Vassilis Kikilas

Health, migration ministers discuss measures for migrant camps

Greece's health and migration ministers were meeting Wednesday to discuss protective measures to keep the novel coronavirus from spreading in the country's migrant camps.

The meeting between Vassilis Kikilas and Notis Mitarakis at the Health Ministry was being attended by the government's chief scientific adviser on the coronavirus, Sotiris Tsiodras, and other officials.

ND submits motion for special inquiry into involvement of Defence Minister Kammenos in Noor-1 affair

Greece’s major opposition party New Democracy (ND) has submitted a proposal for the setting up of a special parliamentary committee to investigate the involvement of Defence Minister Panos Kammenos in the Noor-1 case. The proposal was singed by the all of the conservative party’s deputies.

ND, PASOK attack Tsipras after Greek PM lays out prospect of bond market return

Opposition parties on Wednesday attacked Alexis Tsipras after Greece's left-wing prime minister said his bailout-reliant country would "very soon" be in a position to tap bond markets again.

"Tsipras today addressed the only audience he has left to applaud him: His ministers," New Democracy party spokesman Vassilis Kikilas said.