August 8, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Ιn his address to the nation following the major wiretapping scandal, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that that bugging the mobile of PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Andoulakis was “legal” but a mistake “politically.” In his 6-minute speech three days after the scandal broke out and a relaxed weekend in his …
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July 28, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called “sunbed firefighters” those who criticize the government regarding a plague of wildfires in the last two weeks. The PM’s statement triggered an outrage on social media and sharp reactions by the Communist party KKE and main opposition SYRIZA. Speaking at the start of a cabinet …
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July 27, 2022
Greece, Politics
For his first visit to a European country after the brutal murder of prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and dissident, Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman choose Greece. Or the investment hungry Greece choose him. For four years, no European leader would accept to …
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July 13, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Earvin Magic Johnson is not only an NBA legend but also “the best ambassador for Greece” in summer 2022. With his spouse and friends, he has been touring the islands in the Aegean and the Ionian Seas since the start of July, having fun. He captures every moment in the …
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July 11, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to clarify his position with respect to the “antics of his junior coalition partner.” On a post on Twitter Mitsotakis asked Erdogan whether the map showing the islands of Crete, Rhodes, Lesvos, Chios and Samos, among others, are …
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June 28, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be meeting with US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid later on Tuesday or on Wednesday, he told reporters on Tuesday morning. He ruled out the possibility of holding any talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who …
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June 11, 2022
Greece, Politics
“History is not rewritten because someone constructs it arbitrarily in his mind,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said sending a strong and clear message to Turkey that continues its provocation aiming to annul the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and draw again the borders between the two neighboring countries. In his …
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June 8, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s rapidly aging population and declining birth rate pose significant threats to country’s ability to grow, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Wednesday, as he announced the creation of a national council tasked with reversing the negative demographic trends. “We are not dealing with a threat to our national identity, but …
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May 30, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the escalating Turkish provocations against Greece are a factor of destabilization in the eastern Mediterranean region. Speaking in at the doorstep of the extraordinary EU Summit in Brussels on Monday, he said also that here is a need to tame irrational increases in energy …
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May 29, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
“We’ll bury the contemporary Byzantines. We say No to Aegean and the Mediterranean,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan shouted to a crowd of half a million people on Sunday during the fiesta he organized to celebrate the 569th anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople. The fiesta took place at the …
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May 25, 2022
Greece, Politics
“If President Erdogan thinks that I will not defend the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece and I will not make the case to the international audience that Turkey is behaving as a revisionist power, then he’s wrong,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday sending a strong message to …
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May 23, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
“For me, there is no Mitsotakis. I will never meet with him again,” an obviously fuming Turkish President saod on Monday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has no intention of ever meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis again, following the latter’s criticism of Turkey during his visit to the …
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May 23, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis philosophized in front of the camera on a warm Monday morning in May 2022. He explained to young, underpaid Greeks how unimportant it is to “earn more money” when you have a “support mechanism by family and friends” for which our beautiful country, Greece, is famous. …
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May 17, 2022
Greece, Politics
“There is no greater honor for an elected leader of Greece, where democracy was born, to address the representatives of people who have defended democratic ideals strongly since the founding of their country,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his address at the US Congress on Tuesday. The Greek premier …
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May 17, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed that Greece is eyeing the purchase of advanced US-built F-35 fighter jets and that a leading American defense contractor is seeking to invest in the country’s aerospace industry. “We will launch the process for the acquisition of a squadron of F-35 aircraft, and we do …
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May 5, 2022
Economy, FEATURED, Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday evening a package of relief measures for households and businesses with the aim to tackle the soaring energy prices and to calm down an increasing social anger. In his televised message the Prime Minister announced a program of four key points that includes …
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April 29, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been invited by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address a joint meeting of the US Senate and the House of Representatives on May 17. The address is scheduled for 11:00 Eastern Time and will be taking place the day after Mitsotakis’ …
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April 28, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has briefed the Secretary General of the NATO on the massive airspace violations and overflights over small and big Greek islands and decided to freeze the Confidence Building Measures with Turkey. All in all a total of 168 violations of the Greek FIR were recorded on …
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April 27, 2022
Economy
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called an emergency meeting with ministers in charge on Wednesday after Russian energy giant Gazprom halted natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Goal of the meeting is to discuss the sufficiency of natural gas in the country and the impact of the Russian …
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April 26, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has traveled to Scotland on Tuesday, following an invitation by Charles, the Prince of Wales. At a meeting with the heir to the British throne in the Dumfries House in Ayrshire, they discussed ideas to develop the former royal estate at Tatoi in north-western Athens. …
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