Christos Staikouras

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a meeting on Friday to discuss the prospects of state-run TV channel ERT and ways to turn it into a modern and pluralistic public service broadcaster.
The meeting was attended by government spokesman Stelios Petsas, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Deputy Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis.

The Finance Ministry's new administration, in cooperation with the prime minister, will on Thursday put the finishing touch on a new tax bill that has also been shared with the country's creditors.

Greece's new government will press ahead with tax cuts for households and businesses despite skepticism from creditors, the country's finance minister said Tuesday after he and his Cabinet colleagues were sworn in.

Greece's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, two days after conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won early elections on pledges to make the country more business-friendly, cut taxes and negotiate an easing of draconian budget conditions agreed as part of the country's rescue program.

Incoming Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday appointed a cabinet including trusted aides as well as several personalities from outside the political sphere with the key goal of delivering on his promises without delay.

Christos Staikouras, a former alternate economy minister under ND PM Antonis Samaras, will be Greece's new finance minister in the cabinet of incoming PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which was announced late this afternoon, less than 24 hours afte Mitsotakis' landslide victory, and veteran connservative MP Nilos Dendias will be Greece's new foreign minister.

Following his landslide victory in the 7 July general election, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is poised to announce his cabinet today.

As the incoming Prime Minister had said prior to the election he had already picked his cabinet, though there may be last minute changes.

Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras convened an emergency meeting on the economy at the New Democracy?s headquarters on Tuesday.

Taking part in the meeting were former Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, former Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Samaras?s aides, Stavros Papastavros and Chrysanthos Lazaridis.