Parliamentary Speeches
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 […]
July 7, 2012
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos’ speech in the Parliamentary debate on the government’s policy papers
Ladies and Gentlemen Colleagues, Antonis Samaras’s National Responsibility government – based on a broad, multi-party majority – has an historic mission. It is the first government in the era of the new political changeover that aspires to transcend the dividing lines of the past; dividing lines that so troubled our country. It is a government […]
March 28, 2012
Foreign Minister Dimas’ speech at the joint session of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and Defence and Foreign Affairs regarding Greece's petition for compensation from Germany
Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, Today’s joint session of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and the Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs is particularly important because it is dealing with the issue of Greece’s petition for compensation from Germany that has many dimensions, yet is ultimately linked to the struggle and resistance of the […]
November 16, 2011
Foreign Minister Dimas’ speech in the Parliamentary debate on a vote of confidence in the government
Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, This government is undertaking to carry out a difficult task within a very short time. It is a transitional government with a special objective. But this will not serve as an alibi or excuse if it doesn’t do its job well. In foreign policy in particular, there needs to be constant […]
July 27, 2011
Highlights of Foreign Minister Lambrinidis’s briefing of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs
[on the financial rescue package] • Last Thursday, ladies and gentlemen MPs, our country got a second chance. It wasn’t given to us. It was earned by the Greek people, through the huge sacrifices they have made and are continuing to make. We earned it by proving to everyone that we mean what we say […]
June 21, 2011
Foreign Minister Lambrinidis’ speech in the Parliamentary debate on the PM’s call for a vote of confidence in the government
Mr. Lambrinidis: Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, Greece and Europe are currently facing the greatest crisis in their modern history. They are at a crossroads – not so much of politics as of values. The value of the responsibility of certain member states to fulfil their commitments to their partners and the value of solidarity among […]
April 15, 2010
Alternate FM Droutsas’ address to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, Our discussion today is important. We have the opportunity to carry out an in-depth analysis of our country’s relations with Turkey and to exchange ideas and views regarding one of our most important foreign policy issues. The basic axes of this policy are firm, as is what we are […]
March 1, 2010
Text of Alternate Foreign Minister Droutsas’ reply to a current question in Parliament
First Reply Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, As I have had the opportunity to say in many addresses to this house, the framework within which the discussion is being carried out on the issue of the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a given. It is set down in UN Security Council […]
January 29, 2009
Speech of FM Ms. Bakoyannis to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, The year that has just begun is a year of challenges and opportunities for our country’s foreign policy. Our pursuit: To meet the former and capitalize on the latter in the best possible manner. This task will be neither simple nor easy. We are being called upon to act […]