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The Greek government has pledged to conduct a thorough investigation to determine whether all necessary protocols were followed by the police force following the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old woman outside an Athens police precinct, where she had just sought protection from her ex-boyfriend.

The planned visit to Washington next week by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to attend the annual event commemorating the Greek Revolution has been canceled as it coincides with the conference of ruling New Democracy. 

Mitsotakis was to travel to the US on April 4 to attend the White House event where he was to also have a meeting with President Joe Biden. 

The government accepts the challenge of a motion of no confidence by opposition parties, spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said Sunday.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has expressed optimism over the meeting that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held with representatives of protesting farmers at Maximos Mansion.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis backed New Democracy lawmaker Angelos Syrigos who was criticized by the main opposition for saying that the Treaty of Lausanne, a 1923 peace accord which, among other things, forged modern Greece and Turkey's borders, is mostly "outdated."

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has defended Greece's stance on the case of Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect in the southern Albanian town of Himare, who has been in pre-trial detention since May on vote-buying charges.

Greece's center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country's influential Orthodox Church.

The legislation would be brought to parliament during the house's current term, which ends in 2027, said government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis.

Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos soccer club, has stepped down from his role as the president of the Super League. 

Marinakis announced his decision shortly before the commencement of the general assembly meeting of Greece's premier professional soccer league. 

Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said in an interview with Open TV on Tuesday that Greece has every reason to be optimistic over the acquisition of the country's investment grade status.

"Friday is one of the three crucial dates," he said, referring to the upcoming verdict on the Greek credit rating by DBRS Morningstar, "followed by October 23 and December 1."

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a massive blaze on Monday that has killed at least 20 people in the past 10 days - Europe's deadliest forest fire so far this summer, Reuters reported.