Greece in EU

During his visit to #Strasbourg this week, 🇬🇷 DPR Efthymios Costopoulos met a number of MEPs in the margins of the #EP Plenary session.

Focus on:
-Agriculture policy issues 🫒
-Employment & Social Security👷
-Preparations for the 🇬🇷Presidency of the Council of the 🇪🇺

▶️Watch the video for key highlights

🇬🇷 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends the European Council #EUCO in #Brussels today.

🇪🇺 On the agenda of EU leaders:
📌 #Ukraine
📌 #MFF
📌#Enlargement
📌 Geoeconomy & #competitiveness
📌 #Middle East
📌 European #Defence
📌 #Migration

↪️ Find out more: www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...

📣 🇬🇷 Minister of National #Economy and Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, has been elected President of the #Eurogroup.

🇬🇷 #Migration and #Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris participated in today's 🇪🇺 Home Affairs Council #JAI in #Brussels.

"Reducing flows, boosting returns, actively protecting borders & positively institutionalizing return hubs are key for the #Pact to succeed", he stressed.

ℹ️ bit.ly/3KJRYvA

Amb. Vrailas joined the panel “Presidency of the #Council: Navigating EU Challenges" with 🇪🇺 Commissioner Costas Kadis & @cyprusineu.bsky.social DepPermRep Georgios Ioannides. Moderated by Alexandra Voudouri.

Focus on 🇬🇷 & 🇨🇾 plans to address key #EU challenges during their Presidencies (2/2)

“🇬🇷 will hold the 🇪🇺 #Presidency in 2027. We are preparing to assume our key responsibilities. It is not merely an honor. It's a duty of #leadership to help guide the #EU towards decisions that may shape its trajectory for decades to come"- 🇬🇷 PermRep Amb. Ioannis Vrailas at Delphi Economic Forum (1/2)

🇬🇷 PermRepresentative Ambassador I.Vrailas delivering opening remarks at the 4th Delphi Economic Forum #Brussels:
"When the global order is being rewritten by conflict, competition & profound transformation, #EU must act not as a bystander, but as a strategic actor with purpose, unity & resilience".

🇬🇷 PermRepresentative to the 🇪🇺 Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas met with the Ambassador of Lebanon 🇱🇧 to the #EU Walid Haidar.

Focus on EU-Lebanon relations. Fruitful exchange. Greece fully supports the Lebanese people & new authorities’ efforts to stabilise economic & security situation of their country.

🇬🇷PermRepresentative to the 🇪🇺 Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco 🇲🇦 to the #EU Ahmed Reda Chami.
Focus on EU-Morocco relations. Fruitful exchange of views, based on the traditionally excellent relations between 🇬🇷 & the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood.

Thank you, dear colleagues!

Presentation of book “Fake News: What is 🇪🇺Doing” by Klimentini Diakomanoli at the Greek PermRep — insightful discussion on #InformationIntegrity & 🇪🇺efforts against #Disinformation with A.Voudouri,M.Psara & E.Gkritsi.

Opening remarks by 🇬🇷 PermRep Ambassador I.Vrailas & ALLILONnet Pres. A.Pangratis.

For our second keynote speech Georgios Gerapetritis, Secretary of State for Foreigner Affairs of the Hellenic Republic 🇬🇷🇪🇺 guides us through his views and insights on the EU navigating tense times of turmoil and multicrises for the world 🌍
@greeceineu.bsky.social @uni.lu @consilium.europa.eu

Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos represented 🇬🇷 at today's #COMPET Council in #Brussels.

🇪🇺 Ministers held a policy debate on the European #Competitiveness Fund #ECF & exchanged views on #simplification measures & the Single #Market Strategy.

↪️ More: bit.ly/3IoxuHL

🏀🥉 Bronze medal for Team Greece at #EuroBasket 2025!
🇬🇷 is back on the podium, filling us with pride, joy, and excitement!
💙🤍 Warm congratulations to all the players and the coaching team for this remarkable journey!

