Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Mitsotakis says two-state solution in Cyprus cannot happen

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday morning told the United Nations General Assembly that a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem “cannot happen and cannot be accepted”. In his…

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Athens tells von der Leyen that Greece must play a significant role in new Commission

Greece’s prime minister is adamant that his country get a very important job when Ursula von der Leyen puts together her top team. Kyriakos Mitsotakis might get what he wants,…

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Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after worse than expected EU vote result

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to reshuffle his cabinet after his centre-right party performed worse than expected in the European Parliament election. The new government's composition will be announced…

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Greek PM urges EU to tackle high prices ahead of elections

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged the European Union to bring down prices as soon as possible, which he labelled a crucial political challenge ahead of European parliamentary elections.…

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UPDATED: Mitsotakis sworn in as Greek PM, promises more jobs and ‘big changes’

By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS, June 26 (Reuters) - Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised to rebuild Greece's credit rating, create jobs, raise wages and boost state revenues after he was…

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Greek PM Mitsotakis says has won decisive mandate to govern

Greek Prime Minister claimed victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday, saying he had a mandate to form a strong autonomous government. Early official results indicated on Sunday that Mitsotakis'…

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Greek PM apologises for deadly train crash, promises to fix railways

ATHENS, March 9 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Thursday for a train crash that killed 57 people, promising to fix long-standing deficiencies in the railway sector…

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Greek PM apologises to opposition party leader over surveillance – paper

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised to the leader of the country's opposition Socialist party for not knowing that he had been wiretapped by Greece's intelligence service in…

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Greek PM rules out snap election

ATHENS, July 7 (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister ruled out an early election on Thursday, quashing speculation at home that a snap poll could be held this fall before his popularity takes…

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Greek PM says EU should make COVID booster shot a condition for free travel

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed that the EU’s executive arm make having a booster shot against COVID-19 a condition for some Europeans to travel freely across the bloc, amid…

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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’

Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the Greek prime minister said, warning that the cost of doing nothing was unimaginable, with mankind possibly struggling to survive…

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Greece backs EU ambitions of North Macedonia and Albania

Greece offered words of encouragement for North Macedonia and Albania on Thursday as the two countries' efforts to open accession talks with the European Union continue to be frustrated. Greek Prime…

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Greece accuses Turkey of exploiting Europe’s migrant crisis

Greece’s prime minister accused Turkey on Friday of appearing to “exploit” Europe’s migrant crisis for its own ends and said Ankara can and must control migrant flows to the continent.…

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Greek economy shows signs of recovery

Greece's creditors are returning to Athens on for a fourth post-bailout evaluation to review whether Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' planned tax cuts will affect Greece's economic results. A key factor…

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Greek PM criticizes Turkey for its threat to reopen its borders to refugees

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sent a strong warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, telling him not to threaten Greece and Europe in order to secure more money from…

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Greek Prime Minister in Cyprus for official visit

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday begins a two-day official visit to Cyprus, his first after assuming office following the elections on July 7. He will be accompanied by…

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Greece’s new Prime Minister names cabinet

Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named his cabinet on Monday. Mitsotakis' conservative New Democracy party won an outright majority with 158 seats in the 300-seat legislature. The newly-formed cabinet…

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Mitsotakis sworn in as new Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece shortly after winning the Greek general election held on Sunday. The center-right New Democracy party won…

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Greece prepares to head to the polls

Greek Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared confident of victory in Sunday's snap election during a rally in central Athens on Thursday evening, saying his New Democracy party is “more…

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