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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes Fredis Beleris before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes Fredis Beleris before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Fredis Beleris listens to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Fredis Beleris listens to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

FILE - Fredis Beleris looks on as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits to the ethnic Greek minority of Albania, in Himare, Albania, Dec. 22, 2022. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party, arrived in Athens on Monday, July 15, 2024, en route to Strasbourg after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister's Office via AP, File)

FILE - Fredis Beleris looks on as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits to the ethnic Greek minority of Albania, in Himare, Albania, Dec. 22, 2022. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party, arrived in Athens on Monday, July 15, 2024, en route to Strasbourg after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister's Office via AP, File)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, poses with Fredis Beleris before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, poses with Fredis Beleris before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Fredis Beleris listens to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Fredis Beleris listens to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks with Fredis Beleris during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks with Fredis Beleris during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Beleris, a jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — arrived in Athens Monday en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)