Stavros Papantoniou

A new survey shows that a growing number of Greeks who left the country during the financial crisis are now returning home, primarily drawn back by family ties and the comfort of familiar surroundings.

Recent polls concur that the socialist PASOK, fresh from a leadership election, is approaching 20% of voting intentions, while the main opposition SYRIZA is hitting new lows ahead of its own contest.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking shortly after Donald Trump's victory in the US elections, addressed Greek Americans in a scheduled event focused on a new strategy for the Greek diaspora.

The reverberations from Donald Trump's recent re-election have reached Greece, stirring the internal dynamics of the ruling New Democracy party. Trump's resounding victory has sparked a fresh debate among Greek conservatives over whether a shift to the right is necessary to secure their political dominance.

“He’s tough but I like him.” This was then-US President Donald Trump’s unequivocal response when Greece’s Alexis Tsipras tried to bring up the issue of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recalcitrant posturing.

In a move to strengthen digital cooperation, Greece and France have reached several key agreements on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and startup collaborations. Greek Deputy Minister for Digital Governance Konstantinos Kyranakis visited Paris last Tuesday to attend the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an OECD council focused on setting ethical standards for AI. The visit also included high-level discussions with Clara Chappaz, France's deputy minister for digital affairs.

Ten days after Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election, the government is shifting its focus from what it will mean for bilateral relations to a more complicated question: Will “Trumpism,” a shorthand for right-wing populism, also become influential in Greek politics.

The government is seeking to move on from the expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from ruling New Democracy (ND) on Saturday, quelling election rumors and rallying its members.

The government is working to stabilize its party base following the high-profile expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from ruling New Democracy.

Former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis decisively ruled out any possibility of running for the presidency of Greece, following recent speculation fueled by ex-PM Antonis Samaras.