of terrorism dominated the headlines on Wednesday
