Ranije tokom popodneva, Vanackere se susreo s premijerom Georgeom Papandreouom s kojim je razgovorao o ekonomskim pitanjima, načinima za jačanje privrednih odnosa, kao i izgledima Turske za EU i kiparskom pitanju.
Earlier in the afternoon, Vanackere met with Prime Minister George Papandreou about economic issues, ways to boost business relations, as well as Turkey's EU prospects and the Cypriot issue.