Greece

Temperatures remained high on Monday in Greece, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in certain areas, according to the National Meteorological Service.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday expressed his horror at the attack on former U.S. President Donald Trump, in a message on the social media platform X.

In his weekly review on social media post on Sunday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the issue of staff shortages in the National Health System (NHS), measures to fight unemployment and high prices, and Greece's acquisition of microsatellites.

The importance of the NSRF as a critical tool for reducing unemployment and increasing employment was emphasized by Labour Minister, Niki Kerameus, speaking at the conference "NSRF 2014-2020: A Strong Development Footprint for All".

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began a cabinet meeting on Monday by thanking frontline firefighting forces for their great work over the last few days, noting that the state had been "present from the first moments against hundreds of blazes, throughout the country."

More reinforcements, both in the air and on the ground, were sent to help the existing forces fighting the fire that started in Keratea, Attica shortly before noon on Sunday.

"The citizens demand a lot from us, they want fewer mistakes and more effort, tangible results and not just promises," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, starting a meeting of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group.

The police made 61 arrests on Sunday, of which approximately half were in Attica, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said on Tuesday in an interview with the ERTnews TV, referring to the issue of domestic violence.

The decision by the new state and political leadership of North Macedonia "not to use in domestic public statements the country's constitutional name" systematically and persistently is a "flagrant violation of the Prespa Agreement, which foresees the uniform use of the name 'North Macedonia' both domestically and abroad," Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis said in Luxembourg on Monday.

The matter of high prices, in comparison with countries like Spain, is the central issue of the posting of the Minister of State Akis Skertsos on social media on Saturday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the challenges of the times and spoke of ethics in artificial intelligence (AI), in an address at "The Lyceum Project: AI Ethics with Aristotle" conference held at the Athens Conservatory on Thursday evening.

"Our intention is to continue implementing bold structural measures," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his visit to the development ministry in Athens on Wednesday.

State Minister Makis Voridis on Monday referred to the multiple benefits that arise and will arise in the future from the reconstruction of the Athens Riviera addressing the "Athens Riviera Summit 2024".

Temperatures will remain very high throughout Greece on Thursday, in many places exceeding 40C, with only the northwest to see a slight decline, according to an updated weather forecast released by the National Meteorological Service.

New Democracy still remains the dominant political force in Greece, as its percentage in the European elections was higher than the total of the second and the third parties, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

Polls open Sunday morning for the June 9 European Parliament Elections. The vote will determine the 21 members of the European Parliament representing Greece, out of a total of 720 seats.

The Prespa Agreement and the use of a single name (erga omnes) for the neighboring country "was the basic prerequisite for North Macedonia to become a member of NATO; that is the reason it was not accepted in NATO all these years," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during an interview to national broadcaster ERT on board the frigate 'Kimon' at the Naval Group shipyards in Lorient, France, on Thursday.

Victory always begins in Thessaloniki, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his central pre-electoral speech of the northern capital on Wednesday night, ahead of the European elections on Sunday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Larissa on Tuesday for the opening of the Thessaly Civil Defence Operations Centre and joined a meeting on the restoration measures following the disastrous floods from storms "Elias" and "Daniel" in 2023.

"We must not forget that in 2009, when the crisis hit us, Greece was close to the European average in terms of per capita income, then it collapsed and now it is struggling to catch up with Europe. This policy has been followed by our government consistently since 2009," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday in an interview broadcast by all TV channels.

Greece almost declared bankruptcy in 2015 because at some point the prevalent idea was that money was plentiful and "we could promise everyone everything, without any costing - and citizens believed it," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in Pyrgos, western Greece, referring to the main opposition party.

With the signature of two new bilateral agreements, including one on military cooperation, the meeting in Athens on Wednesday between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, sealed the further strengthening of relations between Qatar and Greece.