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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicschallenged. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was forced on Wednesday to recall the riot police... on Thursday, the Greek prime minister could face domestic pressure as voters wonder what Athens is doing... leader Antonis Samaras has a much more hardline approach to the migration issue than the prime minister
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politicsblock the border. Policy action On Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired... announced that he will be visiting the Evros border region with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... Mitsotakis has faced as prime minister since coming to power last summer. It is exacerbated by the fact
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PM increases coronavirus support package to 10 bln, while sounding dire warning to public
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his third address to the nation since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister... that “the government’s arsenal of measures has been almost exhausted,” the prime minister entreated... note in the prime minister’s message, in the form of the ECB’s decision to include Greece
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PM offers vision of stronger post-pandemic Greece, as ND reaps approval in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a televised address at the start of Holy Week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned... in the religious calendar. The prime minister was also able to strike a positive note about the future, boosted... as a result of the pandemic, the prime minister said there could also be a strong recovery in 2021
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has... to travel outside of their region before May 18. Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Akis Skertos.... Also from May 18, Greece’s archaeological sites will open to the public. The prime minister also made
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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the present prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who was then leader of the opposition. Government... former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and members of the judiciary. The committee hearings have been... Mitsotakis himself with a delicate path to tread. The prime minister is maintaining an aloof
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Authorities set to announce new measures as domestic Covid-19 cases rise
PoliticsGreek Politics, totalling 90 days. Theatre The prime minister, meanwhile, has come in for criticism for allegedly... on alert for the wildfire season, while a press statement issued by SYRIZA accused the prime minister of diverting scarce military resources for a “leisure trip”. The prime minister’s office has
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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe limited scope of the changes made by the prime minister, which is seen as an attempt to avoid upsetting... is that Skylakakis has traditionally been close to the Mitsotakis family, cooperating with the prime minister’s sister, Dora Bakoyannis, for many years. In this sense, he is regarded as being the prime minister’s
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PM tries to draw line under Golden Dawn affair, defends handling of second Covid-19 wave
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his latest, but not particularly revealing, interview with the local print media Prime Minister... party, which had a photo of Mitsotakis with former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras next..., the prime minister suggested that the increase in coronavirus cases during the summer had more to do
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Budget passed as govt pins hopes on vaccine rollout to get economy on track
PoliticsGreek Politics, as expected. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the budget as “clear and honest”. He highlighted... speech, the prime minister also touched on foreign policy issues. He insisted that Greece... is becoming on the international stage. The prime minister also revealed that Greece will sign
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