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Mitsotakis looks to shake things up

Almost two years into his second term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is now set to reboot his government, with announcements of a cabinet reshuffle expected later this week or early next week. The move comes after a string of national protests over the Tempe rail crash, and amid an uncertain geopolitical environment that is raising a number of questions across Europe. Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder and editor of the economic and political analysis site Macropolis, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the challenges and opportunities for Prime Minister Mitsotakis as he looks to shake up his team.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

PM ponders reshuffle as PASOK mulls inability to make gains

Radical reshuffle or mere recycling?

After the Tempe clashes, what?

Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with Syrian government forces

EU to impose counter tariffs on $28 billion of US goods

EU wields ‘sledgehammer’ against Trump tariffs

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