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Independence

President Pavlopoulos attended commemorations of Greece’s National Independence Day

25 Mar 2019, 4:36 pm

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos attended on Monday the military parade in the centre of Athens for the 25th March national anniversary. The anniversary commemorates Greece’s 1821 War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. The President supervised the parade from the official’s platform, temporarily installed in…

Kalamata: President Pavlopoulos dispatched new message to Turkey

23 Mar 2019, 7:14 pm

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos visited the city of Kalamata on Saturday. From Kalamata, President Pavlopoulos sent resounding messages to Turkey stating that Greece is determined to protect its national sovereignty…

Catalonia’s uncertain political future plunges Spanish government’s popularity

11 Feb 2019, 5:04 pm

Spanish nationalists held a popular rally on Sunday in Madrid protesting against the government’s ongoing deliberations with Catalan independence representatives

Ecumenical Patriarch presents independence decree to Ukrainian church leader

7 Jan 2019, 7:16 pm

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on Sunday presented a decree of independence to the head of the nascent Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Ambassador of Ukraine Shutenko hosts reception for 27th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence

11 Dec 2018, 5:54 pm

The Embassy of Ukraine to Greece on Monday evening celebrated the 27th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador Sergii Shutenko and his wife held a reception and welcomed their guests at the central Athens hotel.

Unilateral actions cannot be accepted, says Tzanakopoulos about Catalonia

29 Oct 2017, 5:23 pm

Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos expressed Greece's disagreement, on Saturday, about the unilateral actions of Catalonia, calling it for dialogue with Madrid to resolve the issue.