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Mitsotakis at EPP Youth Conference: jobs and security as top priorities
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the European People's Party Youth Conference on Friday, emphasizing the government's commitment to creating jobs for young people.
Karamanlis: I am not interested in the Presidency of the Republic – Different opinions are not dealt with through disciplinary measures
The former Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis, is expected to indirectly, yet clearly, take a stance against the expulsion of Antonis Samaras from the ND Parliamentary Group during his speech in Patras at the presentation of the book “Yavol” by journalist Giorgos Harvalias.
Foreign Minister Gerapetritis to update political leaders on Greek-Turkish relations
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is set to brief the leaders of Greece's political parties next week regarding key foreign policy issues, according to a statement from the ministry of foreign affairs.
“How did the Greeks do it?” – Süddeutsche Zeitung on the path from the “no” vote in the 2015 referendum to growth
A publication in Süddeutsche Zeitung titled “How did the Greeks manage it?” analyzes the reasons for Greece’s economic growth in recent years, referencing the political scene and a bit of the behind-the-scenes:
The Polytechnic uprising, the diaspora, and the fight to restore democracy in Greece
Alexander Kitroeff, a professor of history with an expertise on the Greek diaspora experience, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the Athens Polytechnic uprising of November 17th, 1973, against the military dictatorship, and look at the diaspora's key role in the broader story of restoring democracy to Greece.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: “Exorcises” internal turmoil with visits and tours – What Karamanlis will say about Samaras
The new developments shaping the political landscape, with PASOK in the role of the main opposition, have not caught the Maximos Mansion off guard, as Kyriakos Mitsotakis has long recognized Nikos Androulakis’s party as the de facto main opposition.
Defections redrawing parliamentary map
In an unprecedented turn of events, Greece's Parliament finds itself in a state of profound instability, a scenario unseen in the post-war era. The political landscape, shaped by the 2023 elections, has been dramatically reshaped as six out of eight parliamentary parties face significant defections and expulsions.
Netanyahu: From which countries he can be arrested after the warrant from the International Criminal Court
Arrest warrants issued yesterday against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Galland and the head of the armed forces department of Hamas Mohammed Daif represent a historic development for the International Criminal Court, which has been struggling for 22 years to have its jurisdiction recognized and to gain enforcement powers.
Turkish FM raises minority issue
In a provocative address to the Turkish Parliament's budget committee, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan again raised the issue of Greece's Muslim minority, referring to the "Turkish minority in Western Thrace" and demanding Greece refrain from any provocations.
A new party under Antonis Samaras?
It is a tactical and long-term strategic error for a former prime minister to create a new, inevitably small party simply because he wants to express the clarity of his views, and this not only concerns Antonis Samaras, who was recently expelled from the ruling conservatives for questioning the government's policies.
Diplomatic sources on Fidan’s remarks: “The Treaty of Lausanne is clear; It refers to a Muslim minority”
Following statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan regarding Greek-Turkish relations, and his repeated reference to a “Turkish minority in Western Thrace,” diplomatic sources provided the following clarifications:
Aegean diplomacy meets domestic discord
At the end of the day, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had no choice but to show former prime minister Antonis Samaras the door. The expulsion of a former head of government from a political party is unprecedented in Greece. Yet, the rift within New Democracy did not emerge out of thin air.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ key role in overcoming European ‘blockade’ through strategic Commissioner appointments
A European political drama unfolded into the early hours of Thursday morning, as the approval of all European Commissioners by the relevant European Parliament committees remained uncertain.
Ankara irked by European maritime map
Turkey has voiced sharp criticism of a European Commission map delineating potential maximum maritime zones for Greece, calling it an affront to its territorial claims in the Eastern Mediterranean.