Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece bullish on Parthenon Marbles after Mitsotakis-Starmer meeting

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Downing Street says it won’t change the law to permit “permanent” move of ancient sculptures from the British Museum.

Talks over return of Parthenon marbles to Athens are โ€˜well advancedโ€™

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer reiterates support for British Museum reaching deal with Greek PM, who visits UK on TuesdayTalks concerning the Parthenon marbles between Athens and the British Museum are โ€œwell advancedโ€, the Guardian has learned, even if offic…

UK insists Parthenon sculptures not on the agenda as Greek PM visits

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Long-running feud over treasures goes another round Tuesday.

Von der Leyenโ€™s holiday to Greece prompts criticism from top EU watchdog

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The European Commission took way too long to provide documents about the trip, European Ombudsman says.

Former Greek PM expelled from ruling New Democracy party

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Hardline nationalist Antonis Samaras ousted over persistent criticism of government policiesFormer Greek prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras was expelled from the ruling New Democracy party over his persistent criticism of government policies.S…

Bulgaria spearheads COP29 initiative to bring down electricity prices

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Energy ministers from seven EU countries have backed the initiative.

Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29

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New research presented at COP29 finds that to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in sight, the world would now need to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by the late 2030s — instead of 2050.

Greeceโ€™s main opposition further dismantled

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Syriza partyโ€™s recently deposed leader Stefanos Kasselakis announced the creation of a new political movement, taking at least four MPs with him.

Greeceโ€™s commissioner hearing: Apostolos Tzitzikostas faces tough questions in bid for transport gig โ€” live updates

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The transport file will have to deal with tricky issues like the 2035 phaseout of combustion engine cars and efforts to make flying green.

Greeceโ€™s ruling party fined over misuse of voter records

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Data leaked from a government voter system was used to boost the election campaign of a member of the ruling New Democracy party.

Von der Leyen promises more deportations as EU veers right on migration

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European leaders are backing deportation centers, sending migrants back to Afghanistan and Syria, and banning asylum in Poland.

EU and NATO offer Zelenskyy fulsome meals โ€” and qualified support for his victory plan

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Ukraine is still waiting for the EU to unblock frozen Russian assets and for NATO to invite it to join.

โ€˜Who is going to pick our olives?โ€™ Greek PM warns against being too tough on migration

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his country needs workers as EU leaders tussle over asylum strategy.

Greeceโ€™s main opposition party heads for yet another crack-up

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Syrizaโ€™s Central Committee has decided its recently deposed leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, cannot run in the party’s upcoming leadership contest.

Civil war at the top of the European Peopleโ€™s Party

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Manfred Weberโ€™s grip on Europeโ€™s biggest political force is challenged.

Greece satisfied with transport, tourism portfolio but EP hearing could be challenging

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Centre-right Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his satisfaction with Greece’s transport and tourism portfolio allocation in the next Commission. However, the candidate for the role, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, faces a challenging task ahea…

Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024

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Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.

Athens annoyed by Germanyโ€™s introduction of border controls

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis criticised Germanyโ€™s decision to introduce controls at its borders saying such a move would endanger Schengen and hinted that Berlinโ€™s current social policies may be to blame for attracting migrants.

Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism

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Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday (8 September).

The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

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Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโ€™s POLITICOโ€™s version of the next Commission.

Greece targets regional funding post in next European Commission

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Nominee Apostolos Tzitzikostas wants to oversee “cohesion” policy.

Greece โ€• the country that lets people escape justice

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Cover-ups, botched investigations and a general feeling of impunity set alarm bells ringing.

European commissioner nomineeย pickย signals Greeceโ€™s rightward turn

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PM’s choice of Apostolos Tzitzikostas could raise the temperature of simmering resentments between Greece and North Macedonia.

Greek minister says wildfires reduced to โ€˜scattered hotspotsโ€™ โ€“ live updates

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Vassilis Kikilias praises firefightersโ€™ โ€˜superhumanโ€™ effort in battling blaze near AthensGreeceโ€™s opposition wasted little time Tuesday lambasting prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakisโ€™ centre right government for what has been described as a lacklustre r…

Europeโ€™s southerners want Brussels to save them from climate change

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Ursula von der Leyen faces pressure from the south over climate adaptation plans.

Wildfire rages out of control on the outskirts of Athens

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew back to the capital, cutting short his vacation on the island of Crete.

Greek PM nominates Tzitzikostas for EU Commissioner role

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Greeceโ€™s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has selected a former Brussels bubble heavyweight as the countryโ€™s candidate for EU commissioner, aiming for a relevant portfolio related to economics or defence.

Greece nominates Tzitzikostas as EU commissioner

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Nomination means Margaritis Schinas will not be staying on.

Democracy in dark times: Hopeful lessons from Greeceโ€™s 50-year odyssey

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The country’s half-century milestone cements that only democracy and international cooperation can provide solutions to 21st-century challenges.

Greek prosecutor closes spyware scandal probe, infuriating opposition and victims

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Opposition parties deplore decision to end “Predatorgate” inquest, with one MP labelling it a “disgrace for the country.”

