Makis Voridis

The Federation of Local Government Workers' Unions (POE-OTA) has called a 24-hour strike on Tuesday following the work-related death earlier this month of a sanitation worker at the Municipality of Xylokastro in the northern Peloponnese.

The Greek public had to wait for investigative outlet 'inside story' to break the news on July 7, triggering fierce debate over Ayavefe's suitability for such an honour. For Ayavefe is no musicologist or historian, and certainly no wizard on the basketball court.

Yasam Ayavefe

A Turkish citizen sought with red notice for running online gambling has been granted citizenship from Greece.

Yaşam Ayavefe, who is accused of "conducting websites for illegal gambling and betting," was caught by Greek police in February 2019.

Ankara asked Athens for extradition, but Greece gave Ayavefe, also a North Cyprus citizen, migrant status in October 2019.

The Interior Ministry is working on drastic reforms in the public sector to improve efficiency, promote meritocracy, root out corruption and, ultimately serve the public more effectively.

Civil servants will be rewarded for their productivity, Interior Minister Makis Voridis said on Wednesday.

Speaking to Open TV, Voridis noted that initiatives will be taken in the near future in order to create a reward mechanism so as "to instill a culture of meritocracy in public administration."

When does a politician's past come under the statute of limitations? When are their own sins expunged and when is citizens' forgetfulness legitimate, even appropriate?

By Kostas Tsaousis

I must disagree with the always polite and low-key spokesman for main oppostition Syriza, Nasos Iliopoulos, as regards his reading of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' cabinet reshuffle, which was announced today.

Newly appointed Greek government spokesman Christos Tarantilis announced the makeup of the government on Monday, following a reshuffle by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that saw most key ministers stay put.

A cabinet reshuffle is expected to be announced at noon on Monday, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to strengthen his government ahead of what promises to be a very challenging year for Greece.

Greek cheeses have been exempted from US tariffs imposed on European Union agricultural products, according to the Ministry of Rural Development and Food on Thursday

The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Makis Voridis, expressed his satisfaction over the decision to the US Ambassador in Athens, Geoffrey Pyatt in a telephone conversation.