Government of Greece

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Wednesday he hoped "reason will prevail" in talks with Greece's lenders and they will agree that pensions do not need to be cut further in 2019.

"The pension cuts are not a structural measure. It doesn't affect the viability of the pension system," he was quoted as saying in an interview with news website newport.gr.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos in Athens on Wednesday to discuss plans to improve the management of migratory flows, ahead of the informal summit meeting in Salzburg later today.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet on Wednesday with the European Union's migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos against the backdrop of mounting reports on the dismal conditions at the Moria reception and processing center on the island of Lesvos.

In his speech at the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair on September 15, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis showed political maturity by avoiding personal attacks and divisive rhetoric, making it clear that he is targeting voters who despite gravitating toward the main conservative opposition are not yet completely convinced and continue to identify as undecided.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday inaugurated the sixth installment of the Athens Democracy Forum, an annual event established by the New York Times, Kathimerini and the United Nations Democracy Fund to address the hot-button issues being debated in today's liberal societies.

The office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday issued a statement criticizing a speech delivered New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair, accusing the opposition chief of embracing policies championed by the International Monetary Fund.

Wrapping up his appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Sunday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis elaborated on his pledges to cut taxes and social security contributions and proposed the transfer of the ENFIA property tax to local authorities. 

Former Conservative prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Costas Karamanlis expressed their support for Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday, speaking ahead of the party leader's speech in Thessaloniki where he presented his main proposals for the next government term.

In his speech before the country's political and business elite at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday night, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to lower taxes and social security contributions and introduce sweeping reforms when ND comes to power that would improve the daily life of citizens and put an end to a "gray era." 

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to take the stage at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday night with the slogan "We can" in a bid to convince voters that his conservative party can improve their daily lives if and when it comes to power.