Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Greece Plans Migrant Regularization Program to Combat Labor Shortages
In response to severe labor shortages, Greece is unveiling an ambitious program for a migrant regularization program.
Despite a recent surge in illegal arrivals, Dimitris Kairidis, Greece's Minister for Migration, announced the initiative aimed at approximately 300,000 undocumented migrants or...
Diplomacy
Albanian PM Comments on Detention of Ethnic Greek Mayor in Albania
On Wednesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama commented on the arrest of the ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, in Albania.
Rama appeared on the Greek state broadcaster ERT. During the interview, he spoke at length about several issues...
Greek News
PM Announces Measures to Eliminate Football Hooliganism in Greece
During joint statements with UEFA President Čeferin, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced measures to eliminate hooliganism in Greece.
Greek News
Mitsotakis Outlines Greek Government Plan for the Next Four Years
On Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his government's "road for the next four years. He stressed the need to boost wages and pensions, cut taxes, and repay bailout debts earlier than expected.
The Greek prime minister also pledged...
Diplomacy
President Biden Congratulates Mitsotakis on Election Win
US President Joe Biden congratulated Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his recent electoral victory.
During a phone call on Sunday between the two national leaders, the pair expressed their commitment to continued cooperation via the NATO alliance, strengthening economic...
Europe
European Border Agency Probes Greece on Alleged Illegal Deportation of Migrants
The European Union's border agency has requested "clarifications and information" from Greece's coast guard regarding two reported incidents of migrants allegedly being unlawfully deported back to Turkey after crossing by boat, a European official claimed on Friday.
Frontex's executive director,...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis and Erdogan Agree to Meet at NATO Summit
Just a day after his electoral victory, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reportedly agreed to meet with his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an upcoming summit next month.
In recent years, tensions between Greece and Turkey had...
Greek News
The Women of the New Greek Government
Following the electoral triumph of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 15 women will take up positions among the 62 ministers, deputies, and deputy ministers who make up the new Greek government. Notable names include Sofia Zacharaki, Niki Kerameos, Lina Mendoni, Olga Kefalogianni, and...
events
Greek Independence Day Marked with Striking Military Parade in Athens
On Friday, Greece commemorated the 202nd anniversary of the War of Independence, which would see the country freed after almost 400 years of Ottoman rule, with a grand military parade in the capital, Athens.
Thousands of Greeks gathered in Athens...
Greek News
Greek PM Mitsotakis Apologizes for Train Tragedy
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to social media on Sunday to apologize for the train tragedy at Tempi that resulted in the deaths of at least 57 people.
Mitsotakis who is facing a general election this spring as prime minister,...