Karolos Papoulias
Europe
Greek President to Meet with Pope Francis
The Greek President, Karolos Papoulias on Friday, March 28, will be meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican. Papoulias will visit Rome for the inauguration of an exhibition of Greek and Italian antiquities. Papoulias will also meet his Italian counterpart...
Economy
Greek Leaders Hold Private March 25 Parade
Greeks on March 25 were kept from the main viewing area of their Independence Day parade, which was cordoned off for politicians, VIPS and invited guests as authorities feared protests against ongoing austerity measures.
Tanks rolled down the street and...
Greece
Papoulias: Greek Revival an Obligation to Younger Generations
Greece will exit the crisis only if it applies a national reconstruction plan beyond a memorandum's directives, President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias said on Sunday, in his annual message for the celebrations of Greek Independence Day on...
Culture
2,500 Kids Form Human Chain Around Parthenon
Today, 2,500 children gathered at the Acropolis, forming a human chain around the Parthenon upon the initiative of the General Secretariat of Transparency and Human Rights to mark the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Under...
Greece
German President Pays Homage to Nazi Greek Village Massacre
On Thursday, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck, along with his Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, visited the historic village of Ligiades, where the German President paid tribute to the people killed by the Nazis during...
Greece
Greek President Papoulias Meets with German Counterpart
"Greece and Germany share a common future as part of their European course," Greek President Karolos Papoulias told his German counterpart Joachim Gauck on Thursday, after an official welcome ceremony at the Greek presidential mansion.
Papoulias said he paid particular attention to...
Greece
German President Joachim Gauck Visiting Greece
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck, arrived Wednesday morning in Greece, as part of an official state visit to the country until Friday, at the invitation of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias.
Joachim...
Europe
Malta: Migration Tops Talks With Greek President
Greek President Karolos Papoulias is in Malta on a two-day official visit.
The ceremonial welcome was held this morning at the Palace Square, immediately before talks with President George Abela.
Mr Papoulias is also due to meet Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,...
Europe
Greek, Chinese Presidents Eye Enhanced Cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias on Friday pledged here to further promote cooperation in various fields between their countries.
The two leaders are in Russia's Sochi for the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic...
Education
Papoulias Against Young People Leaving Greece
President of the Greek Republic, Karolos Papoulias met with Nobel laureate and Professor Emeritus at the University of Heidelberg, Dr. Harald zur Hausen who was named Honorary Doctorate of Medicine School and Pharmacy Faculty at the University of Athens....