Greek PM briefs President via video conference

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday held a video conference meeting with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to brief her on developments regarding public health and government measures to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a report by state-run Athens Macedonia news agency (ANA-MPA), Mitsotakis emphasized the significance of people's renewed confidence in the country's institutions, the state, public functionaries and the national health system (ESY).

ANA-MPA said Mitsotakis expressed his conviction that the health crisis had provided a platform for substantiated scientific discourse, adding that the trend would serve a cross-party response to populism and misinformation.
He reportedly added that the Greek people had mostly adhered to government restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the virus, thereby...