Greek and Finnish ministers discuss refugee crisis in Helsinki

Common points in the approach to handling the refugee crisis, through a European prism, were ascertained in the successive meetings the Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, had in Helsinki Friday with Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini, Finnish Interior Minister Petteri Orpo, and the Secretart General for Foreign and European Affairs.

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Jean Sibelius 150 Celebration in Athens

The Finnish Institute at Athens in association with the Theocharakis Foundation, presents a chamber music concert on 12th November celebrating Jean Sibelius’s 150th Anniversary. The concert will be held as part of the official Sibelius Anniversary Activities, featuring internationally celebrated Greek soloists, mezzo-soprano Angelica Cathariou and violoncellist Dimitris Patras with the Finnish pianist, Reima Raijas, performing both popular and rarely heard masterpieces by Sibelius.

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