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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsdecision was issued on Monday shortly after a cabinet meeting during which Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Party leaders crank up campaign machinery for EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParty leaders are criss-crossing Greece ahead of the June European Parliament elections, but also making increased use of social media in a bid to secure as large as possible a share of the vote, which they then intend to use as a platform for the national ballot due up to three years later. Prime
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan keep ties on even keel despite ongoing differences
PoliticsForeign PolicyA rather uneventful meeting took place on Monday in Ankara between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan – an indication that both sides are determined to maintain the positive mood that has been established over the last year. The two leaders praised
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Poll numbers encouraging for Mitsotakis and Kasselakis on road to EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, which laid to rest any concern about a flare-up in relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is returning to the campaign trail ahead of the European Parliament elections. He is due
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ND appears on track for election goal, opposition labouring
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThree opinion polls published on Thursday suggest that, despite its recent difficulties, New Democracy is cruising towards a comfortable victory in the European Parliament elections and that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will likely achieve his goal of gaining around 33 pct, the same
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PM appeals to Brussels over high prices, sparking opposition scorn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith less than three weeks to go until the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to show that he is doing everything in his power to address the cost-of-living challenges faced by Greek voters. Apart from indicating that the high prices of goods remain
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Inflation and property data cloud economic picture
EconomyMacroeconomy. This week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der
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Centre-left parties jockey for leading role in post-election landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicswas instrumental in causing the resignation of several of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s aides over
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Party leaders dispute response to cost-of-living crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted on Friday to tackle head-on concerns about the cost of living and claims that his government has contributed to the crisis through its policies. For months now, opinion polls have shown that high prices are the biggest concern among voters. Even though
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Parties get salty over cheese prices as cost of living debate heats up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe clash between the government and the opposition over the cost of living has reached new, and idiosyncratic, heights during the last few days as New Democracy and SYRIZA have been arguing over the price of feta cheese. The argument was triggered by Friday’s debate in Parliament, when Prime
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