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Greece’s PM Snaps at Dutch Journalist Over Migrant Pushbacks

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis snapped at a Dutch journalist who openly accused him of “lying” about alleged migrant pushbacks during a press conference in Athens on Tuesday. Standing next to visiting Dutch leader Mark Rutte, Mitsotakis was visibly angered...

Greece Launches Project to Turn Halki Island “Green”

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched on Friday the GR-eco project on the island of Halki, scheduled to turn the island "green". The project, which will include other islands in the future, aims at providing residents with lower electricity bills,...

Greece Joins COP26 Leaders Outlining Plan to Tackle Climate Crisis

Greece, despite its small carbon footprint, can make a significant contribution in tackling the climate crisis and help in the green transition, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday during his address to the delegates of the UN Climate Change...

Greece’s Often-Strained Relations With Germany Dominate Merkel’s Visit

The relations between Greece and Germany that were strained during last decade's debt crisis dominated talks of Chancellor Angela Merkel in Athens on Friday. Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis reminded Merkel of the austerity Germany imposed on Greece. "You admitted that...

Greece, Saudi Arabia Expand Ties in Investments, Energy and Defense

Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed to expand collaboration in investments, energy, tourism and defense during a meeting between Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh on Tuesday. To that effect,...

Greece Pushes For EU-Wide Response to Energy Crunch

Greece pushed for a EU response to the tackle the ongoing energy crunch at the summit of leaders that took place on Thursday and Friday in Brussels. However, EU leaders shunned sweeping action by adopting a moderate list of measures...

Angela Merkel to Visit Greece on “Oxi” Day

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday she will be paying a farewell official visit to Greece on October 28-29, coinciding with the national holiday of Oxi Day. The visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens on October 28...

Angela Merkel to Visit Greece in Late October

Angela Merkel will make her final official visit as German Chancellor to Greece on October 29. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly invited the outgoing Chancellor to visit the Greek capital during an EU Summit meeting in Slovenia earlier this...

No Bare-Chested Spectacle as Greek PM Gets Covid-19 Booster

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis got his Covid-19 booster shot on Tuesday in Athens, but he disappointed fans in not showing his bare chest, as he had when he received his second shot. Mitsotakis had no idea that his bare-chested...

NATO Secretary General Criticizes Greek-French Defense Pact

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg offered criticisms of EU defense initiatives and bilateral pacts within the union -- such as the one that was just ratified between Greece and France on Thursday: “What I don’t believe in is efforts to...