Pavlopoulos declines request by Parliament president to brief EU leaders

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has declined a written request by Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou to brief his counterparts over the latter’s claim that proper constitutional and Parliamentary procedures were not followed in the case of the two bailout-linked draft bills on prior actions.
Pavlopoulos said the Greek constitution does not allow him to brief EU leaders about the charges aired by Konstantopoulou in her letter.
“The letter expresses personal views, as not decision has been taken by the plenum towards this direction,” Pavlopoulos replied in writing to Konstantopoulou’s request.