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Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPlevris, was refused entry to eastern Libya for negotiations. The measures include a three-month... Mitsotakis of resorting to anti-migration policies to deflect from the failure of foreign policy in Libya
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policy, Mitsotakis last week proposed a new initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, and Libya during..., Libya, and Egypt, according to Kathimerini. Boulos, who met with Mitsotakis last September, is said
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy. Greece is also maintaining active engagement in Libya, with scheduled visits by the Foreign Minister... in Libya, promote stability and address pressing issues such as migration, while reiterating Greece’s
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Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
AgoraAs the Greek general elections of May (and then June) 2012 approached, every poor unfortunate European politician attempted to grab a moment in the spotlight by pontificating on whether Greece should or should not be in the single currency. While the eu...
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Samaras and Tsipras prepared to go toe to toe all the way to February
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn true pre-election mode, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras attempted to outdo each other on Monday after they each held separate talks with President Karolos Papoulias, the figure who has found himself at the centre of politic...
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Greek children lead way in languages at primary school level
SocietyGreek youth perceive themselves as being very healthy, are more likely to smoke and to learn two foreign languages in primary school than their EU counterparts. This is revealed in Being young in Europe today, a flagship Eurostat report that draws toget...
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Tsipras wins referendum but sceptical lenders, limited time stand in way of deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday's referendum appeared to deliver a resounding victory to the government's "No" to the proposals by Greece's lenders, marking the start of a great period of economic and political uncertainty. The fact that "No" was on course to gain at least 60 p...
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Greece submits proposals to lenders in hope of paving way for agreement
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government sent to the institutions on Thursday evening its final proposal including prior actions that will complement the request for a new 3-year programme from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). In the 20-page document submitted to th...
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