Politics
GSI diplomacy under scrutiny as Athens defends French role and opposition demands disclosure
The political dispute surrounding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is increasingly shifting from events at sea to the diplomacy taking place behind closed doors.
GSI puts diplomacy in EastMed to the test
The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the ambitious electricity project linking Greece, Cyprus and eventually Israel, is once again emerging as a potential flashpoint in the Eastern Mediterranean.
GSI work resumes amid domestic tension over possible concessions made by Athens
Frozen since 2024, work on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) has resumed but despite cross-party support in Greece for this major energy project, the government and opposition clashed over the details of the restart, which has prompted accusations that Athens is making risky concessions.
Mitsotakis and Tsipras try to define electoral battlefield as debt legislation row rumbles on
Over the past few days, two developments have illustrated both the sharpening of political competition and the issues likely to dominate the road to the 2027 elections.
Greek politicians draw lessons from US midterm reversal as GSI cable resumption nears
The Democrats' capture of both chambers of the US Congress in Tuesday's midterms has given Greek opposition parties a ready-made domestic message, and the government some hope of a firmer line on Turkey on Capitol Hill.
Mitsotakis takes on three rivals as ND shifts to election footing
In a sign that the political contest is intensifying, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has gone on the offensive on three fronts, targeting those he views as his main political opponents in the upcoming elections.
PM ramps up election prep as opposition doubles down on private debt controversy
Monday's meetings of the cabinet and New Democracy's executive secretariat marked a new push by Kyriakos Mitsotakis to begin preparing both his government and party for the next general election.
Mitsotakis prepares ND for long campaign after retreat from NPL legislation
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is effectively launching this Monday New Democracy's long march towards the next general election, seeking to place both his government and party organisation on a war footing while there is still ample time remaining in the parliamentary term.
GSI resumption set to test Greek–Turkish relations after Libya MoU clash
The planned resumption of maritime surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is emerging as the next critical test of relations between Greece and Turkey, following a sharp diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations on Thursday over the recently ratified Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum.
Mitsotakis takes maritime dispute to UN as PASOK seeks to build on polling momentum
The fallout from eastern Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum continues to dominate Greece's political agenda, but the controversy is now unfolding on two distinct fronts.