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Six-day work week triggers opposition attack on labour reforms
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom former prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis at a book launch on Monday, chief... not comment on statements by former prime ministers”. Mitsotakis himself has not reacted to the charges
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Newsletter 430 - 05/07/2024
for the leadership of the centre-left party. Former prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis spoke.... Karamanlis, prime minister between 2004 and 2009, was a little more subdued in his comments
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Kasselakis attempts to ease SYRIZA tension amid meagre poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Kasselakis. Just 16 pct have a positive view, compared to 33 pct for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Just 7 pct of Greeks see Kasselakis as the most suitable of all party leaders to be prime
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NATO summit also gives PM chance to address issues with neighbours
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Politicsneighbouring countries will be present: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, North Macedonia’s new Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and Albania’s Edi Rama. According to media reports, Greek Prime Minister
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PM defends stance on North Macedonia dispute amid opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s opposition parties are trying to put pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over his handling of foreign policy issues amid friction with neighbouring Albania and North Macedonia... government in Skopje and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski’s insistence on referring to his country as just
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe next meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September is expected to define both the course of Greek-Turkish relations and developments... regarding the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The Turkish president even called on Greek Prime Minister
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SYRIZA seizes on latest spyware reports to renew pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Prime Minister’s office.” The list of the 27 crossover targets includes ministers, senior New..., SYRIZA argued that the reports leave “no doubt about the shady role” played by the Prime Minister’s
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has picked Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas as Greece’s next representative on the European Commission, a decision that some observers believe... observers believe that one of the prime motivations behind Mitsotakis’s decision was his desire to improve
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMeasures aimed at making housing more affordable are set to be one of the central themes of the policy package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil in his keynote speech..., providing subsidised mortgages to Greeks aged between 25 and 39. Earlier this summer, Prime Minister
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PM hopes to reset narrative with positive announcements
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has launched into a good news offensive at the start of the political season, hoping to put behind him a summer of discontent over inflation and poor public services. The prime... by the end of the term, starting with 0.5 points next year. Responding to the prime minister’s
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