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...

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,...

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 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...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected as New Democracy president on Sunday. It was a close encounter as Kyriakos Mitsotakis overcame his opponent Evangelos Meimarakis to secure the support of New Democracy's followers. The number of people who came out to vote on...

Candidate for New Democracy leadership Kyriakos Mitsotakis is "Greece's Glimmer of New Year Hope," according to a Wall street Journal analysis. On Sunday, supporters of Greece's main opposition conservative party will vote in the second round of the New Democracy...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday announced his candidacy for New Democracy president, after the conservative party's defeat on Sunday's election in Greece. The lawmaker spoke on Skai television saying that he will be candidate for the leadership and that he "can...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lawmaker of New Democracy has proposed three changes in a letter on Friday. The first change concerns the MPs who can be cut to 200 instead of 300 from those who exist now. The second change concerns 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...

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...

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...