Campaigning for Euro elections and Turkey talks dominate agenda ahead of Easter break

Political leaders continue touring the country ahead of the upcoming European elections on June 9, despite an expected slowdown this week due to the Easter holidays.

Two opinion polls released over the weekend suggest that the ruling New Democracy party is on track to achieve the 33% support target set by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Greece-Turkey

Preparations are underway for Mitsotakis' visit to Ankara on May 13 to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Greece's Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held an extensive preparatory meeting in London on Saturday.

A new figure is expected to join the bilateral talks from the side of Ankara. Turkey's deputy foreign minister, Ambassador Burak Akcapar, who previously oversaw key aspects of Greek-Turkish relations, has been appointed as Turkey's...