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Mitsotakis pledges to step up reforms in new term

This week Prime Minister Mitsotakis presented his new government’s vision for Greece over the next few years, pledging to step up the pace of reforms in order to take Greece to the next level. Some of the key steps he outlined include debt reduction, bringing incomes for Greeks significantly closer to European levels, promising to crack down on tax evasion and to reform the country's health sector, and committing to legalize same-sex marriage. At the same time, Mitsotakis has stated that he is looking to build a new consensus in the center ground of Greek politics. Nikos Efstathiou, a journalist and author in Greece and the deputy editor in chief at the weekly magazine LiFO, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ ambitious agenda as his second term kicks off. 

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

PM vows to take Greece to next level

Greece's re-elected PM outlines government goals up to 2027

Mitsotakis Steps Up Reforms to Send Greek Crisis to History

Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of Reelected Greek PM’s LGBTQ Plan

‘Strategic’ relations highlighted at US Independence Day event

Greece welcomes deescalation in the eastern Mediterranean without directly referring to Turkey

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