Mitsotakis

Princess Kako of Japan Visits Greece on Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations

Princess Kako of Japan is on an official visit to Greece to mark the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 2024 Year of Greece-Japan Culture and Tourism. Princess Kako of Akishino, the second daughter of...

Greece and Poland Urge the EU to Create a Common Air Shield

Greece and Poland have urged the EU to create a Europe-wide air shield system in a joint letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In their letter Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk...

Mitsotakis Draws Greece’s ‘Red Lines’ in Turkey, North Macedonia Relations

During a wide-ranging TV interview on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expanded on the recent developments in the relations between Greece, Turkey, and North Macedonia. Mitsotakis, who recently met Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, reiterated that Greece rejects the idea...

Greece Warns It Could Block North Macedonia’s EU Membership

Greece warned North Macedonia that its admission to the EU would be blocked by Athens if it continues to violate the Prespa Agreement which resolved the longstanding name dispute between the two neighbors. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that the...

Mitsotakis Rebukes North Macedonian President’s “Illegal and Unacceptable Initiative”

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova for referring to her country as "Macedonia" instead of its official title of "North Macedonia." Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was sworn in on Sunday as North Macedonia's first female president....

Greece Seeks to Extend ‘Period of Calm’ at Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit

Greece will be seeking to extend the "period of calm" in relations with Turkey during the meeting of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said. "What we are seeking through...

Germany Takes Aim at Greece for Not Giving Ukraine Patriot Systems

Germany has criticized its NATO allies Spain and Greece for not donating their Patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine. Kyiv has said it needs at least seven of the American-made surface-to-air missile batteries to protect its cities from Russia’s long-range bombardments. Boris...

Rapprochement With Turkey Reduced Illegal Migration to Greece, PM Says

The policy of rapprochement with Turkey had helped decrease illegal migration flows, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said from Lesvos. “Greece is one of the few countries, if not the only one, which has effectively handled the problem of...

Greece ‘First in Europe’ to Ban Bottom Trawling in All Marine Protected Areas

Greece will ban bottom trawling in all of its marine protected areas by 2030, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday, making the the country the first in Europe to announce such a ban. Speaking at the Our Ocean...

Greece Commits 780 Million to Protect the Seas, Mitsotakis Says

Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect the seas and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. Mitsotakis' pledge was made on the eve of the international "Our Ocean"...