Merkel in Athens: Bold approach is a prerequisite for resolving the name issue


For all of us in Europe, it is good to have an important resolution here with regard to the issue of North Macedonia, and bold approach is a prerequisite for this, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday at a meeting with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his statements at the beginning […]

Pavlopoulos: We will not accept any voluntary interpretation of the Prespa Agreement


We will not accept any voluntary interpretation of the Prespa Agreement prior to its ratification, said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at a meeting with Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor, MIA reports from Athens. “We are not prepared to accept voluntary interpretations of the Prespa Agreement, even more when they radiate with irredentism, prior to its ratification. […]

Tsipras informs the Greek President that he reached a deal with Zaev on the name issue


Alexis Tsipras spoke of a “good deal” that “covers all conditions we had set” during his meeting with the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos whom he visited at the Presidential Mansion. He met the President joined by the Minister of State & Government Spokesperson, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and the General Secretary of the PM, Ioanna Pepe. “I am […]

Pavlopoulos: First constitutional review, then NATO and EU membership for FYROM


The integration of FYROM into NATO and the EU requires a name solution, which prescribes the constitutional review and the elimination of irredentism, said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his address after being proclaimed an honorary citizen of the municipality of Peonia. – There is one way forward for the integration of FYROM into NATO and […]

Pavlopulos: Greqia dhe BE kanë dëshirën dhe fuqinë të mbrojnë kufijtë


Marrëveshja e Lozanës që përcakton sovranitetin e kufijve, të territorit, të Greqinë dhe të Bashkimit Europin nuk mund të rishikohet apo të përditësohet, ndërkohë që ajo është plkotësisht e qartë dhe nuk lë gjurmë të zonave gri, deklaroi dje presidenti i Greqisë, Prokopios Pavlopulos, që ishte edhe Dita e Pavarësisë së Greqisë. “Turqia duhet të […]

Pavlopoulos: Name and constitutional change, then treaty signing


-“A constitutional revision first, then signing of a bilateral agreement”, said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday in Athens. During a meeting with Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Greek president referred to the country’s open foreign policy issues, including the name dispute. According to Pavlopoulos, the constitutional revision was not a Greek requirement, […]