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PM launches reconstruction plan for disaster-hit regions as SYRIZA walkout spawns new group
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a package for relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by floods and wildfires in the past summer, which were immediately criticised by opposition parties.
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Mitsotakis stands firm on self-employed tax as disintegrating SYRIZA falls behind in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has vowed to press ahead with a controversial taxation scheme for self-employed earners, defying the threat of protests from professional associations.
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Greece promotes its suitability for mediatory role in Middle East
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is seeking a mediatory role in the Middle East if conditions permit it. This was the message that emerged following the joint statements Kyriakos Mitsotakis made with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, following the first High Level Cooperation Council between Greece and Cyprus, in Athens on Friday.
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Mitsotakis visits China to keep relations ticking over
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is seeking to maintain open diplomatic channels with China at a time when Beijing’s relations with Brussels and Washington are strained due to economic rivalries and different approaches in geopolitical crises.
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Athens defends Gaza stance as balanced, offers role in humanitarian corridor
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs Israel expands its offensive in the Gaza Strip via a series of ground incursions amid growing calls for a humanitarian pause, the EU has once again forwarded the “two-state solution” as its principle response to this conflict.
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PM makes delayed Israel visit to offer support, express concerns about humanitarian impact
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a short trip to Israel on Monday to reiterate Athens’s support for Israel’s right to self-defence, but in line with international humanitarian law.
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In leader's absence, cracks begin to show in SYRIZA's facade
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the absence of its newly elected leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, a serious row is brewing in SYRIZA, raising questions about whether the inexperienced politician can keep the party united, or whether he even wants to avoid a split.
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Mitsotakis sets out post-election agenda as discontent bubbles up in SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first interview after the local elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that despite the second-round upsets he is confident that his administration has the public’s backing for its promised reform programme.
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests while also seeing the candidates the conservatives were supporting lose control of the country’s two biggest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki.
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PM lines up Israel visit, discusses conflict with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to visit Jerusalem and hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu not only to express solidarity to Israel but also to act as a European mediator, according to media sources.