Greece

As the Greek economy is more than 20% dependent on tourism to fill its coffers, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has high hopes to open the summer season starting July 1, 2020. But opening the borders is not in the...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday congratulated Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the telephone. According to the Prime Minister's office announcement: "Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone conversation tonight with United States President Donald Trump. The American President...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed during his victory speech on Sunday night to "work hard to represent all Greeks." "We are too few to stay divided," he said. He added that "society delivered a clear message in favor of growth,...

The winner of the July 7 elections and new prime minister of Greece became New Democracy president in January 2016, after he was elected by his party members. For three and a half years he worked tirelessly and diligently to...

On Monday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Sebastian Kurz; the winner of the Austrian elections that took place on Sunday, saying that he was certain he would safeguard European values. "I am certain that under your leadership, Austria will safeguard...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday had a meeting with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin, which lasted roughly 70 minutes ending at 2 p.m. Greek time. The meeting was held at the German finance ministry...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the need for a different policy mix to get the country out of the crisis. Mitsotakis, who was speaking at a conference organized by Naftemporiki newspaper, accused the government that it sinks...

Growth will not be achieved because the government's choices lead the country to stagnation and recession, main opposition New Democracy (ND)leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview to SKAI radio late Sunday. Mitsotakis claimed that taxation leads the people to...

"As of September the Greeks' everyday life will be much worse," main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Antenna TV on Monday and expressed his certainty that the economy will not recover. "Tsipras told...

Greece needs a different policy mix that will emphasize structural reforms and not taxes, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday following a meeting in Paris with Angel Gurría, the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

The pledge, on Greece’s side, to maintain primary surpluses of 3.5 percent for the next 15 years, which are not achievable, are condemning the country to a perpetual austerity program, main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday during...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a statement on Wednesday called Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras incorrigible and accused him of damaging the country and must leave now. "Today we all know the conclusion of Mr. Tsipras performance that...

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Greece would be better off if the current coalition government leaves power sooner rather than later, according to an interview that will be published in the Sunday edition of Eleftheros Typos. “Every day...

In light of the Syriza-led government’s plans to restructure the country’s media landscape, New Democracy’s newly elected president Kyriakos Mitsotakis made an announcement today to the Greek website liberal.gr in which he says that “one of the most precious...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was born in Athens in 1968, he is the son of former Prime Minister of Greece and honorary president of New Democracy Konstantinos Mitsotakis. He was only a few months old when his family moved in self-exile...