Ministers to get action plans, code of conduct

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on Wednesday to present his ministers with specific targets they will need to meet and a code of conduct that will include a ban on hiring relatives, during a televised session of his new cabinet. 

Meanwhile, it was announced that the new premier is to visit Berlin next month following an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who telephoned him Tuesday to congratulate him as did US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence.

The visit to Berlin is expected to take place after August 20. Before that, Mitsotakis will visit Cyprus, most probably following the announcement of his program policy statements and a vote of confidence on July 20-22.

Wednesday's cabinet session, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., will signal Mitsotakis' priorities for his government.

According to sources, each...

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