Greece
Greece
Prokopis Pavlopoulos Sworn In as the Seventh President of the Hellenic Republic
Newly elected President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos was sworn in earlier today at a ceremony in the country’s Parliament, amid heavy rain. The new Greek President took the traditional oath administered by Archbishop Ieronymos. Pavlopoulos, who is Greece...
Greece
Prokopis Pavlopoulos: Who Is the New President of the Hellenic Republic?
The new President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, was elected today, February 18, by the Greek Parliament. Pavlopoulos was born in 1950 in Kalamata, Greece, where he finished his school studies. In 1968, he moved to the Greek...
Culture
Greek President Pavlopoulos: British Museum's Refusal to Return Parthenon Sculptures 'Offensive to British Culture and History'
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday delivered a clear message on the immediate return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum.
The president's statement came during the inauguration of the 24th Art Athina Annual International Contemporary...
Crime
President Pavlopoulos Says Attack on SKAI TV "Criminal, Undemocratic"
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, has unequivocally condemned Monday's terrorist attack on Greece’s SKAI TV station.
In a statement today he also expressed his support for the owners and employees of the television and radio station, as...
Greece
Greek President Pavlopoulos: 'OXI Day' Inspires The Struggle Against Fascism
''The great 'NO' uttered by Greece on October 28, 1940, remains forever current and must inspire the struggle to defend the European edifice against those 'nostalgic' for Fascism and Nazism'', the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said...
Cyprus
Greece's President Pavlopoulos To Visit Cyprus For Talks
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, will visit Cyprus on Tuesday.
A press release by the Greek Embassy in Nicosia says that the Greek President will visit Cyprus at the invitation of President of the House of Representatives...
Greece
Pavlopoulos' Message to Turkey: Greece Prepared to Defend its Borders if Necessary
Greece is striving for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus issue as soon as possible but could not accept anything short of full sovereignty for the island, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday,...
Environment
Quake-Stricken Vrisa Must Become 'As It Was' President Pavlopoulos Says
The European Union must "reach the limits of its laws" in order to assist work to restore quake-stricken Vrisa and another 12 settlements on the island of Lesvos, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday while...
Greece
Pavlopoulos: Turkey Must Respect History, European and International Law
Greeks place a high value on freedom and this leads them to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity - and therefore the sovereignty, territorial integrity and borders of the European Union - on the basis of international law...
Greece
Pavlopoulos to Turkey: Greece, EU Desire Friendship, Good Neighbour Relations
Greece and the European Union actively desire and seek friendship and good neighbour relations with Turkey, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday, sending a message to Ankara from the island of Chios.
"The Greek and European...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos: Europe Needs Unity, Not Multiple Speeds
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday voiced his disagreement with the idea of a "multiple-speed Europe," stressing that Europe needs to protect its unity and that this "does not have speeds."
Addressing an event where he was...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos Urges Unity to Overcome the Crisis, in Message for Epiphany
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday urged Greeks to stand united as they struggle to overcome the social and economic crisis and defend the country's rights, in his message for the Feast of the Epiphany celebrated...
Greece
Pavlopoulos Notes Need to Fight Extreme Inequality in Message for Human Rights Day
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday referred to the challenges that strike at the core of fundamental human rights and undermine the cohesion of societies and people, in a message to mark International Human Rights Day...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos Says The Gravest Danger is Collapse of the Welfare State
One of the biggest reforms linked to U.S. President Barack Obama, due in Athens in two days time, were the efforts to restore the welfare state in the United States, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on...
Greece
Pavlopoulos in Thessaloniki: Greece Pledges to Defend Its Rights
Greece will defend its rights as a nation, without retreating or making concessions, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, in a message aimed at Greece's neighbors but also the European Union and the...