Greece’s center-right prime minister calls a general election on May 21, in the aftermath of a train disaster that has reduced his party’s long-standing majority in opinion polls.
The vote was put forward by the leftist opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists.
Syriza claimed that PM Mitsotakis constitutes an existential threat to Greek democracy.
A media report published over the weekend alleged that more than 30 politicians, journalists and business executives had been targeted by state surveillance.
Belgian daily L’Echo said the surveillance scandal by Greece's spy agency, EYP, severely harms the government led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Ankara’s leadership has shown prudence and deft diplomacy in sidestepping Athens’ provocations. It’s now time for the Mitsotakis government to adopt a pacifist agenda.
Türkiye's President Erdogan "had already opened the channels of dialogue," but the Greek Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis "could not take advantage of this opportunity," Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun says.
Human rights groups and leading media outlets have frequently reported on illegal pushbacks and other human rights breaches by Greek authorities.
Athens has reverted to old ways and aims to isolate Ankara by misleading the West with a narrative that is out of step with reality.
Greece's major labor unions declared the strike against rising prices because of Russia's attacks on Ukraine, and called for collective wage agreements and salary increases.
Turkish President Erdogan, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis discuss mutual, regional benefits of increasing cooperation between the two countries during their meeting in Istanbul.
Increased dialogue and cooperation with Turkey would better serve neighbourly relations and regional stability.
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