Greek-Turkish relations are entering a prolonged period of uncertainty, mainly due to the ever-deteriorating political and economic situation in the neighboring country.
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday that the party congress of ruling New Democracy that had been scheduled for December 3-5 has been postponed until the first quarter of 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The new German coalition is expected to be a lot tougher on Turkey than Angela Merkel’s government was, especially where human rights are concerned.
Material aimed at raising public awareness was distributed Thursday by staff of the Hellenic Police’s Domestic Violence Response Services on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Pledging zero tolerance, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a five-year action plan on Wednesday for the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation, saying the issue is a national priority.
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Ali Erdem leads his Alevi community each week in a ceremony filled with symbolic ritual, music and dance, performing in a place of worship that has been thrust into political debate ahead of Turkish elections due by 2023.
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The Greek economy is expected to grow more than 7 percent this year and more than 5 percent in 2021, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with the Washington Post, published Wednesday.
A comprehensive plan for the economic, demographic, educational, technological and rural development of the northeastern region of Thrace has been drafted by a cross-party parliamentary committee.
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Ankara is not hiding its annoyance with actions taken by Greece, and it is constantly attacking Athens for its behavior, in an intense, sometimes threatening manner.
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis considers that the biggest challenges for the rest of his term will be managing the current wave of the pandemic and rising inflation.
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The surge in the cost of living in Greece is affected by “external factors and is temporary,” Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, noting that there is indeed a global price crisis.
‘A question emerged in a recent conversation, asking, “Why do Greeks not operate like Jewish people? Why is Greece not Israel?” The answer is not simple.
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In fairness, Facebook isn’t resisting calls for new rules. It doesn’t want direct responsibility for the safeguarding of democracy.
Gerard Roland, the E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and Political Science at Berkeley, was an observer of the situation in Greece during the economic crisis and has been critical of the stabilization programs.
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Many are curious about the recent discussion over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures. Is it a case of another prime minister using an emotionally charged issue to score points with voters?
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‘With his recent statements in which he has set the unification of Albania with Kosovo in a Greater Albania as the main goal of his political career, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has lifted the lid of a Pandora’s box of dangerous Balkan “Great Ideas.”
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