Parliamentary Speeches
September 11, 2013
Highlights of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ briefing of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs
The situation in Syria Our country, like all the EU member states, without exception, expressed from the outset a position that emphasizes two major, central points, which are firm aspects of our policy. The first is the unequivocal, clear and absolute condemnation of the use of chemical weapons, condemnation of any attempt to hinder the […]
September 11, 2013
Highlights of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ briefing of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs
The situation in Syria Our country, like all the EU member states, without exception, expressed from the outset a position that emphasizes two major, central points, which are firm aspects of our policy. The first is the unequivocal, clear and absolute condemnation of the use of chemical weapons, condemnation of any attempt to hinder the […]
November 12, 2012
Highlights of Deputy FM Kourkoulas’s response to a current question in Parliament from SYRIZA MP Rena Dourou regarding the EU multiannual financial framework and cohesion policy
• “In a few weeks, the leaders of the European Union are to decide on the next multiannual financial framework for the European Union (MFF 2014-2020). In the current difficult state of affairs, the budget for the next 7-year period is a critical ‘crash test’ for the EU’s political credibility, as well as an indication […]
October 24, 2012
Deputy FM Tsiaras’s recommendation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs regarding “Ratification of the Greek-Canadian Agreement on Youth Mobility”
Dear Colleagues, The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs is convening today to debate the ratification of a major agreement between Greece and Canada, which was signed on 28 May 2011 by then Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and Canadian Finance Minister Tony Clement, who is of Greek Cypriot heritage. I note here that […]
October 23, 2012
Deputy FM Tsiaras’s recommendation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs regarding “Ratification of the Greek-Canadian Agreement on Youth Mobility”
Dear Colleagues, The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs is convening today to debate the ratification of a major agreement between Greece and Canada, which was signed on 28 May 2011 by then Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and Canadian Finance Minister Tony Clement, who is of Greek Cypriot heritage. I note here that […]
September 20, 2012
Deputy FM Kourkoulas’s response to a current question from Chrysi Avgi MP C. Pappas on irredentist FYROM propaganda funded by the Greek people
Response D. KOURKOULAS: The current question refers to the activities of certain organizations of the diaspora, well known for their extremist positions, as well as to the matter of Reconciliation Park, which does not come within the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry. I want to assure you that the Foreign Ministry is aware of the […]
September 20, 2012
Deputy FM Kourkoulas’s response to a current question from Chrysi Avgi MP C. Pappas on irredentist FYROM propaganda funded by the Greek people
Response D. KOURKOULAS: The current question refers to the activities of certain organizations of the diaspora, well known for their extremist positions, as well as to the matter of Reconciliation Park, which does not come within the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry. I want to assure you that the Foreign Ministry is aware of the […]
September 18, 2012
Briefing of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs by Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos
Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, ever since I accepted to serve in the public sphere, I have considered that briefings of the Standing Committees is of exceptional importance in the setting of foreign policy, and I thank you for responding to our proposal for this briefing. So, it is with great pleasure that we begin today […]