Politics
Mitsotakis joins calls for EU to develop air defence system
The Greek and Polish prime ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk have called for the EU to finance and develop a European air defence shield.
Party leaders dispute response to cost-of-living crisis
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted on Friday to tackle head-on concerns about the cost of living and claims that his government has contributed to the crisis through its policies.
Centre-left parties jockey for leading role in post-election landscape
With New Democracy poised to cement its political dominance in the upcoming EP elections, the leaders of SYRIZA and PASOK have been exchanging barbs over which of the two will lead the inevitable shake-up of the centre left space on the day after.
Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
With New Democracy dominating the polls just under three weeks to go to EP elections, leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears confident that the party can exceed expectations set earlier in the campaign. The degree of voter abstention and the ability of smaller parties to beat the election threshold are now seen as holding the key to the allocation of seats.
Polls provide little comfort for opposition parties ahead of EP elections
The opposition parties can find little to cheer about in the flurry of opinion polls being published ahead of the June 9 elections as they have started to consistently show that New Democracy is heading for a comfortable victory.
PM appeals to Brussels over high prices, sparking opposition scorn
With less than three weeks to go until the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to show that he is doing everything in his power to address the cost-of-living challenges faced by Greek voters
PM defends scepticism about name deal as he waits for official position from Skopje
Athens is waiting for the government in Skopje to take an official position amid the negative mood created by the statements and actions of the newly elected president and the prime minister of North Macedonia.
ND appears on track for election goal, opposition labouring
Three opinion polls published on Thursday suggest that, despite its recent difficulties, New Democracy is cruising towards a comfortable victory in the European Parliament elections and that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will likely achieve his goal of gaining around 33 pct, the same as the conservatives won in the last Euro vote five years ago.
Resurfacing of Prespes Agreement troubles PM as poll picks up on protest vote
The renewed focus on the Prespes Agreement has reignited divisions within New Democracy and put Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the spot as he battles criticism from parties on both left and right.
PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
With three weeks of campaigning left until the EP elections, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is focussing his message on the issues he believes will swing the vote. After a week in which New Democracy’s record on foreign policy came under scrutiny, the party is highlighting its credentials the domestic front.