Cyprus eyes chance to run EU Mediterranean policyย 

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Ursula von der Leyen plans a new EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Sea region.

Greece must get an important role in the Commission, prime minister tells von der Leyen

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis shows off his growing political strength by calling for Greece to get a key portfolio.

โ€˜Invisibleโ€™ Kamala Harris struggles to win over Europe

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Top ECB official got caught on a hot mic saying Harris will never win.

South mourns as north rejoices: Cyprus marks 50 years of ethnic division

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Greek Cypriots in south wake to air raid sirens reminding of invasion while Turkish-occupied north celebratesCyprus has marked the landmark anniversary of 50 years of ethnic division amid markedly contrasting scenes: mourning in the south and euphoria …

ErdoฤŸan dashes hopes for resumption of Cyprus talks on invasionโ€™s 50th anniversary

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“We believe a federal solution is not possible in Cyprus,” Turkey’s president said, adding that the Turkish north is the “apple of Turkeyโ€™s eye.”

Albania allows imprisoned Greek MEP to attend Strasbourg session

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Albania on Sunday (14 July) authorised a dual Greek national imprisoned on charges of electoral corruption to travel to France to take part in the European Parliament’s inaugural session as a Greek MEP, a prison spokesperson said.

2 percent on defense? That is so last year.

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One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?

Nervous world leaders fret over what the Biden chaos means for NATOโ€™s future

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Bidenโ€™s solo press conference Thursday will be the most critical set piece of the NATO Summit, both for the president and the alliance.

Greek MP expelled from ruling party after assaulting airport employee

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Former minister ascribed ‘verbal incident’ to frustration at being denied boarding, but video shows him accosting a ticket agent.

Imprisoned Greek EU lawmaker awaits new court decision

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Recent election of Greek MEP imprisoned in Albania fans diplomatic flames.

Von der Leyen, Meloni and the battle for Brusselsโ€™ top jobs: Whatโ€™s next?

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EU leaders scramble to sign off on top jobs package at a summit next week.

Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after worse than expected EU vote result

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday (14 June) to boost the government’s battle with a cost-of-living crisis, but kept his foreign and finance ministers in place to show policy continuity.

Charles Michelโ€™s new plan to destroy von der Leyen: Give the Greek PM her job

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EU leaders are increasingly annoyed with the European Council presidentโ€™s antics.

Greek PM hints at cabinet reshuffle after EU vote disappointment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hinted at a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, saying “corrective measures” were required after his centre-right party performed less well than expected in the European Parliament election.

Manfred Weber has already won the European Parliament election. Can he handle what comes next?

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Ursula von der Leyen needs her frenemyโ€™s support to secure another term as European Commission president. Will he deliver?

All politics is local: What the EU election is actually about in each country

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When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย  A plethora of studies โ€” and sky-high abstention rates โ€” show that most of the blocโ€™s citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โ€ฆ]

Top jobs timeline: What happens after the EU election

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Your guide to the horse-trading thatโ€™s about to begin.

Greece rocked by voter privacy scandal ahead of EU election

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Voter data held by the Interior Ministry found its way to a New Democracy MEP running for reelection.

Macron auf Konfrontationskurs

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Von der Leyen backs Polish, Greek calls for EU air defense shield

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โ€œWe have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed by Mitsotakis and Tusk,” the Commission chief said.

The frontrunners for the next European Commission

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Even before the European elections, maneuvering is under way for top jobs in Brussels.

Greek PM warns North Macedonia on EU bid

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Greece warned on Friday (17 May) that North Macedonia’s reopening of a long-running name dispute could hurt its EU bid, hours after the incoming prime minister in Skopje rejected criticism from Athens.

EU energy supplies targeted in Russiaโ€™s latest attack on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

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“Massive missile attack” struck infrastructure that ensures security of deliveries to the EU, Ukrainian president says.

Greece, Spain will refuse to send Ukraine air defense systems

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s launcher hopes dashed in Athens and Madrid.

France wants to use Greeceโ€™s air defense system for the Olympics, report says

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Diplomatic talks began in November, apparently so far without development.

Life after Ursula von der Leyen? Alternatives for next Commission president.

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Brussels is rife with speculation on who might be chosen as the EU executive’s next chief.

Greek government picks EU election wild card โ€” from an Albanian jail

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In Athens, many see ethnic Greek mayor-elect Fredi Beleri as a victim of political charges. In Albania, he is viewed as a more sinister figure.

Athens eyes global pharma investments, defends patent ecosystem protection [Advocacy Lab Content]

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Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says he wants Greece to attract more investment from global pharmaceutical companies, to foster life science innovation and the creation of more Greek intellectual property.

Greek government survives no-confidence vote over deadly Tempi train trash

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Legislative drama was preceded by resignation of 2 ministers after allegedly carousing with a media mogul and sharing “wine, cigars and whiskey.”

