Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a clear message on Thursday reiterating what most people with a knowledge of elementary western civilization and history already know, namely, that Macedonia is Greece’s largest province and the same land that approximates to geographical and historical Macedonia – despite a 70-year effort to “baptize” a one-time Yugoslav province as such.

By Stathis Kousounis

The impact of ongoing uncertainty has become apparent in arrival figures at the country?s top tourism destinations, data released by tourism professional association SETE show.

Events are taking place throughout Greece on Tuesday to mark the Pontic Genocide of 1914-1923, when Ottoman and then nationalist Turkish forces slaughtered upwards of 368,000 Christian Pontians in what is modern-day Turkey’s northeast, particularly along the Black Sea coast.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis will attend the official premier of noted Greek composer Giorgos Hatzinasios’ opera “El Greco”, which on Tuesday at Piraeus’ recently renovated neo-classical Municipal Theatre.

Responding to questions in Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed that Greece will stick to its "red lines" in negotiations with creditors, protecting pensions and the labor sector.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Thursday called on his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi for the two countries to step up their cooperation in culture, arts and trade.

Greece’s political leaders are attending Greek Orthodox Easter events at their home towns with friends and family members.

New Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos received a… harsh letter from PASOK president Evangelos Venizelos, asking the former about his presence during the beginning of proceedings of a Parliamentary audit committee on the national debt.

Parliament President called the Investigating Committee on Debt as one "for the truth and accountability to the Greek people and to society" in her opening speech during the procedure for the establishment of the committee at noon on Saturday.

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos met on Saturday with Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura at the presidential mansion. Kountoura briefed the president on the course of the tourist sector. Kountoura underlined the huge responsibility required to handle Greece's tourism that is a "national product."