Konstantinos Tasoulas
Greek politician, President of Greece since 2025
Photo: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 4
Greece reaffirms World War II reparation demands of up to €341 billion from Germany
President Konstantinos Tasoulas declared Greece's claims active and unprescribed during the 83rd anniversary of the Lyngiades massacre, while Berlin maintained the issue is legally closed.
- Sep 10
Amal Clooney visits Athens for UNESCO meeting and discusses Parthenon Sculptures
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney met Greek leaders in Athens on 10 September 2026 to discuss cultural diplomacy and attend UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassadors conference at the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
- Sep 6
Two Greek pilots die in Tanagra Phantom crash during Athens Flying Week
A Hellenic Air Force Phantom fighter jet crashed during an airshow in Tanagra on Saturday, killing both pilots and leading Greek officials to curtail celebratory political events at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
- Aug 4
Greece bids farewell to Ioannis Varvitsiotis, the last Karamanlis-era politician, at Athens funeral
Family, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and hundreds of mourners gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on 4 August to pay their last respects to Ioannis Varvitsiotis, the former minister and vice-president of New Democracy who died on his 93rd birthday.
- Aug 2
Greek PM mourns two firefighters killed in helicopter collision while battling wildfire near Porto Germeno
A Greek coordinator and a Danish pilot died when two leased firefighting helicopters collided during operations against a large wildfire near Porto Germeno, west of Athens, on Sunday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed 'deep sorrow' and visited the crisis coordination center.
- Jul 25
Tasoulas: Greek democracy 'mature' but crisis scars linger, Cyprus solution still sought
Greece's President Konstantinos Tasoulas used his 52nd democracy anniversary address on July 24 to call for national unity, warn that crisis-era divisions still harm the country, and demand a just solution for Cyprus.
- Jul 25
Tasoulas urges end to division and calls on wealthy Greeks to fund regeneration at democracy anniversary reception
President Konstantinos Tasoulas used the 52nd anniversary of the restoration of democracy to call for an end to political division and urge wealthy Greeks to fund national regeneration, as 1,700 guests gathered inside the Presidential Mansion after heavy rain forced the event indoors.
- Jul 20
Greek leaders mark 52nd anniversary of Turkish invasion of Cyprus with calls for reunification
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President Konstantinos Tasoulas, and opposition leader Nikos Androulakis issued statements on July 20, 2026, the 52nd anniversary of Turkey's 1974 invasion, reiterating Greece's commitment to a reunited Cyprus based on UN resolutions and EU law.
- Jun 24
Mitsotakis sends security message to borrowers and warns against uncosted pledges, sees inflation easing
The prime minister told the president that the new support bill and a debt‑relief amendment exceeded expectations, while urging voters to be wary of promises the budget cannot sustain.
- May 30
Greek Deputy Minister Nikos Tagaras Dies at 70 After Cancer Battle, Leaving Legacy of Spatial Planning Reform
Nikos Tagaras, Greece's Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy and a New Democracy MP for Corinthia, died on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum.