Diplomats support Athens Pride 2016

07/06/201606/06/2016 ENstaff Athens Pride 2016, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, City of Athens, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK, USA

Diplomats of several Embassies in Athens will once again be expressing their support for the Athens Pride festival and parade on June 11, 2016 by taking part in the day-long event.

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Hellenic-Swedish Chamber of Commerce holds General Assembly

02/06/2016 ENstaff Charlotte Wrangberg, Embassy of Sweden, Hellenic Swedish Chamber of Commerce, John Saracakis

Mr. John Saracakis was reelected chairman of the Chamber.

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The Embassy of Romania participated at Holocaust remembrance events

26/05/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Romania, Holocaust, IHRA

A photo exhibition, entitled, “Righteous Among Nations”, was inagurated and can be visited at the Diachronic Museum of Larissa.

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Greek Foreign Ministry presents publication on the “Greek Righterous among the Nations”

18/05/201618/05/2016 ENstaff Greek Foreign Ministry, Greek Righterous among the Nations, Ioannis Amanatidis

Deputy FM, I. Amanatidis, addressed the presentation of the publication in Thessaloniki and said that the current volume completed the trilogy of publications, which began in 2000.

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Israel celebrates Independence Day

13/05/201613/05/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Israel, Independence Day, Irit Ben-Abba

A number of personalities of political, social, economic and cultural life gathered at the Ambassador’s Residence in Athens to convey their warmest greetings.

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Judith Butler: “Bodies that still matter”

11/05/2016 ENstaff

Judith Butler, professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley will give a lecture at the Athens Concert Hall.

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Athens Community Connect meets in Plaka

09/05/2016 ENstaff Athens Community Connect, St. Paul Anglican Church, Sweden

Athens Community Connect will meet on Wednesday May 11th, from 10.30 a.m.to 12.30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Garden – the Swedish Centre on 18, Daidalou st in Plaka.

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The Ambassador of Israel visited Zakynthos

06/05/201606/05/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Israel, Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Irit Ben-Aba

The Ambassador of Israel, Her Excellency Irit Ben-Abba, participated in a series of events for the commemoration of Yom Hashoa, held by the Municipality of Zakynthos.

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Greek Eurovision contenders “Argo” performed at the Swedish Residence

06/05/201606/05/2016 ENstaff Charlotte Wrangberg, Embassy of Sweden, Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden

Swedish Ambassador in Athens, Her Excellency Charlotte Wrangberg recently invited Greek participants “Argo” to perform at the Swedish Residence.

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Étienne Balibar: “The idea of revolution: yesterday, today and tomorrow”

04/05/2016 ENstaff Athens Concert Hall, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Étienne Balibar, Megaron

The Athens Concert Hall on May 6th will host philosopher and writer Étienne Balibar within the framework of the cycle, “Theory in Megaron: Philosophy, Critique, History”.

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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.