“Coffee Morning” meeting by Community Connect

05/01/201605/01/2016 ENstaff coffee morning, Community Connect, St. Paul's Anglican Church

Athens Community Connect will hold the first “Coffee Morning” meeting of 2016, on January 13th at 12:30 in Kifissia to cut the traditional vasilopita cake.

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Canada Night by the Friends of Canada

04/01/201603/01/2016 ENstaff Canada Night, Friends of Canada, New Year

The Hellenic Canadian Friendship Association is organizing an event to welcome the New Year on January 4th, starting at 19:30.

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Ambassador Jørn Gjelstad met with business representatives

23/12/2015 ENstaff business, Embassy of Norway, Jørn Gjelstad, Norwegian Business Community, trade

Ambassador Jørn Gjelstad met for the first time with representatives of the Norwegian Business Community to discuss the business climate as well as challenges for trade and investment in Greece.

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Netherlands Ambassador at the 2015 CEO Summit

20/12/201521/12/2015 ENstaff business, Caspar Veldkamp, Embassy of the Netherlands, employement, entrepreneurship, innovation

Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp highlighted the importance of innovation and young entrepreneurship within new and existing entrepreneurship.

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“Bring a Child to Work” program by the South African Embassy

18/12/201517/12/2015 ENstaff Bring a Child to Work, educational program, Embassy of South Africa, Othisi Educational Organization

The program is providing students with incentives to think about their studies and their future career.

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The Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking visited Athens NGOs

17/12/201517/12/2015 ENstaff children, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children, Embassy of the Netherlands, human trafficking, immigrants, Ombudsman for the Children, Praxis, sexual violence, Smile of the Child, The Netherlands

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children visited Athens on December 10 and 11.

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Russian Ambassador met with N. Voutsis

16/12/201516/12/2015 ENstaff Andrey M. Maslov, Embassy of Russia, Greek Parliament, Nikos Voutsis, Russia

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Hellenic Republic, Andrey N. Maslov met with the president of the Greek Parliament, N. Voutsis.

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Selah Sue in Athens

15/12/2015 ENstaff Belgium, concert, Fuzz Club, Selah Sue

Belgian musician and songwriter Selah Sue is coming to Athens to perform on December 18th at the Fuzz Club. She will present songs from her 2nd album, “Reason”.

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“Hellenism in Romania”

12/12/201512/12/2015 ENstaff culture, Embassy of Romania, Greece, Greek language, Hellenism, Romania

The Organization for the Promotion of the Greek Language is organizing an event under the title, “Hellenism in Romania”, on December 12, at the Piraeus Commerce and Industry Chamber.

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Greek Fashion and Design meets Belgium

11/12/201511/12/2015 ENstaff Belgium, business opportunities, fashion, Greece

It’s an initiative by Greeks living in Belgium, which aims at creating a plattform for cultural and business opportunities in the fashion industry of both countries.

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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.