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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain As his government continues to slide in the opinion polls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to impose a windfall tax on energy companies if they make excess profits from rising bills. He also ruled out snap elections or a change to the electoral law.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections Comments by a government official appear to have doused expectations of snap elections before the summer, but speculation remains as lively as ever about an early vote later this year, possibly accompanied by another change to the electoral system.
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism The government is pinning its hopes on a new support package to blunt the effects of galloping inflation on households and businesses, but the opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being too timid and missing the mark.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan Athens is expecting a new political environment in its relations with Ankara, to retain open communication channels and a period of tranquility in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean following the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, on Sunday.
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Hopes of EU providing immediate relief wane as economic challenges multiply The first day of the EU leaders’ summit in Versailles on Thursday did not produce particularly encouraging developments for the Greek government, which is hoping that Europe will step in to provide solutions on the fiscal front as the energy crisis and runaway inflation fuel political concern.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged that his government will announce in the coming days an additional support package to counter the cost-of-living crisis, which remains a key threat to New Democracy’s political fortunes.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, in what will be their first talks on Turkish soil rather than neutral territory.
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PM stands by Ukraine decision, feels vindicated on defence and foreign policies Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis has doubled down on his decision to send arms to Ukraine despite ongoing criticism from the opposition parties regarding the policy but also not consulting with his rivals.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Leaders explain differing views on how to approach Ukraine war Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the war in Ukraine and the government’s decision to break a decades-long tradition of Greece not embroiling itself in such conflicts, in this case by supplying arms to Kiev, gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to present his party as being the one that can best safeguard the country’s security, as well as its place within the West.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis faces pushback from left on arms to Ukraine The government’s decision to supply arms to Ukraine has prompted criticism from the main opposition party SYRIZA and other parties of the left about the nature and extent of Greece’s involvement in the conflict with Russia.