Greece names new ministers after high-level resignations over farm scandal

Thanos Plevris, a hardline MP with the nationalist Laos party, was appointed migration minister.

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"Can't wait to shake things up with the Greek National Radical Union! 💪 #NewBeginnings #GreekPolitics" - Konstantinos Karamanlis

Jan 04, 1956 - The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
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Greece’s main opposition further dismantled

Syriza party’s recently deposed leader Stefanos Kasselakis announced the creation of a new political movement, taking at least four MPs with him.

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‘Who is going to pick our olives?’ Greek PM warns against being too tough on migration

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his country needs workers as EU leaders tussle over asylum strategy.

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European commissioner nominee pick signals Greece’s rightward turn

PM’s choice of Apostolos Tzitzikostas could raise the temperature of simmering resentments between Greece and North Macedonia.

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Former Greek spy boss denies using illegal malware

Panagiotis Kontoleon, the former head of Greece’s EYP intelligence service, was one of a handful of top officials who resigned in the wake of the scandal.

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Erdoğan dashes hopes for resumption of Cyprus talks on invasion’s 50th anniversary

“We believe a federal solution is not possible in Cyprus,” Turkey’s president said, adding that the Turkish north is the “apple of Turkey’s eye.”

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How to watch the EU election like a Pro

4 days, 27 votes — it’s a European election bonanza!

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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is up for a no-confidence vote due to last year's tragic train crash that claimed 57 lives.

Allegations of evidence manipulation have surfaced, prompting leftist parties to accuse the government of obscuring the truth in Greece's deadliest rail accident.

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The best of Power Play 2023

As we enter a mammoth election year on either side of the Atlantic, Power Play looks back on the highlights from our interviews in 2023 to set the scene for the big geopolitical stories of 2024.&nb…

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