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Pavlopoulos: The ‘NO’ of 1940 inspires the struggle against fascism and Nazism
The great ‘NO’ uttered by Greece on October 28, 1940 remains forever current and must inspire the struggle to defend the European edifice against those ‘nostalgic’ for Fascism and Nazism, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Sunday in Thessaloniki, where he attended the October 28 military parade with his Italian counterpart Sergio […]
PM Tsipras: Fascism and totalitarianism must never live again in Europe
The October 28 national holiday, when Greeks celebrate their historic ‘NO’ to the ultimatum set by Italy’s Fascist regime in 1940 and their decision to go to war, was a day to both honour the sacrifices made in the past and to continue the struggle in defence of the values they had defended, Prime Minister […]
Greeks today must says ‘NO’ to populism, division and intolerance, Mitsotakis says
Main opposition New Democracy President Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday expressed his conviction that Greeks will succeed in “taking the country forward” if they stay united, in statements after attending celebrations for the October 28 national holiday in Vryses, Chania on the island of Crete.