Politics
Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
Speaking to business leaders on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out his government’s economic priorities for the year, reiterating New Democracy’s determination to create more fiscal space for tax cuts, a move that will also depend on the acquiescence of Greece’s lenders.
Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
Following a week when foreign policy dominated the political agenda in Greece, the government’s attention turns to the more mundane matters of the fifth enhanced surveillance review and pension reform in the coming days.
PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
Fresh from his trip to Washington, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with opposition leaders on Friday and was reminded that he would not have an easy ride from his political rivals over plans for closer defence cooperation with the US and his bid to change the electoral law.
Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
The government appears satisfied with the result of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s first diplomatic tour in the US even though the Greek side did not elicit from the US president a public denouncement of Turkey's actions in the Eastern Mediterranean that Athens views as breaches of its sovereign rights.
In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had the opportunity on Tuesday to fill US President Donald Trump in on Greece’s economic recovery, while also gauging the level of support Athens can expect from Washington in the former’s escalating dispute with Turkey.
Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, just days after Greece, Cyprus and Israel signed the EastMed pipeline accord, a project that has been strongly backed by Washington.
After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
Greece, Israel and Cyprus signed on Thursday a historic agreement for the construction of the EastMed pipeline, bolstering their tripartite alliance and shaking things up in terms of the geopolitical implications for the region.
ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
The year ends with the government considering how it will use any available fiscal space in 2020 to reduce taxes further.
New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
The year ends with Greece being hit by a cold snap and high winds, but with the government planning to get 2020 off to a smooth and convincing start.
ND moves ahead with bill on street protests amid ideological clash with SYRIZA
The government is planning to make a bill introducing a stricter legal framework for street demonstrations one of its first political acts of the new year.