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Greeks Gathered for a Different Kind of Parade in Downtown Athens

Thousands of people gathered in Syntagma, downtown Athens, Greece, despite the rain, to watch the annual military parade in honor of the Greek Independence Day, celebrated on March 25. The parade took place in the presence of the President of...

Greek President and German Finance Minister Hold Telephone Talks

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble held telephone talks late on Tuesday evening, discussing ways to boost bilateral cooperation between Greece and Germany in order to effectively tackle the problems of the...

Greek President Praises Diaspora on Greek Independence Anniversary

“The example set by our ancestors in 1821, should inspire use and guide us in perpetuity. Especially now, at this critical juncture,” said the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his letter to Greeks abroad, on the...

Cypriot President Anastasiades and Greek Counterpart Pavlopoulos to Meet in Nicosia

The newly elected President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades will soon meet in Nicosia, the Cypriot Presidency revealed in a written statement issued after a telephone conversation between the two leaders. The statement explained that...

Prokopis Pavlopoulos Sworn In as the Seventh President of the Hellenic Republic

Newly elected President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos was sworn in earlier today at a ceremony in the country’s Parliament, amid heavy rain. The new Greek President took the traditional oath administered by Archbishop Ieronymos. Pavlopoulos, who is Greece...

Poll: 64% See Tsipras' Govt in a Positive Light so Far

64% of Greek people think positively of the new government's course so far, according to an opinion poll for newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton" published on Saturday, while 31.4% see it negatively/probably negatively. Asked in addition, "Are you happy by the progress...

Greek Productive Recon. Minister Says Privatizations Will Not Go Ahead

The Greek government will not proceed with the privatizations included in the memorandum or even more so with the fire sales of public assets and businesses, Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said in an interview with...

Cypriot Parliament President Congratulates Greek President Pavlopoulos for his Election

Cypriot Parliament President Yiannakis Omirou congratulated Prokopis Pavlopoulos for his election as the new President of the Hellenic Republic. As he highlighted, Cyprus is looking forward to the continuation of the two countries' common course. In his congratulatory message to...

The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy

With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...

Prokopis Pavlopoulos: Who Is the New President of the Hellenic Republic?

The new President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, was elected today, February 18, by the Greek Parliament. Pavlopoulos was born in 1950 in Kalamata, Greece, where he finished his school studies. In 1968, he moved to the Greek...