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Government dampens expectations for handouts in PM's speech
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn less than three weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attempt to set the tone for his government’s second term in office, when he delivers the keynote speech to mark the opening of this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), but aides have started to dial down expectations
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir lives. There were renewed attacks on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration
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Athens eyes enhanced diplomatic role after hosting Zelensky and Balkan leaders
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe informal dinner hosted in Athens on Monday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to strengthen one of Greece’s main diplomatic aims, which is to regain not only its role as a bridge between the European Union and the Western Balkans, but to extend this connection to Eastern Europe
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Government tries to mount defence against criticism about wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Athens on Friday provided his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis with some respite from the pressure being piled on his government by the fallout from devastating wildfires, but the opposition seems determined to put New Democracy on the spot
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 9 and 10, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to head to Thessaloniki on Wednesday to prepare the ground in the northern city for his keynote speech at the trade fair on September 9, but he left Athens with criticism from the opposition parties ringing in his ears after the PM held a meeting
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis continued on Friday his fightback against criticism over the wildfires by claiming that a parliamentary debate on the subject a day earlier showed that the opposition has nothing constructive to bring to the discussion. At the start of a cabinet meeting on Friday
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Greece and Turkey head towards crucial stage of negotiations
PoliticsForeign Policybetween Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Vilnius, last
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PM prepares to set out policy agenda, SYRIZA gears up for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA significant week lies ahead for the government and main opposition party SYRIZA as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will speak at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on the weekend, following a difficult start to his second term in office, while the leftists will attempt to elect a new
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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsfaith. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also joined the fray in a cabinet meeting on Friday, when he
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