Kyriakos Velopoulos

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the most popular political leader in Greece (46 pct), despite a slight decline in his popularity, while the majority (57 pct) of people want the government to complete its term, according to a nationwide poll conducted by Prorata and published on Wednesday.

With a thumbs up shortly after 1pm today Efstathia Kambisiouli - the head nurse at COVID-19 reference hospital Evangelismos - became the first Greek to receive the Pfizer-Bio-N-Tech vaccine.

All opposition parties in Parliament denounced the government on Friday in the wake of the European Council and its conclusions regarding Turkey.

Lawmakers of ruling New Democracy and main opposition SYRIZA joined forces on Thursday in Parliament to condemn the anti-vaccine rhetoric of the leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party Kyriakos Velopoulos, who also repeated his attacks against scientists.

A Supreme Court prosecutor on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a complaint lodged by the Attica Pharmacists Association (FSA) against a television commercial for a balm claiming to protect people from pneumonia and the new coronavirus.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will complete on Monday a briefing of opposition leaders on the results of his recent trip to the United States, with a meeting with Dimitris Koutsoumbas of the Greek Communist Party (KKE).

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks consensus on major issues, especially those that concern foreign policy, his office said Friday after the completion of a series of meetings with the leaders of opposition parties during which he briefed them on the results of his visit to the United States, where mounting tension with Turkey topped the agenda.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began briefing political leaders in Athens on the results of his recent trip to the United States, starting with head of the main opposition, Alexis Tsipras.

Amid acrimony between the government and main opposition SYRIZA over the outcome of his talks on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to brief the leaders of opposition parties on Friday and Monday about the visit, as well as key foreign policy issues.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with the leaders of the opposition on Friday in a bid to find common ground over a government bill that will facilitate the vote of Greeks living abroad.

The main aim for Mitsotakis is to secure an overwhelming majority of two-thirds in Parliament, so that the provision can come into force in the next elections.