Nikos Kotzias
Populism, consensus and healthy patriotism
The condemnation of populism was one of the main conclusions of the recent conference on the 50-year anniversary of the "Metapolistefsi" (the period since the restoration of democracy) co-organized by Kathimerini. The issue came to the fore in the debate on foreign policy.
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Foreign policy milestones: EU accession, Turkey, Cyprus, Prespes
One of the areas where Greece made some of its greatest strides during the past 50 years has been in foreign policy, the second day of the "50 Years of the Metapolitefsi" conference heard on Friday.
SYRIZA political secretariat to convene early next week
The political secretariat of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance is scheduled to convene early next week, once the three-day process of policy statements in parliament concludes. The meeting is in preparation for the upcoming central committee meeting of the party, which is slated for July 15-16.
The real problem
I have been doing this job long enough not to be surprised by the ruthlessness so vividly displayed in the infamous recorded conversation about the deadly 2018 wildfire in Mati.
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Kammenos testifies over visa contract claims
Greece's former defense minister Panos Kammenos testified before a corruption prosecutor on Friday as a witness in connection with allegations against former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias that a contract for issuing visas was fixed under the latter's watch.
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Kammenos testifies before prosecutor over visa claims
Greece's former defense minister Panos Kammenos was set to testify before a corruption prosecutor Friday in connection with allegations against Nikos Kotzias that a contract for issuing visas was fixed under the watch of the ex foreign minister.
Iglesias lauds Tsipras' 'courage to govern' with 'all powers' against him
Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Spain's leftist Podemos party expressed support for Greek premier Alexis Tsipras as general elections got under way in the country, saying he had "the courage to govern with all Greek and European powers against [him]."
Kotzias blasts SYRIZA cadres after parting ways with Tsipras
Former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, best known as the architect of the Greece-North Macedonia Prespa Agreement, lashed out at SYRIZA cadres who said that the reason he will not stand in the coming election is that he had requested and not been given a safe spot on the party's statewide ticket.
SYRIZA, Kotzias-led movement part ways
The political movement Pratto, led by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday announced that it was officially ending its cooperation with ruling SYRIZA and that it will not take part in next month's national elections. It urged its followers to vote for progressive forces.
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SYRIZA should have reached out to center-left, says ex-FM
Ex-foreign minister Nikos Kotzias on Monday accused members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' inner circle of arrogance and said the party should have reached out to the center-left, "in a regulated manner and much earlier."