Lawmakers on Thursday approved with a wide majority a provision to accelerate the construction of a mosque in western Athens, in the area of Votanikos, with 206 votes in favour and 24 against, in a total of 230 MPs who were present.
"The agreement between EU and Turkey must be applied" said Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas noting that not only Turkey but also EU could breach the agreement and brought as an example the Czech president's stance.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras invited on Thursday the leaders of six southern European Union countries to a conference in Athens on September 9, which will focus on challenges facing the EU at an economic, political and institutional level.