Presentation of the priorities of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe by Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (12 May 2020)

In an online press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis presented the agenda and priorities of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe, which will focus on Human Rights in the pandemic era. Greece will assume the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe this Friday, 15 May 2020, and hold the office until 18 November 2020. As Mr. Varvitsiotis stressed, “with the Chairmanship being dynamic and with the Council of Europe being a vibrant organization – and considering the dramatic impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on our…Original Article