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Greece at ‘War’ with Wildfires Raging for More than a Week

Several wildfires are raging in Greece as a third heatwave is moving in with temperatures forecast to climb to 44°C (111.2°F) on Tuesday and Wednesday in several parts of the country. The wildfires continue to burn on the islands of...

Mitsotakis Hopes for Restart in Greece-Turkey Relations

Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Wednesday's meeting with President Erdogan "was an opportunity for a restart in relations with Turkey following four difficult years." "It confirmed my view that Turkey appears to be ready for a change...

Mitsotakis and Erdogan Meet at NATO Summit

A meeting between the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan was held on Wednesday afternoon on the margins of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The two leaders agreed that the positive...

Mitsotakis Pledges Early Repayment of Greece’s Bailout Loans

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Tuesday that Greece will make an early repayment of 5.3 billion euros of bilateral bailout loans from European countries by the end of the year. This pledge for repayment ahead of time is a...

New Greek Parliament Sworn In Following Mitsotakis’ Triumph

The members of the Greek Parliament elected in the general elections of June 25 were sworn in on Monday, in a celebratory opening session in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The 300 members of parliament...

Mitsotakis Sets Four Priorities After Re-election in Greece

Newly re-elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out his government's top priorities for Greece during the first cabinet meeting after the elections held on Wednesday. The newly-formed cabinet, following the general election on June 25 and the subsequent swearing-in ceremony at the...

Greece Changes Foreign and Defense Ministers in New Mitsotakis Cabinet

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced his new cabinet following the triumph of his New Democracy party at Sunday's election. Former Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias moves to the Defense Ministry. He is replaced by Giorgos Gerapetritis. Gerapetritis. a Professor of Constitutional Law...

Mitsotakis Sworn in as Greek PM After Election Triumph

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greek Prime Minister on Monday after his party's election triumph. "It is a special honor to receive this mandate to form a government with a four-year horizon," Mitsotakis said in his meeting with the...

Mitsotakis Wins by a Landslide in Greek Elections

Center-right New Democracy (ND) party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the clear winner of the Greek general elections held on Sunday. With almost all votes counted, ND gets 40.55 percent, followed by SYRIZA at 17.84 percent. PASOK is at 11.85 percent...

Elections in Greece: Mitsotakis Favorite to Win

Greece goes to the polls on Sunday for a repeat election that, according to the latest opinion polls could see the center-right New Democracy (ND) return to government with a big parliamentary majority. Opinion polls on Friday showed Kyriakos Mitsotakis...