Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Food from canceled presidential reception donated to charity

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday arranged for hundreds of meals to be delivered to four charities that feed people in need. 

Sakellaropoulou took the initiative after a big reception that had been planned at the Presidential Mansion to mark the 49th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece was canceled due to the wildfires. 

Migration, traffickers discussed during Maltese president’s visit

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her Maltese counterpart George Vella observe a guard of honor before their meeting at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. Vella, who is on an official visit to Athens, also met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and discussed issues of common interest such as migration and the fight against smuggling networks.

New parliament sworn in

Greece's new Parliament was sworn in on Monday, following the general elections held on June 25. The ceremony took place in the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

Following the religious oath, Muslim members of Parliament swore on the Quran, while those who preferred to do so, took the political oath.

New government sworn in

The members of Greece's new government take the oath during a swearing-in ceremony attended by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace in Athens on Tuesday. Center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' cabinet was sworn in as his New Democracy party had 40.55%, more than twice the opposition SYRIZA party's 17.84% after Sunday's election.

New cabinet to be sworn in on Tuesday

The members of the new government will be sworn in on Tuesday in a ceremony presided over by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. and will be followed by the official handing over of the portfolios to the new ministers at their headquarters.

Mitsotakis says Greeks can ‘claim a better future’ as he receives government mandate

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis described his re-election as prime minister a "special honor" that will provide him with a four-year horizon to implement reforms, in a meeting with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday morning.

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