Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay a working visit to Cyprus on Monday. He is expected to discuss recent developments on the Cyprus issue with the country's president, Nikos Anastasiades.

The 61st round of "exploratory talks" between Greece and Turkey has ended; the question now is when, and if, the 62nd will take place.

Earlier this month Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his government. By all accounts there were no major changes and I, watching from afar, did not recognize the names of the new members and thus I cannot comment on their suitability for office. However, the name of the new deputy minister of culture, Nikos Giatromanolakis, did catch my attention due to extensive media coverage.

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is first in popularity, Alexis Tsipras is third, behind Fofi Gennimata

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he's pleased with the way the European Commission is pushing harder in the negotiations with drug makers to overcome the delays in the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccines.

Greek leaders on Wednesday marked the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-operated Auschwitz death camp in Poland. 

"Freedom, reason and dignity… The very nature of man was murdered at Auschwitz," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted.

"Memory must translate into constant vigilance and action against the Absolute Evil," he said.

Greece's cabinet will meet virtually on Thursday to discuss a slew of new legislation involving the ministries of finance, development, justice, sports and infrastructure.

The meeting is scheduled at 11 a.m. and will be chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reckoned on Monday that Greece could return to "some normalcy" at the end of spring or the beginning of summer if the vaccination program remains on track.

Speaking during the online session of the World Economic Forum, Mitsotakis said the supply of vaccines from the European Union will be pivotal, noting that it must be expedited.

French Defense Minister Florence Parly is expected in Athens on Monday for the signing of the agreement for the purchase by Greece of 18 Dassault-made Rafale jets.

The deal is scheduled to be signed at the Ministry of Defense at 1.35 p.m. Parly will meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at 4.30 p.m.

Turkey and Greece resumed exploratory talks on Jan. 25 in Istanbul over disputed territorial claims after a four-year pause.

On Jan. 11, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu invited Greece to resume the talks amid a softening of rhetoric between Turkey and the European Union.