Ioannis Amanatidis

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras suggested he will proceed with a mini government reshuffle in the coming days to fill up the positions of deputy ministers who are expected to, or have already resigned, based on remarks he made at a meeting of ruling SYRIZA's political secretariat on Thursday.

The announcement may be made on Friday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Saturday plans for the creation of an international university in Thessaloniki, with branches in six northern Greek cities.

The government has proposed that a parliamentary inquiry be set up to investigate allegations that two ex-prime ministers and eight former ministers accepted bribes from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, with the likely outcome being that the case will be referred back to the justice system.

More than 140 countries already refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as "Republic of Macedonia," deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis said on Wednesday, adding that the Greek government wants an agreement on a composite name that will be used by everyone.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed Greek Muslims as fellow nationals at an impromptu speech he delivered at the Celal Bayar Muslim community school at the northeastern town of Komotini on Friday afternoon.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic and Greek Deputy FM Ioannis Amanatidis met in Belgrade on Monday as part of Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos's official visit to Serbia.

Summer might not be here yet, but the lovers of sun and sea are gradually making their way to cosmopolitan island of Mykonos. Yiannis Amanatidis, the former Bundesliga player and current coach of Iraklis was sighted on the “windy island” with a beautiful brunette babe enjoying the warm weather during the Easter break.

The Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived in Athens by airplane at 8 p.m. on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations in Greece.

The flame was received with the protocol reserved for heads of state after Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem had been handed it to a Greek delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis.

The new government is expected to be sworn today at 10.30 am (local time) at.

Among the first who arrived at the Presidential Mansion was Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis and Deputy Minister of Defence Dimitrios Vitsas and Minister of Health and Welfare Andreas Xanthos.

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