In his letter to the members of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber expresses his absolute satisfaction with the tenure of the Greek parliamentarian of Etoloakarnania Spilios Livanos as Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, highlighting the denouement associated with the war in Ukraine. Ahead of next weekend’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly elections in Madrid, Weber notes, Mr. Livanos has practiced multi-level outward diplomacy during his one-year term with great success. Weber did not miss the opportunity to “show” his preference for his successor in the person of the Polish parliamentarian with the difficult name of Michael Szczerba, whom the Greeks prefer to call Michael for reasons of convenience.

General aircraft

In fact, the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, and Archbishop Hieronymus, together with a government plane, went to Cyprus for the funeral procession of the blessed Archbishop of Cyprus, Chrysostom II. There they even met with the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria in a “synthesis”, one might say, of Hellenism, paying collective tribute to the dead and sending a resounding message of unity and protection of the identity of the Cypriot Church.

Does not know

“The prime minister and the government cannot know which individuals are legally associated with the EPM,” Yannis Oikonomou said when asked yesterday if there was a chance that any government minister was under surveillance by the National Intelligence Service. A government spokesman effectively left that option open, adding that “the prime minister is only informed when there are findings in that direction.”

Pobeda N.D.

Elections for the association of Greek officials working worldwide in international organizations were held on Saturday in Brussels. N.D. elected 4 out of 7 board members and SYRIZA 3, while PASOK failed to elect a representative. In terms of history, the election commission included Giannis Sambatakos, the highest-ranking civil servant associated with the Hellenistic diaspora.

Self-government remains

English Charisteas shut down the rumor that he would be N.D.’s candidate. in Thessaloniki, noting that he will again be a candidate for local government with a combination of Rep. Tsitsikostas and – for the moment – he does not look towards parliament.