https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:02:08 GMT 2026-04-13T08:02:08Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15896 Greek farmers left their meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday frustrated, saying the government’s concessions amounted to a “small basket” of measures. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:18:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15896 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-01-20T08:18:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13992 Several months after his surprise election to the leadership of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis has started sketching out the first lines that will distinguish his era from that of party founder Alexis Tsipras. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:05:57 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13992 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-14T10:05:57Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13893 Greece became the first Christian Orthodox country and the 16th in the European Union to legislate marriage equality on Thursday night, marking a landmark in the country’s human rights evolution and elevating the government’s reformist credentials, but at a cost for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as almost a third of his party’s MPs did not vote for the bill. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:20:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13893 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-02-16T07:20:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13885 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to hold a potentially crucial meeting with farmers this Tuesday, hoping to convince them that the government is doing all it can to support the agricultural sector, which has been blighted by natural disasters as well as the high cost of supplies and energy. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:58:35 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13885 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-02-13T07:58:35Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13842 Same-sex marriage looks set to prove less of a stumbling block for the government than initially thought, while a last-minute attempt to extend postal voting to national elections torpedoed the consensus cultivated with opposition parties. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:05:10 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13842 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-25T10:05:10Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.13841 The government’s surprise attempt to extend the postal vote to national, as well as European, elections appears to have undermined any chance of political consensus over the issue. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:13:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.13841 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-24T10:13:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13839 New Democracy’s surprise decision to extend its proposal on postal voting to national elections has made opposition parties reconsider their support for the reform. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:55:48 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13839 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-23T10:55:48Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13827 After two days during which New Democracy MPs were briefed privately by government officials about the reasoning behind the marriage equality bill, as well as its details, the party appears confident that most of its lawmakers will back the legislation, although this still means that many could vote against it. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:35:48 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13827 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-17T08:35:48Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13826 The latest polls are yielding a more nuanced picture of the Greek public’s attitude to same-sex marriage and adoption, potentially backing up Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s instincts in pursuing the legislation against the objections of the ultra-conservative wing of his party. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:13:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13826 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-16T11:13:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13822 The same-sex marriage bill is continuing to cause turmoil in Greece’s main political parties as at least one minister looks set to quit the New Democracy cabinet over the issue, while some SYRIZA officials have taken exception to the leftist party’s leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, ordering his MPs to vote in favour of the draft legislation or face expulsion. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 07:24:46 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13822 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-15T07:24:46Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13818 SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has revealed that his party will support the marriage equality legislation being put forward by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which now looks to have a chance of passing with the help of the opposition. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:51:54 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13818 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-12T10:51:54Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13790 In a wide-ranging TV interview on public channel ERT on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his position on the upcoming legislation regarding marriage equality. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:53:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13790 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-11T09:53:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13785 The debate over equal recognition of same-sex unions looks set to move onto a more formal footing after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that he will be launching a public dialogue in a televised interview scheduled for Wednesday. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:02:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13785 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-09T10:02:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13780 A throwaway comment by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hinting at a delay in bringing legislation on same-sex marriage has led the opposition to question the conservative leader’s appetite for reform and his true hold on the right-wing vote. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:20:01 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13780 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-01-05T10:20:01Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.12086 The Greek government’s attitude towards civil society and human rights has come under fire from international institutions in recent days, with the official response blaming propaganda and Turkish provocations for the accusations levelled. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:58:25 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.12086 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-06-23T09:58:25Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.5929 Greece's Migration Minister, Yiannis Mouzalas, this week announced that Germany was to resume returns of refugees under the so-called Dublin regulations which have been suspended for the country since 2011. Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:09:53 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.5929 Omaira Gill 2017-08-10T10:09:53Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.features.5246 The Greek crisis has seen services and funds cut across the board from pensioners to preschools. But if there is one group that has been disproportionately affected, it is the disabled. Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:39:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.features.5246 Nick Malkoutzis 2017-02-14T13:39:41Z