The Minister of Interior, Giannis Michelakis, presented on 30 January the priorities of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU at a plenary session of the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.
In the frame of the parliamentary dimension of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC (the Conference of the committees of the national Parliaments of the European Union Member States dealing with the EU affairs as well as representatives of the European Parliament) took place in Athens on 27 January, 2014.
With a great publicity by the Belgian media and a lot of people, the exhibition “Nautilus: Navigating Greece”, opened its gates at Bozar Museum in Brussels.
An exhibition dedicated to the sea and the relationship between the Greek people and the Mediterranean Sea over the centuries will be on display at the Centre for Fine Arts, commonly known as Bozar, in Brussels from 24 January to 27 April, 2014.
In the frame of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the opening plenary session of the European Parliamentary Week – Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance of the European Union took place in Brussels on 20.1.2014.
The main cultural event of the Hellenic Presidency of the European Union, the exhibition “Nautilus: Navigating Greece”, includes 93 ancient artifacts from 30 Greek museums, some of which will be displayed outside Greece for the first time.
After the presentation of the priorities of the Greek Presidency at the European Parliament plenary session, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras gave a press conference with EP President, Martin Schulz.
The "Decorating the Council 2014" project was inspired by the unique facade decoration engravings (called “xysta”) on traditional housing of Pyrgi village, on the island of Chios, merging the traditional with the futuristic.