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PM Mitsotakis Lauds “Significant” Strategic Partnership on Israel Trip

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis had warm words for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the strengthened relationship between the two nations after the two leaders met on Monday. Mitsotakis praised the swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines in the state of...

Greek PM Says Greece “Sincere” in Seeking Political Solution for Cyprus

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in statements after a meeting the Cypriot President that "The end of the Turkish occupation and the finding of a viable solution are a top priority of Greek foreign policy and a national issue." The...

PM Mitsotakis Calls for Vaccine Equity, Green Development in Conference

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed coronavirus vaccine equity and his commitment to the continual modernization of the Greek economy in an online conference called "Europe 2021" on Thursday. The conference, which was organized by the German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel, Die...

Philhellene Senator Menendez New Chair of Foreign Relations Committee

Philhellene Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was named the new chairman of the US Senate's powerful Foreign Relations Committee after Democrats took control of both houses of Congress in the November elections. Menendez, a tireless defender of Greece, had chaired the...

PM Mitsotakis Urges Speed-Up of EU Vaccine Approval Process

Prime Minister Mitsotakis stressed the need to speed up the European Union's vaccine approval process in an European Council videoconference on the EU's strategy for dealing with the pandemic late on Thursday. According to government sources, the Prime Minister, together with...

Turkish President Erdogan Doesn’t Rule Out Talks With PM Mitsotakis

Turkish President Erdogan refused to rule out a personal meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis when speaking with reporters on Friday after he attended prayers. “In all our talks (with European leaders), we have always had a positive approach...

PM Mitsotakis Says 2 Million Greeks Vaccinated by End of March

PM Mitsotakis said that 2 million Greeks will be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of March in a television interview on ANT1 with journalist Nikos Hatzinikolaou on Tuesday evening. During the wide-ranging interview the Prime Minister spoke about...

Vaccinations to Increase to 8,000 Per Day, PM Mitsotakis Pledges

Greece's coronavirus vaccination campaign is being rolled out at a satisfactory pace, while the number of vaccinations performed will soon increase from the present 5,000 to roughly 8,000 a day, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised on Friday, addressing the...

Greece Bids Farewell to Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing

Former president of France Valery Giscard d'Estaing passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94, with Greece bidding farewell to a great philhellene and supporter. Giscard d'Estaing, who was the president of France from 1974 to 1981, had a...