Tag: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Balkans 23.02.22 | 19:20

Mitsotakis voices support for EU’s Intergovernmental Conference with Albania and Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after meeting with his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciucă during an official visit to Romania, said they had agreed to work together to convene the first Intergovernmental Conference on Albania and Macedonia as soon as possible. The Western Balkans was one of...

Macedonia 18.02.22 | 19:03

Kovacevski-Mitsotakis: Countries’ friendship enables development of strategic energy projects

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis met at the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and expressed satisfaction from the continued strengthening of the political dialogue in recent years, accompanied by high-level visits and meetings, building trust...

Balkans 23.11.21 | 11:00

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, MoFA extend condolences over bus accident

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have extended condolences to the families of the victims in the bus accident that occurred on a Bulgarian motorway early on Tuesday, MIA reports from Athens. I am absolutely shocked by the terrible accident and lost...

Macedonia 14.05.21 | 12:11

Zaev insists to seek Greece’s help over Bulgaria’ blockade

Prime Minister Zaev insists to seek Greece help over Bulgaria’s blockade for the start of Macedonia’s accession negotiations. I believe this, in addition to being a problem and a challenge for Macedonia, is also a problem for the European Union or a challenge for the European Union, including...

Balkans 14.05.21 | 09:43

Did Zaev ask Mitsotakis about the removal of the Macedonian “Krste Misirkov” association in Greece?

On the day when Zoran Zaev had a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, Greece did not allow the registration of the Macedonian “Krste Misirkov” association from Voden. The association lasted only one day and was removed from the register of cultural institutions...

Macedonia 14.05.21 | 08:59

Zaev asks Mitsotakis for help over Bulgaria dispute, says Boyko helped over Prespa Agreement “as for his country”

After the meeting with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Zoran Zaev said that he expects the support of Greece in the dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria. I think we will find a solution with Bulgaria, we need help from Greece, which is now our strategic partner. Zaev says that he is a...

Macedonia 16.09.20 | 22:36

Zaev and Mitsotakis seek to resolve historical, educational and archaeological issues

Macedonia and Greece have created a model for successful settlement of open issues between neighbors through the Prespa Agreement, with the partnership transforming into an alliance through Macedonia’s NATO membership. Greece remains the country’s strong lobbyist and supporter in the upcoming process...

Macedonia 15.09.20 | 10:50

PM Zaev attends Athens conference, to meet Greek PM, President

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is kicking off a two-day working visit to Greece, where he will participate on Wednesday in a panel discussion of The Economist conference. He is also scheduled to have working lunch with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis and to meet President Katerina Sakellaropoulou,...

Macedonia 13.09.20 | 20:30

PMs Zaev and Mitsotakis to meet Wednesday at Athens conference

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed Sunday he will meet later this week in Athens with the leaders of North Macedonia and Albania, Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama respectively, MIA’s Athens correspondent reports. Answering a journalist question on the Prespa Agreement at a news conference in...

Balkans 29.12.19 | 13:49

Mitsotakis: I cannot cancel the Prespa Agreement

I did my best to prevent the deal, but also with complete sincerity I warned that if signed, it would be difficult to cancel it, now I look to improve Prespa deal’s troubling aspects, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Greek newspaper “To Vima”. Mitsotakis, as MIA reports from...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 21:30

Outgoing PM Zaev: Greece will help us get date for start of EU accession negotiations

Greece will help us get a date for start of EU accession talks, and the implementation of the Prespa Agreement will go as planned, outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Thursday after meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Thessaloniki. The implementation of the Prespa Agreement...

Balkans 14.11.19 | 20:22

Greece registers “Macedonia the GReat” as official trademark for “Macedonian products”

The logo “Macedonia the GReat”, with the design featuring capital “GR” as a abbreviation for Greece and a white “M” against a blue background, are the new official trademark of Greek products from the Greek region of Macedonia, ie the so-called “Macedonian”...

Macedonia 12.11.19 | 15:42

Zaev to meet Mitsotakis on Thursday

We’re using the time until the discussion for opening accession talks with Macedonia and Albania is back on the agenda, to cooperate with Western Balkan leaders in order to achieve the best possible outcome at the next meeting, said Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas at a press briefing,...

Balkans 01.11.19 | 11:24

Tsipras to Mitsotakis MPs: Your leader will beg VMRO leader not to reject the agreement we signed

Former Greek Prime Minister and now leader of the opposition SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras, while discussing new asylum law in the Greek Parliament, speaking on national issues, also referred to the Prespa Agreement, saying they are proud of the solution between the two countries and at the same time criticized...

Balkans 09.10.19 | 11:26

Stoltenberg to meet Mitsotakis and Pavlopoulos in Athens

Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg will visit Greece on Thursday to meet with Greek officials, the alliance said in a statement, Kathimerini reported. Stoltenberg will meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and hold a press conference with the latter at...

Macedonia 24.09.19 | 11:39

Zaev to meet Guterres and Mitsotakis, attend reception hosted by Trump

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who is heading the Government delegation at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, is set to meet with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday, according to sources in Greece. This will be the first meeting of the two prime ministers since Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

Macedonia 21.09.19 | 17:41

Zaev and Mitsotakis to meet in New York on Tuesday

Zoran Zaev is set to meet with Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 24. It will be the first meeting of the prime ministers of the two countries since the change of government in  Greece after the elections in early July. Mitsotakis is also...

Balkans 29.08.19 | 15:56

Mitsotakis to tell Merkel that he will respect the Prespa Agreement

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Thursday’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin will convey the view that the Greek government will respect the Prespa Agreement, Ekathimerini reports. As far as the Prespa name deal is concerned, Mitsotakis has every reason to...

Balkans 08.07.19 | 13:14

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as Greece’s prime minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday, just 15 hours after voting ended. In a swift move, the result of Sunday’s elections was formally submitted to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Mitsotakis was prime...

Balkans 22.03.19 | 15:03

Mitsotakis: Citizens will vote for a new Europe

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message on the European elections on Thursday from Brussels expressing the certainty that ‘the citizens will leave behind them the lies and the populism”. In a statement upon his arrival to the European People’s Party summit,...

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