Following a meeting and press conference at Athens’ Zappion Megaron on Friday afternoon, the Mediterranean EU leaders that attended the Athens summit headed for the newly opened Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) in Faliro for some well-earned rest and recreation.
With the exception of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, who had to depart earlier, the group arrived at 18:00 on Friday afternoon and posed for a group photograph. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi also left immediately after the family photo, though he seemed greatly impressed by the venue, citing another engagement in Bari later the same day.
The EU leaders were given a tour of the new facility and discussed cultural issues in a very relaxed atmosphere. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Maltese counterpart Joseph Muscat departed shortly before 19:00.
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