Prokopis Pavlopoulos

The content and details concerning a meeting of political party leaders of Parliament is expected to be decided upon on Friday. Responding to a media report on private TV channel MEGA that said that the representatives of institutions had asked for the meeting to convene, the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) ruling party released a statement:

Party leaders of Greek Parliament viewed the initiative of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to hold a meeting of party leaders with suspicion. The PM called Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Thursday, calling for a meeting to brief leaders on the refugee crisis and pension system reforms, however opposition parties are cautious and reserved regarding the meeting.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made telephone contact with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos while on his trip to Israel. He called for a meeting of political leaders following the return of the president from an official visit to Rome.

The political leaders may meet on the weekend as Pavlopoulos is scheduled to arrive in Athens on Friday.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed on Sunday the vision and work of former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos in a ceremony inaugurating a museum dedicated to the Cretan politician.

The building of the museum was the former residence of Eleftherios Venizelos which has been renovated, located at the suburb of Halepa, in the city of Chania, Crete.

Greece’s borders are Europe’s borders  and Greece should decide on the best way to protect them said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during his meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Athens on Thursday.

Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on an official visit to Greece to discuss the refugee issue and the third bailout program for Greece.

Last year’s National Day parade for the occasion of October 28, 1940, was marked with an impressive air show of the military aviation. Once again F-16 Captain Sotiris Stralis managed to impress with his flying skills of the parade. So much so that President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said, “Dear Captain, your wings covered the country and our nation. Be proud of your mission. God be with you!”

French President Francois Hollande expressed his full support to the Greek government and praised the brave decision of the Greek people to remain in the euro zone during the first day of his visit to Athens.

From a visit to a shrinking Icelandic glacier on Friday, French Presidnet Francois Hollande is arriving in Greece at 4.50 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to tend to the diminishing Greek GDP. Government hopes are pinned on his two-day visit during which he is expected to vouch for the country and express his support for the reform drive as well as show interest in Greek investments.