#EuroBasket2025 #TeamGreece #Proud

Today 🇬🇷PR Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas hosted a farewell meeting in honour of outgoing 🇮🇱Ambassador to the EU Haim Regev, w/ 🇪🇺 member states, #EEAS & @ec.europa.eu representatives attending. Discussion focused on #EU-#Israel relations & regional issues, including #Gaza

The event, organised by the Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, explores how innovative 🇪🇺 approaches to #connectivity & #tourism can underpin #resilience in island territories (2/2)

🇬🇷Permanent Representative Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas at the event “Bridging the Gap: Responding to Connectivity and Tourism Challenges for Resilient European Islands”, held today at theEuropean Parliament (1/2)

Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Food Christos Kellas representing #Greece 🇬🇷 at today's #AGRIFISH Council

On the 🇪🇺 Ministers' agenda:
📌Vision for #agriculture & #food
📌Market situation
📌Future #CAP
📌 #Simplification package

The event brought together distinguished participants & experts from research community, #EU institutions & 🇪🇺 m-s to examine the contributions of the Western Balkans toward a more secure & resilient Europe.
PSC Ambassador Alexios Mitsopoulos delivered the welcome remarks (2/2)

A roundtable discussion titled "Towards Enhanced European Defence Readiness: The Contribution of Accession Countries" was held today @greeceineu.bsky.social co-organized by the 🇬🇷 Permanent Representation to the EU and @eliamep.bsky.social (1/2)

We mark the Int'l Day against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈 & reaffirm our continued commitment to defend #equality

#LGBTIQ rights are #HumanRights. We stand united against discrimination & defend the right of all persons to be treated with #respect & #dignity

Ενωμένοι την #ΗμέρατηςΕυρώπης🇪🇺

Ο 🇬🇷Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος Πρέσβης Ιωάννης Βράιλας, μαζί με τους ομολόγους του,στέλνουν τις ευχές τους για τη σημερινή επέτειο.

Φέτος γιορτάζουμε 75 χρόνια από τη διακήρυξη Schuman,που έθεσε τα θεμέλια της ευρωπαϊκής συνεργασίας⤵️
european-union.europa.eu/principles-c...

United on #EuropeDay🇪🇺

Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas joins his counterparts to send wishes on today's celebration.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 'Schuman Declaration', the proposal that laid out the foundation of European cooperation ⤵️
european-union.europa.eu/principles-c...

Special Secretary of Foresight Yannis Mastrogeorgiou was the keynote speaker of the event, introduced & coordinated by DPR Ambassador Efthymios Costopoulos, while Permanent Representative Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas delivered the concluding remarks (3/3)

The event, co-organized by @greeceineu.bsky.social & the 🇬🇷 Special Secretariat of Foresight, explored the impact of #AI technologies on #EU #economy, its implications on national security&defense, international cooperation, global governance frameworks & ethical and regulatory dilemmas (2/3)

A Roundtable Discussion on #AI & #Geopolitics, with a particular focus on #EU’s role brought together diplomats & experts from academia, industry, #EU institutions & government at @greeceineu.bsky.social 🇬🇷 yesterday (1/3)

Επισκεφθείτε το 🇬🇷 περίπτερο για την #ΗμέρατηςΕυρώπης🇪🇺 και γιορτάστε με ελληνικά προϊόντα🫒, παραδοσιακούς χορούς και εκπλήξεις για τους μικρούς μας φίλους🎈

📍Κτήριο Justus Lipsius
📆Σάββατο, 10 Μαΐου
🕙10 πμ-6 μμ

Join us at the 🇬🇷 stand on #EuropeDay to learn more about #Greece, get a taste of Greek food 🫒 & dance along! Surprises await🎈

#SavetheDate - #EUOpenDay at the #EU Council

📍Justus Lipsius Building
📆Saturday, May 10
🕙10 am-6 pm

🇬🇷 Συγχαρητήρια στην Ελλάδα!

europa.eu/!7f4q3j

@greeceineu.bsky.social

Discussion focused on ceasefire, humanitarian aid flow, #EU support to the Palestinian Authority and efforts for peace & two state solution (2/2)