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PM changes tune on inflation, ready to take further steps
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged more measures to combat inflation just days after his government intervened in a bid to contain the cost of living. In his weekly Facebook post on Sunday, Mitsotakis said that he would not hesitate to take further steps to regulate prices. Earlier
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Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact
PoliticsGreek Politicsright, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that he is not willing to be swayed
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A Greek form of Triangulation
AgoraAt the World Economic Forum earlier this month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a lengthy discussion with the editor of Foreign Policy magazine, Ravi Agrawal, about political, geopolitical and economic issues. Foreign Policy picked up on a phrase used by the Greek PM when it published
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Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed on Saturday the US State Department’s decision to give the green light for the sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets to Greece. In a statement, he described the decision as “an important day for our national defence and for Greek diplomacy
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is on tenterhooks as a result of demonstrations by farmers, which began last week and are expected to intensify over the coming days. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presided over an emergency meeting on Sunday as he and his ministers tried to find an appropriate response
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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to display as much flexibility as it can towards protesting farmers, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to his guns over the induction of centre-left politicians in New Democracy’s ranks even though this is also causing concern among party officials
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Farmers plan more protests after dismissing government's improved assistance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s hopes that the pledges made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last Friday would lead to a de-escalation of the protests by farmers have failed to materialise. Farmers decided on Tuesday, following a meeting in central Greece, to step up their protests. Their plans include
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PM lines up talks with farmers, faces questions over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the week comes to an end, the government is stepping up its efforts to address two burning issues: The ongoing protests by farmers and the growing house crisis, which is pricing many Greek households out of the property market. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet representatives
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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government have well and truly entered one of their most testing periods in office since coming to power, and the week ahead appears particularly gruelling for the PM and his team. Mitsotakis is due to meet a group of farmers at noon on Tuesday in a bid
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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece became the first Christian Orthodox country and the 16th in the European Union to legislate marriage equality on Thursday night, marking a landmark in the country’s human rights evolution and elevating the government’s reformist credentials, but at a cost for Prime Minister Kyriakos
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