Magnus Brunner, the European Union’s new commissioner for migration and internal affairs, is in Athens to discuss the bloc's migration policies with Greece, which has long been one of the major entry points into the EU for migrants.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed the current speaker of parliament to be the country’s next president

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his centre-right New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Commission on Tuesday to tackle power price discrepancies across the bloc, repeating previous calls for an electricity market with a more even sharing of electricity.

Greek former prime minister Costas Simitis, the architect of the country's eurozone entry, was laid to rest Thursday in a state funeral. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an address at the funeral that Simitis will be remembered for "his unwavering belief in (Greece's) European orientation and his constant effort for Greece to converge with the most developed,

Mourners lined the streets outside Athens’ central cathedral for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s joining the European Union’s common currency.

- Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, right, accompanied by Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, and the Spokesman of the Greek Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas, center, arrives fo

Greece’s conservative government has nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president.

During the Council, Prime Minister will have a meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The EU's migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, reaffirmed the bloc's commitment to prioritising deportations during a visit to Greece, a major entry point for migrants into Europe. Speaking with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis,

The European Union's top migration official says deportations of migrants who entered the bloc illegally will be a priority this year. EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner spoke during a visit

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday nominated a long-term conservative ally, parliament chief Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the post of president.