Greek order of precedence

Pope Francis arrives today for a three-day visit to Greece, world agencies reported.

The pope is expected to land in Athens at 11:10 a.m. He will arrive from Cyprus.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church accepted the invitation of President Sakellaropoulou

As the lockdown was extended for another week Friday, government spokesman Christos Tarantilis announced that Parliament will next Friday serve as the stage where the government and main opposition SYRIZA will cross swords regarding the management of the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to call a meeting of the country's political leaders next Friday to discuss the way forward in the management of the health crisis, government spokesman Christos Tarantilis said on Friday.

The chief of the main opposition SYRIZA party, Alexis Tsipras has called for a meeting of the country's political leaders to discuss the management of the coronavirus pandemic, while also pushing for Greece to take steps to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines can be produced domestically.

The vaccination of the general population against Covid-19 is scheduled to begin in February, starting with the elderly and vulnerable groups, the authorities said Wednesday.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet Monday.

The meeting will take place at 11 am, at the President's office.

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday brushed off criticism from the main opposition of the conservative administration's economic policy, accusing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras of "failing to learn" from being in government himself and from his electoral defeat last July.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to the Church of Greece to help raise public awareness about the new coronavirus after a fourth patient tested negative on Friday.

In a telephone call with Archbishop Ieronymos, Mitsotakis said that clerics can play an important role in helping stop the spread of the virus by informing citizens of what steps they should be taking.

Seeking to rise above partisanship and reach the widest consensus possible regarding the government's pick for the country's new president, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a top judge, for the post, in a televised address on state-run broadcaster ERT on Wednesday evening.