11.00 News in brief
Ιncreased traffic at this hour on Kifisou Avenue heading north from the Three Bridges junction. Heavy traffic and on Poseidonos avenue heading to Piraeus from Ellinikon to Kalamaki due to road works.
The Parliament Plenary will begin tomorrow the discussion on the new state draft budget. The discussion will be completed on Wednesday evening, with the speech of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other political leaders, followed by the voting.
EU leaders today in Brussels will embrace the new European Commission plan for Europe to be the first climate neutral continent by 2050.
Furthermore today, the EU will formally react to the UK election results.
European Union leaders yesterday issued a statement rejecting a Turkey-Libya maritime border deal as invalid and insisting that the pact interferes with the rights of other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
The United States clearly disagrees with Ankara on the Turkey-Libya memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime zone delimitations, and on the continental shelves of Mediterranean islands, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt told journalists on Thursday, citing American legal analysts on the document.
Ιn the UK, Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labor in its traditional heartlands.
With just one seat left to declare in the general election, the conservatives gain 364 seats and the Labor party 203 seats.
The prime minister said it would give him a mandate to «get Brexit done» and take the UK out of the EU next month.
Jeremy Corbyn said Labour had a «very disappointing night» and he would not fight a future election.
EU leaders have urged Boris Johnson to ensure clarity on Brexit “as soon as possible” as they vowed to protect their own economic interests in the trade talks ahead.
The president of the European council, Charles Michel, offered his congratulations to Boris Johnson, as he arrived at a summit of EU leaders on Friday.
Retail stores operate on a holiday schedule. They are open daily from 9am to 9pm. They will also remain open the next 3 Sundays of the year.
The 6th Santa Run will take place in Athens this coming Sunday, December 15. The most joyful run of the year will commence at 9.30 am outside the City Link entrance on Syntagma square and the cost of participation is 12 euros, with the Santa outfit included in the price.
And the weather forecast…
Rain and occasional thunderstorms are forecast for Attica this morning. The temperature today will reach a high of 16 degrees Celsius.
More news in brief Monday morning at 9.
