Minister of State

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis announced adjustments to the Cabinet on Monday following the resignation of two ministers last week - Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Yiannis Bratakos.

The resignations of the minister of state, Stavros Papastavrou, and the deputy minister to the prime minister, Yiannis Bratakos, last Thursday has been attributed to their attendance at the "wrong" social event.

The event turned out to be more than just social, as four days later it led to the ouster of two of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' closest associates.

Two ministers have resigned from the government.

Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Yiannis Bratakos submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The prime minister thanked them for their cooperation and accepted their resignations, a statement from his office said.

There is an "invisible thread" connecting the conservative governments of Antonis Samaras (2012-2015) and the current administration of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou, who served in the former as a member of the team negotiating with Greece's international creditors.

The visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ukraine on Wednesday had all the makings of a Hollywood thriller, as an explosion from a Russian attack on Odesa, probably with missiles, occurred less than 200 meters from where he stood with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who were at the port at that time.

The Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou visited the packaging workshop of the Social Cooperative Enterprise 3S School Synergy Snacks

Ahead of a televised interview on Wednesday evening in which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to open the debate on same-sex marriage and parenthood, three New Democracy MPs have expressed their basic opposition to any change in the law.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is confronted with a gordian knot on the issue of same-sex marriage.

The center-right prime minister has pledged to push legislation on the issue through Parliament but faces strong opposition from within his own party.

The government is trying to solve the conundrum of the high-priced ferry tickets this summer, in cooperation with coastal shippers. The two sides are expected to have a meeting on Tuesday at the prime minister's office in order to assess the scope for initiatives to slash fares.

The government intends to put an end to the "unbearable insanity" where Greece has no private universities in Greece, Minister of State Makis Voridis has said.

In an interview with Real FM, Voridis discussed the recent announcements by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament regarding private third level education.