https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:45:57 GMT 2026-09-18T10:45:57Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16457 Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his first television interview after the Thessaloniki International Fair on Thursday to address two issues that are having a major impact on the political landscape: the looming surge in energy prices and the increasingly complex arithmetic of the next general election Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:09:18 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16457 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-18T07:09:18Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16445 Nikos Androulakis used his appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair – including a speech lasting more than 90 minutes and a press conference that went on for more than 3 hours – to stake his party’s claim for voters’ attention after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakos and ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras had their moments in the spotlight. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:29:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16445 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-14T07:29:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16440 The state of Greek politics against the backdrop of this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair is unusually fluid, marked by competing narratives and a sense that the centre‑left space is entering a decisive phase. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:55:20 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16440 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-11T07:55:20Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16437 Alexis Tsipras has responded to PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s TIF programme in combative style, describing his central aim as inflicting a “strategic and electoral” defeat on the Mitsotakis government, accusing New Democracy of implementing an “invisible MoU” with corporate cartels. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:40:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16437 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-10T09:40:41Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16432 The government returned from the Thessaloniki International Fair determined to turn Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s 2.2-billion-euro package into a coherent political narrative. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:02:26 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16432 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-08T08:02:26Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16423 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travels to Thessaloniki this weekend for his keynote address at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), seeking to reset the political narrative after the summer and with his focus on the upcoming general election, amid a mood of public frustration and a fragmented opposition landscape. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:16:49 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16423 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-04T07:16:49Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16419 Alexis Tsipras used a special event in Thessaloniki on Wednesday evening to present the four-year economic programme of the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), the first full policy platform the party has put before voters since its launch in May. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:51:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16419 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-03T09:51:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16411 After being the subject of much speculation over the summer, the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is now just days away and its imminent arrival signals the start of a new phase of intense political mobilisation from all of Greece’s main parties. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:26:25 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16411 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-31T07:26:25Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16407 With the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) now days away, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy have entered a period of intense political choreography with the aim of tempting voters as the general elections approach. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:37:10 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16407 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-28T07:37:10Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16403 The first post-summer poll found the electoral landscape little changed since June, with New Democracy maintaining a dominant position, and the enthusiasm for newly launched parties ebbing. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:17:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16403 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-26T11:17:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16399 Greece returns on Monday to its normal political rhythm after the summer lull, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis chairing the first cabinet meeting of the new season at Maximos Mansion. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:09:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16399 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-24T08:09:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.16395 The traditional August pause in Greek politics has been interrupted this week by the near-simultaneous emergence of an external security threat and a renewed Turkish challenge to Greek sovereign rights, forcing the government to manage both a military contingency and a diplomatic dispute while Parliament remains in recess. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:53:23 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.16395 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-20T09:53:23Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16388 With less than three weeks until the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government is finalising a package of measures that Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes will reset the political landscape ahead of the general election. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:33:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16388 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-18T07:33:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16384 A landmark intervention by the Council of State has upended the government’s flagship reform on non‑state universities, prompting a barrage of criticism for New Democracy. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:24:50 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16384 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-14T07:24:50Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16382 A major programmatic interview by ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras continues to elicit strong reactions from the government as well as from the main opposition party PASOK, seemingly confirming the ex-PM's new party as a significant force in the run-up to the next elections. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:09:30 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16382 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-13T08:09:30Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16381 Alexis Tsipras has used the August lull to reassert his presence, amid a growing verbal battle with PASOK, and Antonis Samaras appears ready to accelerate the launch of his new party. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:28:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16381 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-12T07:28:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16380 Alexis Tsipras’s latest intervention has once again broken the August quiet, setting the tone for a political autumn that promises to be intense. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:14:35 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16380 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-11T07:14:35Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16378 The government faced a twin barrage of criticism over the weekend, as opposition parties condemned both the Supreme Court prosecutor’s refusal to reopen the wiretapping case and the handling of Greece’s Patriot missile deployment in Saudi Arabia. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:19:36 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16378 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-10T07:19:36Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16370 The political temperature in Athens has risen sharply in recent days, shaped by three converging dynamics: the Greek government’s alarm over the crisis in Ceuta and the wider debate on “weaponised migration”; PASOK’s intensifying pressure on the government over the wildfires that have devastated parts of the country; and the increasingly direct confrontation between PASOK and the new challenger ELAS, which is itself preparing to take the next step in its emergence ahead of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:48:00 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16370 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-04T07:48:00Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16354 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a visit to the Aegean island of Leros on Monday to sharpen the binary choice he wants voters to confront at the next election, contrasting the current state of border security and migration management with the record of SYRIZA-ANEL government he replaced in 2019. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:19:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16354 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-29T10:19:07Z