https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:27:41 GMT 2026-09-05T12:27:41Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ 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.greek-politics.16391 The PM’s office is gearing up to fight a long election campaign based on economic policy, with reports increasingly dismissing an early polls scenario. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:04:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16391 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-19T09:04:09Z 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.16372 PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the inking of a deal injecting French participation into a landmark cross-border infrastructure project will issue a strong signal going into the summer recess, embodying both his government’s ability to attract large-scale inward investment and to project regional influence. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:13:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16372 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-06T09:13:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16371 The aftermath of the wildfires that swept Western Attica and Boeotia continues to dominate the political agenda, with the government moving quickly on compensation while the opposition presses a more detailed line of questioning about prevention and operational failures. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:03:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16371 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-05T11:03:03Z 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.16367 The dense smoke that settled over Attica in recent days captured, with brutal clarity, the scale of the destruction Greece is facing this summer due to an extensive outbreak of wildfires. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:29:20 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16367 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-03T07:29:20Z 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 https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16351 The government is mounting an effort to reconnect with regional Greece ahead of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), as Alexis Tsipras attempts to redefine the progressive space through an ambitious overhaul of local government. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:32:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16351 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-28T07:32:07Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16347 As Greece moves towards the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September, the government is being forced to deal with a cost‑of‑living crisis intensified by geopolitical instability, a shifting electoral landscape marked by new party dynamics and voter volatility, and the start of a major constitutional revision process that requires broad parliamentary support. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:18:10 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16347 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-27T07:18:10Z