Mitsotakis administration

MP Giannis Ragousis speaks in a debate on a proposal by opposition party PASOK-KINAL to set up a parliamentary probe into the phone tapping scandal in Greece, August 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yannis Kolesidis

Greece's leftist opposition has attacked the conservative government after clashes between riot police and local communities protesting against plans to create closed migrant detention camps on the Aegean islands continued for a second day Wednesday.

Just when the Greek Energy Minister thought he could take a short August break, after a hectic first 30 days of the Mitsotakis administration, a stern warning from Brussels has exposed the wavering attitude that Athens has chosen by succumbing to pressure from the Chinese-controlled transmission system operator ADMIE over the Attica-Crete subsea electricity cable.

By all accounts the Mitsotakis administration had the best start of any Greek government in recent decades.
From the very beginning it acted swiftly and decisively, exploiting the positive expectations that were cultivated during the electoral campaign.

The prime minister is already making his mark through laborious nationwide efforts.

Washington recognizes Greece's strategic value and reliability as an ally, attributes that only grow stronger as doubts deepen over Turkey's stance, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris tells Kathimerini in an interview.