The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, has accused opposition party SYRIZA of nationalism for wanting Greece to extend its territorial waters to 12 miles as is within its rights by international…
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The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, stressed the need for a national plan for the immediate use of European funds in order to rebuild the economy as soon as possible,…
“At some point, obviously, there will be changes in the government,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during an interview on SKAI Radio, however, he added that he currently has no intentions of…
Greece’s former Prime Minister, SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras accused the Mitsotakis government of failure on all fronts. Tsipras made the comments on the occasion of New Democracy’s celebration of one year…
The latest data from surveys conducted by MRB, are extremely interesting. The nationwide survey of 2000 citizens, was conducted between June 17-25. With the intention to vote and in the data recorded…
With Greece in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic and having just successfully dealt with a major migration crisis asymmetrically launched by Turkey, anarcho-feminists have taken the opportunity under the cover of…
Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister, Notis Mitarachi announced that asylum applications will be processed within 24 hours. Mitarachi made the claim during a media interview on Saturday clarifying that according to the…
The New Democracy led government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, managed to pass its 2020 State Budget in parliament by a majority roll-call vote on Wednesday night, at the end of a five-day debate.…
Greece’s former Prime Minister, main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to “at the very least brief political parties on what his government’s strategy is on Turkey, on…
The Mitsotakis government succeeded in approving the majority of its proposed constitutional changes on Monday evening, which include regulations on the selection of Greece’s President, the right of Greeks abroad to vote…
The “Enomenoi Macedonia” (United Macedonians) group has caused heated debate in Greek parliament with its plans to host a ‘Pork and Alcohol BBQ’ event near a migrant camp, which houses Muslims who…
On September 23, 1989, two gunmen from the November 17 terrorist group shot and killed New Democracy MP and journalist Pavlos Bakoyannis. The 54-year-old was shot at least six times as he…
The new Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis took his oath of office on Sunday, pledging “to be a servant to Athenians” and turn the crisis-battered capital into “a safe, clean and bright” European metropolis.…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the establishment of a National Transparency Authority, which brings together six public bodies of administrative control. Mitsotakis made the announcement in Parliament during the…
Lawmakers in Greece have approved measures to ease taxes nearly a year after the country ended its final rescue program. Members of parliament from the New Democracy party as well as the main opposition…
Greece’s new government New Democracy won a vote of confidence on Monday night with 158 votes, in a 300-strong chamber, following a three-day debate in plenary over its policy platform. In statements…
Former SYRIZA finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos warned that the Mitsotakis government was about to re-introduce austerity measures in order to fulfill its new initiatives. “Have you calculated the fiscal space for 2020?…
Greece’s new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday that cutting taxes, attracting jobs and tackling rising crime will be his top priorities. Mitsotakis said he would immediately implement a reduction in property taxes while…
Greece’s 300 new deputies of the 18th session of the Hellenic Parliament were sworn in on Wednesday with three successive oaths, which included two religious and one secular. Following the official oaths,…
Greece’s newly-elected New Democracy Party on Tuesday scrapped plans to remove priests from the state payroll, reversing a decision by the former Syriza government that aimed to have a clear distinction between…