New Year’s eve in the City of Athens

New Year’s eve in the City of Athens

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Athenians will welcome the New Year in Thisio, were two stages will be set at the corner of Hraklidon and Apostolou Pavlou streets. A few minutes to midnight the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra and Philippos Pliatsikas will take the stage.

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The Greek National Opera welcomes the New Year

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Renowned arias, cheerful duets and Christmas carols will be performed by the National Greek Opera on December 30th, at Pedion tou Areos.

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AIDFF: Greek and international film makers awarded

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This year’s Athens International Film Festival featured 150 films in the Competitive section, 70 premieres from 40 countries in five categories.

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Svetlana Zakharova at the Athens Concert Hall

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Zakharova, principal dancer of the Bolshoi and one of the world’s leading ballet dancers, performs the role which has marked her magnificent career.

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Christmas melodies by the National Symphony Orchestra

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The Public Broadcaster’s National Symphony Orchestra will perform Christmas melodies, in a concert due to take place at the Athens University’ s Ceremony Hall.

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Christmas at Athens Museums

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The Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum await all visitors, as a series of Christmas festivities will take place on December 24th and 27th.

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Christmas concert by the Embassy of Croatia

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A Christmas concert wil take place by the famous Croatian-Greek artists, Pincetić – Sakellaridis Piano Duo.

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Street Food and Tunes – Exotic Feast

19/12/201519/12/2015 ENstaff BUBA Bistrot Exotique, deBop, exotic feast, street food and tunes

Thai and Vietnamese street food will blend with gypsy, swing tunes in the upcoming “Street Food and Tunes – Exotic Feast”, organized once again by deBόp, on December 20th.

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Greek and Russian artists perform in Athens

18/12/2015 ENstaff Athens War Museum, Greece, Hellenic Euro - Asiatic Alliance, Russia

Pianist Panagiotis Trochopoulos, soprano Ludmila Bondarenko, mezzo soprano Elisavet Klonovskaya, tenor Antonis Batsakis and soprano Despina Tsolaki will perform renowned arias.

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The International Digital Film Festival kicks off tonight

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Participants come from 40 countries around the world, while 70 films will be screened for the first time. All screenings will take place at the renovated, historical cinemas “Alkyonida” and “Studio” in central Athens.

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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.