Parliamentary Speeches
October 29, 2008
Excerpts from FM Ms. Bakoyannis’ speech to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, I asked the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs to convene today’s session – at this delicate and crucial stage in these 15-year negotiations on the definitive name for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – out of consistency with our commitment to firmly pursue achieving the […]
August 28, 2008
Speech of FM Ms. Bakoyannis to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense & Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Colleagues, Our discussion today of the situation in the Caucasus region – a region that is both volatile and, in many aspects, vital to international security, stability and development – has taken on particular weight. This discussion is taking place literally hours after the events and developments triggered by the decision to recognise […]
July 6, 2007
Speech of Foreign Minister Ms. D. Bakoyannis to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs and the Special Standing Committee on European Affairs regarding the decisions of the latest European Council
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, At the European Council of 22 and 23 June, the European Union was desperately seeking a way out of the two-year period of introspection. We had to put an end to the two years of perplexity and disappointment. We needed to take a step in order to win back […]
February 20, 2007
Text of FM Ms. Bakoyannis speech to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, members of the Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs, This is the fourth time in the space of a year that I have had the honour and pleasure of addressing this important Parliamentary Committee. An extremely useful practice is being established of responsible and substantial public discussion between […]
May 30, 2006
Speech of Foreign Minister Ms. Bakoyannis at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen MPs, The government took the initiative, in combination with a request from the Communist Party of Greece, to convene the Committee following the recent incident in the southeastern Aegean. After incidents of this kind there is a lot of analysis and talk regarding what happened and what did not happen, […]
April 4, 2006
Speech of Foreign Minister Ms. Dora Bakoyannis to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen Members of Parliament, From the moment I took up my duties, I stated that my collaboration, as Foreign Minister, with the political parties and, above all, Parliament, would be sincere and systematic. It has been about two months since I took up my duties. In this time, the activities of […]