February 18, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey “welcomed” the launch of Confidence Building Measures talks with Greece with air space violations and a provocative statement by the Foreign Minister who calls the “Muslim minority of Greece” as “Turkish.” The armed forces of Greece and Turkey began meeting in Athens on Monday in the framework of military …
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October 27, 2019
Greece
Greeks are kind of confused: Did they fight “fascism and nazism” or “populism” during the World War II? Reason for the confusion is the official statement by Education and Religion Minister, Niki Kerameos, on the occasion of the national holiday on October 28 when Greeks celebrate the Greek NO –Oxi …
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September 13, 2019
Greece
Tough words by the Greek President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, towards the British Museum on the thorny issue of the Parthenon Marbles. “The British Museum’s obsession is tantamount to supporting Elgin’s cultural grave robbing and theft. And, of course, this does not honor the people of Great Britain, with the story assigned …
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September 9, 2019
Culture
The President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos honored great philellene Roderick Mcleod Beaton, Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History at the King’s College in London with the Order of Honour at a special ceremony held at the Presidential mansion on Monday. Pavlopoulos honored and praised Professor Beaton for his …
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August 15, 2019
Greece
Turkey should apologize for the Genocide of Pontus Greeks, President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday on the occasion of the celebration of the Dormition of Virgin Mary in Panagia Soumela. “Greeks should unite to achieve two goals, promote the recognition of the genocide of Greeks from …
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August 5, 2019
Greece
Greece’s political leadership and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew have expressed their deepest condolences for the US mass shootings in El Paso, Texes and Dayton, Ohaio, where 30 people were killed and dozens were injured in 13 hours. President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, sent a message to US President …
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June 10, 2019
Greece
The countdown for the general elections officially starts at 6:30 Monday afternoon, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits the President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos in order to ask him to dissolve the Parliament and declare general elections for July 7, 2019. As the request demands a :national reason” the …
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June 5, 2019
Greece
An epic moment with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. At the D Day celebrations in Portsmouth, the Greek president found himself sitting between two remarkable ladies: the most powerful woman Angela Merkel and the wife of the most powerful man, Melania Trump. A little further on the …
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April 22, 2019
Greece
US Senator and member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez arrived in Athens on Monday for a series of meetings with the political leadership. Menendez is the American politician who pushed the US Senate to block the delivery of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and the co-architect of East …
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April 21, 2019
Greece
The criminal coup d’etat that led to the seven-year ‘tragedy’ of Greece’s military junta on April 21, 1967, is a ‘black-letter day’ for democracy, and must remain indelibly marked in the country’s historical memory, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said in a statement 52 years after the colonel’s coup. In view …
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April 15, 2019
Archeology
“Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles is fair and essential,” said the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The struggle to return the sculptures “is not only about Greece and its historical and cultural heritage, but also about culture as a whole, given that its result will be a real …
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January 12, 2019
Greece, Politics
Few Greeks were impressed by the statements of German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her two-day visit in Athens on Jan 10-11. Apart from the political leadership and the financial sector officials and interest parties, majority of Greeks complained about the traffic disruptions and closed metro stations. They didn’t even seem …
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November 3, 2018
Greece
The Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will vote for four amendments of the country’s Constitution as demanded by the Prespes Agreement with Greece. According to Prespes Agreement, FYROM has to replace term “Republic of Macedonia” with “North Mecedonia.” However, one of the amendments contains terms that …
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May 10, 2018
Greece, Politics
It didn’t help much that the British royal couple did not visit the Acropolis in order to avoid moments of embarrassment with regards to the Parthenon Marbles, stolen by Lord Elgin in 1816 and exhibited at the British Museum in London. It was the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis …
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April 22, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
“Statements about the peaceful coexistence of our peoples are important and valuable when accompanied by deeds,” Greek President Prokopis Pavlopopoulos said on Sunday commenting on Turkish counterpart Erdogan who called on “peace with Greece.” Furthermore, Pavlopoulos ruled out an exchange between the two Greek soldiers in Turkish custody and the …
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March 25, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s political leadership sent strong messages tot Turkey on the occasion of the Independence Day commemorating the start of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman occupation in 1821. they all called for the immediate release of the two Greek soldiers and to respect international law. Attending celebrations at the island …
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March 16, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla will be visiting Greek capital Athens in May following an invitation by the President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The visit is considered as historic as members of the British royal family have not officially visited Athens since the 1950’s. The Buckingham …
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March 7, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
Of all countries Turkey is calling on the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos to respect the international law. A statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said: “The Greek press has reported yesterday (6 March) that Mr. Pavlopoulos, President of Greece has made the following remarks about Turkey: …
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January 29, 2018
Greece, Politics
President of Israel, Reuvin Rivlin, arrived in Athens late Sunday night for a three-day official visit following an invitation by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Rivlin will meet with Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. He will lay a corner stone for the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. …
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December 8, 2017
Editor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was self-confident and determined when he went on board of the airplane for an official visit to Greece. The first visit of a Turkish president to Athens after 65 years was supposed to be historical and groundbreaking for the bilateral relations. But Erdogan got the …
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