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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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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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Storm impact and ferry death engulf political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it is not enough for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to blame the climate crisis. She argued
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Meeting of Greek, Turkish foreign ministers raises hopes for constructive dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policyenjoys the absolute confidence of the Prime Minister. She is expected to meet her Turkish
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing a huge test of his premiership, barely into its second term, as the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which wreaked havoc in central Greece last week, reveals widespread damage and anger among residents and business owners who were affected by the extreme
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