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Refugee Crisis: Greek President Invites European Council President to Greece

The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos invited European Council President Donald Tusk to Greece to discuss Europe's refugee crisis on Tuesday, September 8th. Tusk had said that the inflow of migrants and refugees to Europe could go on for years. European...

Greek President at 80th TIF: 'The Eurozone Is the Only Path for Greece'

Greece and its people cannot survive outside the European Union, the country’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in a speech to inaugurate the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair on Friday evening. “Greece and our people cannot survive in terms of a stable...

23,000 Migrants And Refugees Arrived in Greece Last Week

Frontex announced on Tuesday that based on preliminary data 23,000 seaborne migrants and refugees arrived in Greece last week. Among the most common entry points for the more than 200,000 people that have entered Greece through the seas in 2015 has...

President of the Hellenic Republic to Inaugurate Thessaloniki International Fair on Friday

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, will inaugurate the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on September 4. The TIF, which will run from September 5 until September 13, includes commercial exhibitions from a number of different themes and sectors, including innovation,...

First Greek Female Prime Minister Sworn in Office

Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou became Greece's first female Prime Minister on Thursday evening. Thanou, the former Greek Supreme Court President, was sworn in on Thursday evening by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Following the resignation of former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...

Greece's Transitional Prime Minister Thanou to be Sworn in at 8pm Thursday

Vassiliki Thanou, President of the Supreme Court, will be sworn in transitional prime minister of Greece at 8:00 pm Thursday and Greece will go to general elections on September 20. After political leaders failed to form a coalition government from...

Greek Parties Accuse Tsipras of Unduly Expediting Election Date

Alexis Tsipras receives fire from political parties over his move to expedite elections for September 20 using allegedly undemocratic procedures. New Democracy, PASOK, To Potami and Popular Unity accuse the prime minister for cunningly trying to speed up the elections...

Greek Snap Elections Could Be Held September 20

The official date of the anticipated Greek snap elections could be announced very soon. The Athens Macedonian News Agency cites sources that claim that elections could take place on September 20. According to the same sources the President of the...

Greek President to Greek Parliament President: 'You Are Interpreting the Constitution Improperly'

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos criticized Parliament President Zoi Konstantopoulou on Sunday for accusing him of not complying with the letter of the law during the process of the exploratory mandates. “During the exploratory mandate procedure I implement in full the...

European Commission Spokesperson: 'Greek Snap Elections Did Not Come as a Suprise to Us'

Snap elections in Greece did not come as a surprise to the European Commission, stated spokesperson Annika Breidthardt on Friday. Breidthardt said that before the announcement, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a series of phone calls with Greek Prime Minister...