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Pricing policy to change at museums and archaelogical sites

16/10/201505/11/2015 ENstaff Acropolis, Acrpolis Museum, archaeological sites, museums, tickets, tourism

Ticket prices at museums and archaeological sites across Greece will be modified to comply with the existing fares at other European tourist attractions, according to the Greek Ministry of Cutlure.

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Four nominated candidates from Greece for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

15/10/201529/10/2015 ENstaff Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, award, Greece, Sweden

The nominations for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award the 2016 were presented today [Oct 15] at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The list includes 215 candidates from 59 countries.

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‘Greece through Irish Eyes’ – book

14/10/201515/10/2015 ENstaff book, culture, Greece, Ireland, politics, Richard Pine, society

Greece through Irish Eyes is an insightful personal view by Richard Pine [photo] of the country where he has lived for

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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.

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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

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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

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Ladies of Athens embassies held gastronomy event

25/06/201505/10/2015 ENstaff Embassies, events, society

More than 35 Embassies based in Athens participated in order to take visitors to a culinary journey around the world

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Summer festival kicks off

25/06/201502/11/2015 ENstaff Embassies, festival, Mets

Several Embassies and foreign organizations based in Athens support this year’s “Arditttos Festival”, an event that will take place in the neighborhood of Mets in central Athens, between June 26th and 28th.

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Baku 2015 European Games: The opening ceremony

19/06/201521/06/2015 ENstaff 0 Comments Azerbaijan, European Games, sports

The stunning opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games took place in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The opening ceremony for June

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Embassies “Take a Stand” to Support Athens Pride 2015

12/06/201531/10/2015 ENstaff 0 Comments Athens Pride, festival

The Embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the USA

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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.

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