https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:43:34 GMT 2026-04-14T05:43:34Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16042 As the Iran conflict sends tremors through European security and global energy markets, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is using the moment to project a message of steadiness, readiness and long‑term purpose. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:51:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16042 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-13T07:51:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16035 The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is highlighting the growing strategic importance of Cyprus and Greece within European and NATO security frameworks. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:24:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.16035 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-10T09:24:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16034 Greece is confronting a fast‑moving crisis on three fronts, as the war in Iran sends shockwaves through European security, global energy markets and domestic politics. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:21:43 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16034 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-10T08:21:43Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16032 Greece enters the new week with a more assertive regional posture, but a growing sense of economic and security unease. The sudden escalation in the Middle East has evolved into a multi‑layered challenge for Athens, touching defence, diplomacy, domestic stability and the country’s political landscape. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:49 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16032 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-09T06:00:49Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16028 Greece has moved into a more complex and volatile phase of the Iran crisis. The Greek government is facing multi‑front challenge touching defence, diplomacy, domestic security, the economy and Greek–Turkish relations. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16028 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-06T09:00:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16022 Government figures in Athens have been making a case for sending naval and air assistance to Cyprus, while seeking to assure the opposition that it has no intention of becoming entangled in the broader Middle East conflict. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:25:31 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16022 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-04T11:25:31Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16017 Greece has gone from cautiously monitoring the Middle East crisis to an active, multi‑level mobilisation, as the war in Iran spills into the Eastern Mediterranean and draws Cyprus — and by extension the EU — into the line of fire. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:13:49 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16017 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-03T08:13:49Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15655 Following a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, Greece, Cyprus and Israel agreed to deepen their trilateral cooperation. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:13:56 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15655 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-23T10:13:56Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15553 The positive climate created by the firming up of relations between Athens and Washington over the past week appears to have re-energised the stalled diplomatic process around the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a strategic infrastructure project to join Cyprus to the European power grid. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:02:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15553 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-13T11:02:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15528 Greece is seeking to revive the “energy triangle” with Cyprus and Israel — a move that appears to be attracting interest from the United States. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:32:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15528 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-03T06:32:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15509 Athens is preparing a concept paper outlining its proposal for a five-party conference aimed at enhancing co-operation and resolving issues related to the Exclusive Economic Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:48:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15509 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-28T06:48:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15477 Athens sees the Gaza peace agreement that is due to be signed on Monday in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh as historic and a new opportunity for peace in the Middle East. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:45:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15477 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-13T09:45:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15458 The government is concerned that it could be set to face a fresh backlash from the public over the Tempe train crash amid ongoing disquiet about how the investigation into Greece’s deadliest rail disaster is being managed. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:42:52 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15458 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-06T08:42:52Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15391 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York with the aim of maintaining the current stability in relations between the two countries, while reiterating that Ankara needs to abolish its casus belli clause for ties to improve. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:04:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15391 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-08T07:04:41Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15384 As PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his team put the finishing touches to an economic package that they hope will win back public trust in the government, a disagreement with Cyprus threatens the implementation of an emblematic energy project, while details from an ongoing probe into an organised crime ring on the island of Crete hint at political connections. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:44:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15384 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-04T11:44:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15379 Athens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:28:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15379 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-09-03T11:28:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15305 The two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations between Greece and the Libyan government in Tripoli are currently at a dead end. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:36:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15305 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-07-21T08:36:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15098 Athens is currently weighing up its next moves regarding the 1.94-billion-euro Great Sea Interconnector, or GSI, as the project to construct an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel faces headwinds again. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 05:54:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15098 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-04-14T05:54:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15037 Athens and Ankara intend to continue with their political dialogue and the two governments are already organising the next high-level meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaks and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in April. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:29:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15037 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-03-24T06:29:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15023 The United Nations talks on the Cyprus issue are due to resume in Geneva this Monday. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:34:00 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.foreign-policy.15023 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-03-17T12:34:00Z