All News on Politics in Greece
Missing the forest for the trees
The fact that Greece remains stuck where it is despite its potential is due, to a significant degree, to an excessive preoccupation with politics - with a small p - and we journalists and commentators are partly to blame for this.
Defense minister holds strategic talks with US assistant secretary of state
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met with US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Jessica Lewis, and US Ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis, at the National Defense Ministry in Athens on Monday.
Hellenic Navy seeks to navigate challenges
Defense officials are worried about Turkish shipyards' growing capacity to turn out fighting vessels as well as the rising costs of keeping up with Greece's nominally allied neighbor.
Wage growth to 1,500 euros is a long shot
The objective to return the average monthly salary in Greece to pre-crisis levels - i.e. 1,500 euros - is an undertaking with an increased degree of difficulty, as the country's structural problems, which are still worsening, and the international economic situation are not helping.
They wanted a government job
Sometimes I wish that I lived in a country somewhere between my native Greece and the USA where I live. By between I don't mean geographically but rather a country whose laws, social mores etc were somewhere between the two. Maybe, I like to dream, such a country would combine the best of both Greece and US without any of the negatives.
Greatest threat facing EU is populism, Mitsotakis tells ND faithful
Populism in its various forms, be it from the far right or far left, is the greatest danger facing all the European countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told the final day of his New Democracy party's congress.
ND is charged with reforms, Mitsotakis tells party congress
The economy cannot prosper without a secure society, freedom, independence and national sovereignty, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told New Democracy congress, which got underway at the Zappeion Mansion in Athens on Friday.
The congress, the 15th in the party's history, coincides with the 50th anniversary of the New Democracy's founding.
Gov’t signs intention to purchase 35 Black Hawk helicopters
The government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance formalizing its intention to procure 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, through an intergovernmental agreement with the US.
Buying time with talks
The local elections in Turkey - which did not go very well at all for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - provided a momentary escape from the grim domestic quagmire Greece is sinking into, with no end yet in sight of the present crisis.
Military ties with India deepening
The visit next week of General Dimitris Houpis, chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, to India will be another step in strengthening bilateral relations between Athens and New Delhi.
Biden lauds Greek ideals, independence at White House celebration
President Joe Biden paid tribute to Greek ideals and the ties that bind the United States to Greece in a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the White House on Thursday.
Greek independence at the White House
On Thursday, President Joe Biden will host a ceremony at the White House celebrating Greek independence. Some have questioned the usefulness of these annual gatherings, claiming that they lack substance and serve only public relations purposes.
Prespes agreement challenged in North Macedonia pre-election debate
The leader of the main opposition party in North Macedonia has said that if elected prime minister, he would refer to the country solely as "Macedonia," regardless of the 2018 Prespes Agreement that settled the dispute with Greece over the country's name.
Greece and India to sign defense cooperation agreement
Greece and India are set to sign their first-ever Defense Cooperation Agreement, according to exclusive information reported by Kathimerini.
The partnership - which involves joint military exercises and activities with personnel and assets from all three branches of the armed forces, including special forces - marks a significant milestone in the two countries' bilateral relations.
The far-right in Greece – A rising threat ahead of EU elections?
With the EU elections on the horizon, one party in Greece, Greek Solution, is seeing a notable surge in support. The rise of this far right nationalist party also mirrors broader trends in the far right across Europe, and many are beginning to ask whether this resurgent far-right is here to stay.