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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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,...