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POLITICS
NIKOS PAPPAS
Former minister advocates SYRIZA-PASOK electoral alliance
Amid discussions about what would happen to Greece's center-left after the European elections, former minister Nikos Pappas stated on Monday that he was in favor of a socialist alliance between PASOK and SYRIZA, the main opposition, in the upcoming national elections.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Raises Global Food Security at Ukraine Summit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned other world leaders about the possible global impact of the Ukrainian conflict on food security during the international summit for peace in Ukraine being held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Sets agenda in first cabinet meeting after reshuffle
At the first cabinet meeting following the reshuffle the day before, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday laid out the principles for his conservative administration, issuing a sharp warning against conceit and complacency.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Time to put restrictions on cruise ships on the islands due to over-tourism
According to a statement made by Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Bloomberg, the first step in addressing the issue of overtourism in Greece and the rest of the world following the pandemic should be to impose restrictions on cruise ships visiting the nation's popular islands.
GOVERNMENT
Reshuffle days after the EU Elections
The government reshuffle was announced by Pavlos Marinakis, the government spokesman and deputy minister to the prime minister.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
No interest in top Brussels job
A spokesman for Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis denied on Thursday that the politician was running for president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
STEFANOS KASSELAKIS
Against early repayment of Greece's loans
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis wrote a post regarding remarks made by Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Bloomberg and the proposal to repay €8 billion in loans early.
PASOK
Rules out leadership elections
Sources within PASOK on Wednesday rejected the idea of holding the leadership elections sooner rather than later in response to the socialist party's poor performance in the most recent European Parliament elections.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greece is no longer the "black sheep" of the eurozone
According to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece has improved its credibility with markets and has stopped being the eurozone's "black sheep," he told Bloomberg television on Wednesday morning.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Rules out snap election and reshuffle
Despite the disappointing outcome for his conservative party, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out the possibility of holding an early election in his first interview following Sunday's European Parliament elections.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Scenarios for a reshuffle on Wednesday or Thursday are heating up
It is now the Prime Minister's turn to interpret the election outcome, which saw New Democracy fall short of the 33% threshold.