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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Athens

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Greece short after 17:30 on Monday, for a two-day official visit to Athens. With a post on Twitter, Blinken hailed his “first visit to the birthplace of democracy. Kalispera Greece! This is my first visit to the birthplace of democracy as Secretary …

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Earthquake Diplomacy: Greek PM calls Turkish President

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his sadness over the devastating earthquakes in Turkey in a phone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. The Greek premier also conveyed the support and condolences of the government and the Greek people for the loss of human lives. Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s …

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Greece and Japan sign Joint Statement of Strategic Cooperation

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the prime minister’s residence in Tokyo, where they signed a Joint Statement of Strategic Cooperation between Greece and Japan. “With this statement, our countries significantly upgrade their strategic relations and we inaugurate a field of close cooperation over a …

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Secret deal for timely limited return of Parthenon Sculptures raises furore

A plethora of publications in major international media, mainly British, but also in Bloomberg, have reported of an imminent agreement between the Acropolis Museum and the British Museum for the partial and timely limited return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece. The “deal” is in fact no return of the …

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Historic visit of a Prime Minister to ethnic Greek minority in Albania

A historic visit of the first Greek Prime Minister to the areas of ethnic Greek minority in Himara, Livadhia and Dervitsani in south Albania. Kyriakos Mitsotakis started his tour in Himara, where members of the Greek ethnic minority welcomed him at the seafront in the town. “Thank you for keeping …

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PM Mitsotakis ends abruptly debate on surveillance bill, leaves Plenary

“Whatever you had to say Mr. Tsipras, you have said it, the debate ends” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, packed his papers and left the Parliament Plenary where the debate on the surveillance bill was held. On a post with the video, SYRIZA-affiliated newspaper Avgi noted wryly:”The moment Mitsotakis runs …

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King Charles receives PM Mitsotakis at Windsor Castle

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was received by King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Monday evening. The Greek premier was accompanied by his spouse Mareva-Grabowski Mitsotaki. During the meeting that was described as “cordial” the two men discussed issues including environmental initiatives, and government plans to develop the former …

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Mitsotakis calls household basket critics “Caviar Leftists”, triggers outrage

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis triggered an outrage when he described those criticizing the household basket with alleged lower product prices as “caviar leftists” and “champagne socialists.” During his visit to Achaia, Peloponnese on Tuesday, Mitsotakis defended in a speech the household basket saying that it “already lowers the prices …

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Wiretapping: FM Dendias remains -still- loyal to PM Mitsotakis

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday that he is “fully satisfied” by the Prime Minister’s pledge to shed light on the wiretapping scandal, after two   newspapers alleged he was among those targeted via phone malware. “I would also like to say that my cooperation with the Prime Minister is …

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Greece’s leading role in energy security of the Balkans & SE Europe

At the Berlin Process Summit in Berlin, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to highlight Greece’s leading role, not only as a pillar of stability and security in the region, but also as a key force for energy security and the diversification of energy sources in the Balkans and Southeast …

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Greek PM calls on EU leaders to “work together to eradicate smugglers preying on desperate people’

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for deeper cooperation against human smugglers after two tragic shipwrecks with 30 dead migrants in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday. Arriving at the European Political Community summit in Prague and in a statement at the doorstep, Mitsotakis expressed his deep sorrow for the loss …

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