Government of Greece

Germany's new ambassador to Greece, Jens Ploetner, has presented his credentials to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and vowed to work to maintain ties between the two countries. "Germany and Greece share a long tradition of a close and multifaceted relationship," he said on Thursday after meeting Pavlopoulos.

A parliamentary debate on whether an inquiry should be launched to investigate Defense Minister Panos Kammenos's alleged intervention in the Noor 1 heroin case has been postponed, House speaker Nikos Voutsis said Friday.

The private television channel Star has lodged a legal suit against the state, seeking 32.4 million euros in damages for the revenue it claims to have lost following a government competition last year, which has since been legally revoked, that led to the revocation of its license.

The sparring between the government and the Greek judiciary continued on Wednesday with a fresh jab from Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis who criticized a court ruling against a 28-year-old woman convicted on terrorism charges.

Double Turkish provocation against the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

The first harassment occurred when the Greek President’s aircraft approached the Greek island of Rhodes for landing.

The Turkish radar operators attempted to communicate with the aircraft and warned that it…violated the Turkish airspace!

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was visiting the Labor and Social Insurance Ministry on Monday as part of a tour of all ministries aimed at addressing the particular problems they address and indicating that his government is addressing the everyday problems of citizens.

Tensions between Greece and Turkey over Ankara's objections to Cyprus's right to drill for natural gas off its coast spiked again yesterday when the Turkish Foreign Ministry took a sharp jab at Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over his criticism of Ankara's stance.

An Athens court on Wednesday imposed four-year jail sentences on former socialist finance minister Yiannos Papantoniou and his wife Stavroula Kourakou after finding them guilty of submitting inaccurate declaration of wealth statements ("pothen esches") in 2010, notably by failing to include a reference to 1.3 million euros in savings in a Swiss bank account in Kourakou's name.

Less than a week after making a similar complaint against the government, the union representing the country's judges on Tuesday issued a statement condemning "improper, slanderous and inappropriate expressions" by Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis.

Greece could return to financial markets in the next few weeks, investors and bankers close to the discussions told Reuters, raising private cash that would mark an important step towards ending its dependence on official funding next year.