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Albania Earthquake: Greece Sends Immediate Help to Assist Rescue Operations

The strong earthquake that hit Albania in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring hundreds has led Greece to send immediate aid to the neighboring nation. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone call...

PM Mitsotakis Presents Plan for Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a new national action plan on Sunday for the thousands of unaccompanied refugee children who are currently living in the country. "We all recognize the national challenge of the migration issue that Greece is...

PM Mitsotakis Declares "Greece is Not an Unfenced Vineyard" for Migrants

Using a folksy Greek phrase, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Friday that Greece is reaching its limits regarding the refugee and migrant crisis. ''Greece has its strengths, but it is not an unfenced vineyard,'' was the exact phrase...

Greece to Make Minimum Guaranteed Income a Constitutional Right

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that his government will bring forward a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a basic income for all of its citizens. The surprising announcement was made through the Prime Minister's personal Twitter account. ''We constitutionally guarantee...

Prime Minister Mitsotakis Officially Presents New National Action Plan on Smoking

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a new, National Action Plan against smoking on Tuesday, a cornerstone of one of his main priorities, to completely change Greece's historically loose approach to smoking in public places. "The smoking ban is a bold initiative...

PM Mitsotakis Says Greece Can No Longer Be "Convenient Parking for Refugees and Migrants"

The German newspaper Handelsblatt published a front-page interview today with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who spoke to interviewers about Greece's economy, migration, and how it has exited the financial crisis. Mitsotakis used tough language to describe the current refugee and...

Lessons From Greece for Canada’s Newly Re-elected Prime Minister

By Andrew Tzembelicos* On November 20 the newly re-elected Canadian government of Justin Trudeau will begin its next chapter with a swearing-in. There is much Mr. Trudeau can learn from Greece, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his four-month-old government. By...

Greece Highlights Conditions for North Macedonian, Albanian EU talks

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday expressed his government's support for the EU aspirations of North Macedonia and Albania, but added that the two countries must fully respect international agreements as well as the rights of ethnic groups. Addressing an...

Greek Government Determined to Continue "Law and Order" Campaign

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to be determined to continue his campaign of law and order for Greece, which was one of his political pledges before the July elections. He has fared well so far in this mission, but...

Greece to Adopt International Holocaust Association's Definition of Anti-Semitism

Greece will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday. The Greek leader made the announcement during a meeting with David Saltiel, the president of the Central Board of Jewish Communities...