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It has been forty years since Greece joined the European Union (EU) in 1981, named at the time European Economic Community.
To celebrate, an event was held at Zappeion Hall in Athens on Thursday, which was attended by a number of European leaders.
European Council President Charles Michel
Greece and Europe helped shape each other, and “just as we cannot exist without you, you have chosen not to exist without Europe,” Charles Michel said.
Michel’s address focused around the words democracy and liberty, which lay at the foundations of the European Union.
Greece’s membership in the EC was a return to their roots for Greeks, but Europeans also felt it was a return to their roots, as Europe was born in Greece, he said.
Mitsotakis says Greece ready to activate the digital certificate before July 1
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“The coronavirus acted as an accelerator for the digital transformation of the state,” Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday while addressing the presentation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate.
“The digital certificate functions as a fast lane for the facilitation of travel, which is especially important for our country, in the middle of the tourist season,” he added.
The presentation was made by Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, in the presence of the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas.
NATO, EU Powers Talk Tough Over Belarus But Can t Protect Exiled Dissidents
On 5/28/21 at 6:46 AM EDT
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shocked the world when a fake bomb threat forced a passenger plane to divert to Minsk where security forces arrested prominent dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner.
The operation was shocking in its brazenness, prompting condemnation from the international community and threats of additional sanctions against Lukashenko and his authoritarian regime, clinging to power in spite of mass protests that erupted after last year s disputed presidential election.
Lukashenko has retained power through brutality and fear. Security forces, keen to suppress the simmering revolution, arrested and tortured thousands. Backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has resisted calls for fresh elections and dialogue and is now intensifying an assault on the country s surviving free media.
EU moves forward stronger united, leaders say at Athens event
Xinhua
28 May 2021, 07:18 GMT+10
ATHENS, May 27 (Xinhua) The European Union (EU) is strengthened through crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and today moves forward stronger united, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and EU leaders said on Thursday. The leaders made the remarks here at a celebratory event to mark the 40th anniversary of Greece s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor of the EU. Mitsotakis commended Europe s response to the pandemic, citing the joint purchase of vaccines, the establishment of the EU s Recovery Fund and the agreement on a European digital passport a certificate of vaccination to facilitate travel as major achievements in overcoming the crisis.