Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who also heads the junior party in Greece's coalition, Independent Greeks (ANEL), has asked for criminal charges to be brought against a lawmaker with the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.

Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis on Friday called an emergency meeting of the House presidents, temporarily banning the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party over comments made by one of its MPs.

The publisher of fringe newspaper Makeleio, Stefanos Chios, was arrested Thursday over a title that said the Greek president, prime minister and foreign minister must all be shot in the head because of the name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

In the wake of the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday, the government and opposition New Democracy have been set on a collision course which is expected to culminate in Parliament in coming days.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will address Parliament on the name deal with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday, according to reports.

Tsipras has reportedly informed Parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras does not have the political legitimacy to sign the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for this is not approved by his junior government coalition partner, the Independent Greeks (ANEL), opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a meeting with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday.

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have reached an agreement on the name of the country that fulfills all the conditions set by the Greek government and will be used erga omnes, government sources said on Tuesday.

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have reached a historic accord to resolve a decades-old dispute over the name of the tiny Balkan nation, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday afternoon to brief him on a possible deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the long-running name dispute, following a phone call his counterpart Zoran Zaev.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will on Tuesday meet with the head of the country's conservative opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a request by the New Democracy leader, reports say.

According to the same reports, the meeting will focus on latest developments regarding Greece's talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the name issue.