Beyond Moscow’s historical ties of friendship with Greece, Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and has repeatedly declared its dedication to the implementation of International Law of the Sea.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis will then go to Ioannina, where he will have successive meetings with the Mayor of Ioannina Moses Elisaf and the governor of Epirus, Alexandros Kachrimanis
Posting of the Prime Minister on social media for the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, celebrated by the Greek Armed Forces
The measures announced are tantamount to an at least partial lockdown on unvaccinated citizens. As of Monday, 22 November, beyond restaurants, bars, and cafes, all unvaccinated people will be barred from entering closed spaces – such as museums, gyms, and cinemas.
As regards management of the pandemic, Mitsotakis said yesterday that the government has no intention of following Austria’s example of imposing a total lockdown solely on unvaccinated citizens. Experts’ projections for the run-up to Christmas are ominous.
'You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are the supreme symbol of nobility,' Melina Mercouri, who made the return of the Parthenon Marbles a life-long crusade, once told British authorities.
'I am sure that if there was a willingness on the part of the government to move we could find an arrangement with the British Museum in terms of us sending abroad cultural treasures on loan, which have never left the country,” the PM said.
In the conclusions of the Libya conference, regarding the issue of the withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries, and troops, there is for the first time a reference to a timeframe and the immediate development of timetables, on which Greece and other participants insisted.
“Instead of blaming Greece, you should blame those who take advantage of human beings”
'I am absolutely convinced that this prime minister and this government is applying the highest standards and the fact that they have immediately launched an investigation on the issue of the pushbacks is testimony of that,' Dutch PM Mark Rutte said.
Mitsotakis in public statements has downplayed the significance of traditional ideological labels, questioning even the utility and substance of the word “progressive” – invoked by both main opposition SYRIZA and the centre-left Movement for Change.
The PM’s talks with Vladimir Putin come at a time when tensions remain high in the Eastern Mediterranean, even as Turkey escalates its aggressive behaviour by openly disputing even Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean.
In an interview with the conservative Turkish daily Milli Gazete, with the front page title “They [France] are offering Greece nuclear support”, Yayci maintains that the Greece-France alliance poses a direct threat to Turkey.
'We have an economy that is growing at a rate that surprised even us. We had an exceptional tourist season and that means more money in the pockets of employees and businesses. The level of bank deposits is very high in the middle of a pandemic,' Mitsotakis said.
'Given the fact that vaccines are available it is a central political choice not have a lockdown. This is the approach of all countries that are being tested by the pandemic today,' Mitsotakis said.
One indication of the severity of the situation is that hospital ICU beds are at full capacity in Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city, and the region of Thessaly, and hospitals have already been forced to treat intubated patients outside of ICUs.
The bitter clashes of the past over harsh austerity imposed on Greece by Berlin is water under the bridge, and Greek-German relations have been at a very good level for the last six years, especially in the post-memorandum era and certainly on Mitsotakis’ watch.
The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi, at the Maximos Mansion.
'If we want to be serious and substantial in guarding European borders I see no reason why interventions such as the works being conducted at [the Greek-Turkish border region wall] at Evros cannot be funded from the EU budget,' the PM said.
They agreed that that the project is an important element in the strategic development of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Corridor, creating an alternative source of energy supplies from the region to the EU and vice versa.