PM to chair cabinet meeting on Wednesday

German former alternate chancellor and former foreign minister Joschka Fischer, as well as architect Alexandros Tombazis, will be intervening at the beginning of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting focusing on bioclimatic and ecological planning.

The other issues of the cabinet meeting, that will be chaired by Prime Minister George Papandreou, will concern among others the bill on the reforming of the system regarding the awarding and implementation of studies and public works contracts.

The meeting will also be briefed by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on the middle-term fiscal strategy plan.

PM meets former German FM Fischer

Prime Minister George Papandreou held a meeting at noon on Tuesday with former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer, for whom he hosted a dinner at the Acropolis museum.

The meeting was private since the two men have a personal friendship ever since they were both foreign ministers in their countries.

Fischer is in Greece, at the invitation of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), to attend an event on the theme “Europe in crisis.”