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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agorasaid they would like to see former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis be appointed Greece’s new head... is even considering the prime minister of the 2004–2009 as a suitable candidate for the presidency... before he eventually become prime minister, and which became synonymous with fiscal alchemy
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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyto Athens. Haftar was due to meet both Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Prime Minister Kyriakos... accords with the GNA Prime Minister Al-Sarraj three months later, Greece was caught by surprise... with Turkey. Following some diverging reports in the media following Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s visit
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe interview Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave to Alpha TV on Thursday night was dominated... this year. However, this plan is now set to be shelved, with the prime minister saying... The prime minister was boosted, though, by the news on Thursday that SYRIZA and Movement for Change
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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsand order agenda. Since Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s recent trip to the USA and the subsequent... government. On Monday, the prime minister had an opportunity to turn the discussion towards domestic... in as people expect to see results straight away. Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s decision to nominate top judge
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New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday by the vast majority of the country’s MPs, vindicating Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s... voted for Sakellaropoulou if present. The ex-prime minister’s non-participation sparked speculation... by the prime minister. Several reports suggested that Samaras was upset about being snubbed for a second
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPresident Charles Michel in Paris and Brussels on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired... leader’s relationship with one of his predecessors, Antonis Samaras. The former prime minister... and Samaras. The latter was overlooked by the prime minister when it came to the government’s
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policyinstitutions to the Evros border with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is considered by Athens a strong... between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump. According to government sources... it will handle EU affairs from now on. In this regard it is interesting to note that the Prime Minister's
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first televised address regarding the coronavirus... the crisis.” “As prime minister, I have to listen to the scientists with expertise,” he said. “Whatever... to take more measures if or when they are needed. In a bid to rally public support, the prime minister
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
from a Thessaloniki hospital on Thursday after making a full recovery. Prime Minister Kyriakos....” The prime minister took to the airwaves this week to address the public on the government’s Covid-19 plans and ask for their cooperation, as Greece races to contain cases before they spiral. “As prime
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Public support for ND's handling of crisis still strong, SYRIZA looks for weak points
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s decisions, although 37 pct would like to see stricter limitations.... It suggested that 61.1 pct of 1,095 respondents were “very” pleased with the prime minister... “rally round the flag” effect to other countries, where public support for the government and the prime
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