Schoof

King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands (R) and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrive for the signing of the Royal Decrees at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, on July 2, 2024.

In an interview with Kathimerini, Dr Peter Schoof, the former German ambassador to Athens during the challenging period from 2014 to 2017, reflects on the recent passing of Germany's former finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, stating, "No other German politician has asked me regularly about the situation of the 'ordinary Greek' as he did."

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has congratulated veteran leftist Manolis Glezos for obstructing an effort by fellow leftist and former parliament speaker Zoe Constantopoulou to stop the German ambassador from honoring the victims of a Nazi massacre in the village of Distomo, central Greece, Kathimerini understands.

German ambassador to Greece Peter Schoof said there is no issue of a Grexit in regards to Greece on Tuesday. He said that it is imperative that Greece be supported during the refugee issue in order to protect the Schengen area.

Schoof spoke at an event organized by the “Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe.”