Government to introduce new strategy against terrorism, violent extremism

The Greek governemnt will present in three months a national strategy to fight terrorism and violent extremism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday, speaking at an event in Athens to honor of victims of terrorism in Greece.

He said the strategy will fill a policy gap "which has for years cast a shadow on Greece's image" in the way it is seen by international organizations.

As part of the strategy, the Citizen Protection Ministry will open a Department of Prevention of Violence, while a public campaign to deconstruct violent ideologies is also in the cards.

He also pointed to the government's counter-criminal policy saying Greek police is being boosted with new staff and resources. 

Mitsotakis said the 1989 assassination of politician Pavlos Bakoyannis by the now-defunct November 17 terrorist organization "marked everyone in his family,...