Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis

Athens event attended by EPP European Parliament group leader Manfred Weber

Unilateral claims and disregard for international law, standing treaties re-emerge in official Ankara's language, despite recent 'thaw' in Greek-Turkish relations

"Greece’s embrace of a populist-led government was relatively short. But the damage was profound. The country I inherited when I was elected prime minister in 2019 was widely seen as the sick man of Europe"

The PM also pledged schoolsin Thessaly hit by Storm Daniel would be fully restored by September thans to donations by Greek shipowners

The hydro-pumped storage project is located in Amfilochia and includes 680MW production and 730MW pumping/storage

Mitsotakis will have migration and natural disasters on his agenda at the meeting, which is a follow-up to the Council meeting of 14-15 December where EU leaders discussed revising the MFF in an effort to create long-term support for Ukraine and to add funding for STEP

Kyriakos Mitsotakis also called sit-ins of university premises 'illegal acts' which cannot be tolerated as something customary; 'they do not reflect the real will of students'

Central Greece was hit by record-breaking torrential rains in early September, with widespread storm-damage and flooding resulting

Greek PM confirms visit to Turkey in May

The PM also alluded to the exceptional year for Greek airports in 2023, following a record-breaking all-time high in passenger traffic - 72.6 million passengers compared to the previous historical "high" of 64.16 million in 2019

A Politico report shows the European Public Prosecutors Office called on the Greek gov to investigate former Ministers Christos Spirtzis and Konstantinos Karamanlis for alleged criminal offences last June 2, but Parliament chose not to open an investigation

“Allow me to be clear, we will insist on their reunification for many reasons, but one, in my opinion, is the most crucial: because only by seeing them together, in the shadow of the Acropolis, can we truly appreciate their immense cultural significance for Western civilization.”

Athens has been closely following the situation in the Red Sea and threats to maritime shipping from attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels

PM also sits down for conversation with Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal

New Democracy maintains a significant standing with 38% in voting intention and 41% in perceived suitability for the prime ministerial role

He's also set to meet with top executives from major technology and energy companies who have expressed an interest in investing in Greece. 

The specific study was composed last autumn by the Athens-based Demokritos National Research Center and serves as the first strategic foresight for the use of generative AI in Greece, according to its authors

Davos, NYC, Chicago, EU Summit scheduled, with prospect of official visits to New Delhi, Seoul, Canada also cited

De-investment in Greece’s four systemic banks by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) through public offerings and greater prospects by the local banking sector in financing “real economy” needs was also discussed

Mitsotakis: 'We have many scientists that excel abroad and one of this government’s major wagers is to create conditions for them to return to Greece'