Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Weber lambasted Tsipras’ economic policy and the Greek PM’s refusal to sign on to EU initiatives regarding the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Mr. Mitsotakis’ interlocutors speak of a sweeping plan of foreign investment that can be supported by a long list of privatisations and by measures to swiftly free up large investments

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, underlined yesterday that Ankara will not tolerate de facto situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean.

Tsipras hastened to reverse the government’s plan following charges from the opposition and the press that he was being blackmailed

Greece's main opposition leader drops innuendo about possible improper ties between PM Alexis Tsipras and the Venezuelan leader.

'I did not hesitate to disagree even openly with our large European partners, including Angela Merkel,' Mitsotakis told Parliament

'We believe that in light of recent developments efforts in this respect [North Macedonia's EU course] should be strengthened,' said a Commission spokesperson.

'This ratification means official recognition of a Macedonian language and identity of the residents of Skopje [sic] for the first time by a Greek government.'

'An international agreement cannot recognise ethnicity but only nationality. States recognise states,' Tsipras declared.

“We shall do everything in our power to improve the agreement since the ragtag [governing] majority has decided to bring it to a vote and we cannot overturn it,” one ND source said.

In order to allay any fears by opposition parties and MPs that the government intends to ram the agreement through Parliament with a fast-track procedure, the government is preparing a brief information campaign and a televised debate.

Already the reports and analyses of international economic players underline the dangers of the pre-electoral climate and stress the consequences that will result if this climate is protracted.

The PM sought to be recognised as the sole opponent of New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, by exploiting an issue of national import that has divided Greek society for nearly three decades.

The longer this situation that degrades parliamentary institutions and democracy persists, the greater the impediments to the country’s efforts to finally exit the tunnel of uncertainty.

According to Mitsotakis, the agreement was that Tsipras would keep his parliamentary majority and Kammenos would not have to approve the Prespa Agreement

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis explained why his party will vote down the Greece-FYROM Prespa Agreement when it is tabled in the Greek Parliament for ratification to visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who fervently supports the agreement and expressed gratitude to PM Alexis Tsipras and FYROM PM Zoran Zaev for concluding it. In a written […]

'The Greeks had a difficult time over the last years and I am especially pleased that Greece transcended the problems,' said Merkel

Mitsotakis declared that Tsipras should either seek a vote of confidence in parliament or call elections immediately.

The vandalism was conducted around dawn this morning and was roundly condemned by Greece’s political parties.

Asked if they believe “the sacrifices of citizens will be not go to waste and the economy in general will recover” a whopping 64.8 percent responded either probably not or certainly not.