Greece’s Cabinet meets Tuesday morning at the Maximos Mansion, the prime minister’s offices in Athens, to name the new leadership of the country’s highest court. Under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ministers are expected to approve the new heads of the Supreme Court, which sits atop the Greek judiciary in civil and criminal cases. Justice Minister George Floridis will recommend Panagiotis Lymperopoulos as the court’s president and Evangelos Bakelas as its prosecutor general, according to reports.
The decision follows a recent vote among the country’s senior judges, as well as the procedure set out in law. As has been reported in the Sunday Edition of To Vima the recommendations are expected to win unanimous approval, clearing the way for the new leadership.
A second judicial decision is also on the table. National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis will recommend a new president and vice presidents for the Legal Council of State, the body that advises the government on legal matters and represents it in court.
Beyond the courts: a full legislative agenda
The meeting’s agenda also features a wide range of topics from justice reform to farm subsidies and social policy.
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis and Minister of State Akis Skertsos will present the government’s account of its work over the first half of 2026 and set out its stated priorities for the rest of the year, as the administration says it intends to speed up its legislative and investment plans.
Deputy Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis will brief ministers on the Recovery and Resilience Fund, Greece’s share of the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery program, while Hatzidakis and Margaritis Schinas present the June round of farm payments and subsidies.
Ministers will also discuss several draft laws: a measure to modernize the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government; a bill to develop the second pillar of the pension system through occupational insurance; legislation to strengthen the Equal Treatment Authority and bring Greek law into line with European directives; and an omnibus bill by the maritime ministry.
