Independent Greeks (ANEL), the junior coalition partner, voted against a provision that will speed up the construction of a mosque in Votanikos, an area outside Athens, during a debate in the relevant parliamentary committees on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said Munich Re's insurance subsidiary Ergo, which completed the acquisition of Greece’s ATE Insurance on Tuesday, must prove in practice that the move will ensure existing jobs and create new ones.
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas denied on Wednesday that he said Europe “definitely needs a ‘Plan B’ for the refugee and migration issue” during an interview with German newspaper "Bild".
The Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE) and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) are calling on the government to introduce special aid measures in order to assist the North Aegean islands which have seen their tourism traffic dwindle due to the ongoing influx of refugees there in the past year and a half.