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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week, during a meeting with bank executives, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on lenders... but there have been suggestions that the Prime Minister’s office has some concerns about their behaviour... that the budget vote on Tuesday also saw independent MP Theodora Megalooikonomou, formerly of the Union
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Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Thursday night..., Republic of Macedonia. The prime minister attempted to show how Greece’s stance had evolved.... The opposition leader said that the agreement was a “national defeat” and argued that no previous Greek prime
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the international media, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has had to step up efforts to improve North... as Albania. Prime Minister Mitsotakis met with his North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev in Thessaloniki... community. Addressing Zaev publicly, the prime minister said that Athens and Skopje have to address
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has... to travel outside of their region before May 18. Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Akis Skertos.... Also from May 18, Greece’s archaeological sites will open to the public. The prime minister also made
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Androulakis receives strong mandate for renewal at KINAL
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen elected the leader of centre-left KINAL following a resounding victory over former prime... the moderate social democrat a sound platform from which to build from. The fact that he saw off... of Papandreou’s involvement in frontline politics in Greece. Although the former prime minister showed that he
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Tension with Turkey dominates government agenda at home and abroad
PoliticsGreek Politics’s national security prospects. New Democracy saw a bump in its ratings on the back of the prime... of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, violations of Greek airspace close to the Evros land border... on its side”, the prime minister said, adding, “we have strong allies and of course we have
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PM hits back at surveillance list claims, falls out with ally
PoliticsGreek Politicspowerful businesspeople, as well as political opponents and journalists. The visibly irritated prime... it an inconceivable and disgraceful allegation. The prime minister reiterated his position on the phone-tapping... the political careers of major figures in New Democracy through slander. The prime minister
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyBalkans, the Greek side saw an intention on behalf of the Albanian side to set the issue... as the Prime Minister’s on Thursday to the villages of the Greek minority coincided with the signing... serve its fundamental narrative.” The personal relationship between the Albanian Prime Minister
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Newsletter 376 - 31/03/2023
election period, stretching until early July, sounded this week, when Prime Minister Kyriakos.... At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, the Greek Prime Minister ended months of speculation by confirming... in Lamia, central Greece, on Monday, the prime minister said that the next administration could
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Amendment for migrant workers passes amid turmoil for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hoping to move on swiftly from Tuesday’s vote in Parliament, which saw MPs approve an amendment that permits the Greek authorities to issue migrants who have... lawmakers, has been adopted by prime ministers in the past as a way of avoiding confrontation that could
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