Alexis Tsipras
Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras describes Kyriakos Mitsotakis as mastermind of ‘a criminal network’
Helena Smith in Athens
27, Jan, 2023 @7:04 PM
Greek government faces confidence vote over spying row
Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes
Helena Smith in Athens
25, Jan, 2023 @8:57 PM
Greek government faces confidence vote after botched blizzard response
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras files censure motion, also citing poor handling of wildfires and pandemic
Helena Smith in Athens
27, Jan, 2022 @5:50 PM
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed
‘It has to be recognised as a term and as a crime’, says government opposition, after unprecedented number of women murdered by partners
Helena Smith in Athens
21, Dec, 2021 @11:47 AM
Controversial new labour laws set to shake up working life in Greece
Critics claim employment law reforms will abolish eight-hour day and are ‘Thatcherite policies on steroids’
Helena Smith in Athens
17, Jun, 2021 @2:12 PM
Greek PM criticised for lunch that breached Covid restrictions
Kyriakos Mitsotakis went to the event that media reports say far exceeded the limit on gatherings
Helena Smith in Athens
07, Feb, 2021 @6:05 PM
Golden Dawn: the rise and fall of Greece’s neo-Nazis
The long read: A decade ago, violent racists exploited a national crisis and entered mainstream politics in Greece. The party has since been caught up in the biggest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg, and is now crumbling – but its success remains a warning
Daniel Trilling
03, Mar, 2020 @6:00 AM
Progressive judge to become Greece's first female president
Katerina Sakellaropoulou nominated for top post as PM says ‘time has come for Greece to open up to the future’
Helena Smith in Athens
16, Jan, 2020 @5:55 PM
Dominic Cummings reminds me of Yanis Varoufakis – he could face the same fate | Duncan Weldon
The tactics of the No 10 adviser echo those of Greece’s finance minister in the 2015 crisis, says economist, writer and broadcaster Duncan Weldon
Duncan Weldon
26, Aug, 2019 @8:00 AM
Greece scraps law banning police from university campuses
Repeal of law was key part of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s election campaign
Helena Smith in Athens
08, Aug, 2019 @7:52 PM
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: the new Greek PM hits the ground running
New Democracy leader appoints cabinet of established politicians, technocrats and reformers to lead first post-bailout government
Helena Smith in Athens
13, Jul, 2019 @4:00 AM
Syriza’s defeat shows the left needs a plan to hold on to power, not just win it | Gary Younge
An election victory is one thing, but to sustain social and political advances requires a movement, says Guardian columnist Gary Younge
Gary Younge
12, Jul, 2019 @5:00 AM
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