Canadian embassy donates dry foods to Athens Solidarity Network

Canadian embassy donates dry foods to Athens Solidarity Network

13/10/201531/10/2015 ENstaff City of Athens, embassy of Canada, food bank, Robert Peck, solidarity network

The Ambassador of Canada Robert Peck and his spouse donated a quantity of dry goods to the City of Athens Solidarity Network.

foreign affairs society

EU Summit on refugee – migrant crisis

13/10/201502/11/2015 ENstaff EU, EU Summit, European Council, migrants, refugee crisis, Tusk

President Donald Tusk, in his invitation letter to the members of the European Council said: “We will meet on Thursday

events society

Banoptikon: Immigrants living in Athens

11/10/201531/10/2015 ENstaff ANASA, Dancevacuum, DEREE, immigrants, Norwegian Embassy, Personal Cinemaon

The Norwegian Embassy in Athens in cooperation with the Frances Rich School of Fine & Performing Arts will host “Banoptikon”, a performance by the dance company Dancevacuum and the media arts team Personal Cinemaon, October 15th at the facilities of DEREE in Aghia Paraskevi.

culture events

Inter-religious dialogue on “Spiritual Centres & Diasporas”

09/10/201514/10/2015 ENstaff Athens, conference, dialogue, Embassy of Israel, religion

Distinguished Jewish and Greek-Orthodox Christian religious leaders will convene in Athens on October 20-21st for an important interreligious dialogue and

culture events

4th Demonstration of Japanese Martial Arts

06/10/2015 ENstaff aikido, iaido, Japan, Japanese Embassy, jodo, judo, karate, kendo, martial arts, Thessaloniki

The Embassy of Japan organizes the “4th Demo Japanese Martial Arts” on Sunday, October 18, 2015. It is a popular

econ/biz

Danish Jysk chain opens first store in Athens

27/09/201531/10/2015 ENstaff Athens, business, Denmark, economy, Greece, investment, Jysk

Danish chain Jysk Group is planning its debut on the Greek market to offer the local market its special brand

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Norwegian Ambassador to Greece accredited

16/09/201515/10/2015 ENstaff accreditation, Ambassador, credentials, Norway, Norwegian Embassy, Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Ambassador Jørn Eugene Gjelstad met with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos yesterday to hand over his credentials. Ambassador Gjelstad said: “I had the

econ/biz

Greek GDP growth

01/09/201531/10/2015 ENstaff GDP, statistics

The country’s GDP increased by 1.6 pct, up from an initial estimate of 1.4 pct, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

foreign affairs

President Pavlopoulos calls on FRONTEX to guard European borders

01/09/201505/10/2015 ENstaff FRONTEX, migration

“FRONTEX needs to be activated further for the guarding of European borders,” President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos said.

econ/biz

Embassy of Israel to hold innovation competition

29/06/201531/10/2015 ENstaff business, high-tech, innovation

The Embassy of Israel in Athens and Industry Disruptors – Game Changers are organizing the “Start Tel Aviv 2015” innovation competition for startup companies.

interviews people

Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.