EU set to seal multi-million investments deal in Egypt amid EU election campaign

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The EU is set to seal a highly sensitive and strategic deal worth up to โ‚ฌ8 million with Egypt on Sunday (17 March), continuing its strategy of investing in the countries of origin or transit of migration flows.

Russia kills rescuers in deadly double strike on Ukraineโ€™s Odesa

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Fourteen people die as Kremlin’s forces intensify shelling of key Black Sea port city.

Macron delays Kyiv visit amid tensions over Ukraine comments

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The Elysรฉe Palace denied security concerns over the visit after a Russian missile landed near the Greek prime minister’s motorcade in Ukraine last week.

Europeโ€™s conservatives back Ursula von der Leyen for second term as Commission president

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European People’s Party votes in favor of von der Leyen staying in post until 2029.

Russia hits Ukraineโ€™s port of Odesa during Zelenskyy and Greek PM visit

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A Russian missile missed Ukraine’s president and the prime minister of Greece by hundreds of metres on Wednesday (6 March) when it slammed into port infrastructure in the Black Sea city of Odesa.

Russian missiles strike near Zelenskiy and visiting Greek prime minister

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Russian forces โ€˜donโ€™t careโ€™ whether targets are military or civilians, says Zelenskiy; Greek PM describes experience as โ€˜very intenseโ€™ A deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa appeared to land near President Volodymyr Zelensk…

Explosion rocks Odesa near where Zelenskyy was meeting Greek PM

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A ballistic missile blast occurred just a few hundred meters away from the leaders’ motorcade.

EUโ€™s conservatives take a victory lap, months ahead of European election

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Opponents accuse conservatives of selling out to the far right, as they prepare to back Ursula von der Leyen for five more years running the EUโ€™s executive.

Turkish Cypriot leader rules out any talks without equal status

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Turkish Cypriots will not sit at any negotiating table unless their sovereignty and equal status is recognised, the leader of the breakaway self-declared state in northern Cyprus told AFP Sunday (3 March).

The man who came from nowhere to run Athens

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Haris Doukas wasn’t a politician. Could he provide a model for other left-wingers wanting to disrupt the status quo?

Big Tech tells politicians: Weโ€™ll control the deepfakes

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AI is freaking out politicians โ€” especially those running for office this year.

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage

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The move, which also grants full parental rights to same-sex couples, was strongly opposed by some conservatives and the Orthodox church.

Nepo babies! European politicians who keep it in the family

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Alexander De Croo and Kaja Kallas are some of those with famous parents in politics.

Greeceโ€™s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill

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MPs are set to vote on a landmark progressive reform on Feb. 15, to the chagrin of the church and traditionalists on the left and right.

Greek PM faces fierce opposition over pledge to legalise gay marriage

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MPs in his own cabinet are against move, while powerful Orthodox church fear it could lead to dismantlement of societyThe Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, appears to be facing one of his most daunting challenges yet after a pledge to legalise…

The best of Power Play 2023

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As we enter a mammoth election year on either side of the Atlantic, Power Play looks back on the highlights from our interviews in 2023 to set the scene for the big geopolitical stories of 2024.ย  In this weekโ€™s bumper New Year edition, host Anne McElvoy takes a tour through the best of Power Play [โ€ฆ]

Democracy is in peril in the worldโ€™s bonanza year of elections

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Democracy faces an existential test this year as countries representing nearly half the world’s population head to the polls.

Blair considered loan of Parthenon marbles to help London Olympics bid

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Then PM was advised to โ€˜encourageโ€™ British Museum to agree long-term loan in return for Greek support Tony Blair considered a โ€œlong-term loanโ€ of the Parthenon marbles to Greece in the hope of support for a London 2012 Olympic Games bid, newly released…

Greece would offer major treasures to UK for Parthenon marbles, minister says

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Culture minister Lina Mendoni pledges to โ€˜fill the voidโ€™ at British Museum should ancient sculptures be returned to AthensGreece is prepared to part with some of its greatest treasures to โ€œfill the voidโ€ at the British Museum if the Parthenon marbles w…

POLITICOโ€™s 2023 Backhanded Awards

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Here’s one allocade nobody is lining up to recieve.

Greece to legalise papers for thousands of migrants to counter labour shortage

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Legislation comes at a time when anti-immigrant sentiment is fuelling far-right support across EuropeThousands of migrants are to have their papers legalised in Greece as part of efforts to curb an acute labour shortage that is hitting key sectors of a…

Keir Starmer pitches for summit with Joe Biden ahead of 2024 elections

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The UK Labour leader’s team has become a regular presence in Washington over the past year.

From Meloni to Putin, Rishi Sunakโ€™s global BFFs ranked

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POLITICO ranks the British PMโ€™s relationships on the world stage, from besties to frenemies.

ErdoฤŸan hails โ€˜new eraโ€™ of friendship with Greece during historic visit to Athens

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President of Turkey signs friendship accord, saying longtime foes could provide โ€˜an example to the worldโ€™Greece and Turkey have sought to put years of tensions behind them with a friendship accord signed during a historic visit to Athens by president R…

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