And then on Friday, also no public events, with the exception of the Greek Independence Day reception Friday evening.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"It is ironic but apt that the run-up to this year's independence day has been marked by the spectacle of a prematurely adjourned parliament where no business could be transacted for more than a week owing to an ongoing face-off between the treasury and the opposition benches, " it said.

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