IMF on Greece’s reform priorities, progress

IMF on Greece’s reform priorities, progress

08/07/2016 ENstaff crisis, economy, Greece, IMF, labour market, structural reforms, unemployment

IMF: Greece’s reform priorities: Preserve and further expand labour market flexibility; foster competition in service and product markets; improve the business environment.

culture events

“Mapping Europe – Coastlines” photo exhibition

06/07/201605/07/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Sweden, Katerina Mistal, photo exhibition, Sweden

Swedish photographer Katerina Mistal presents her photo exhibition at Geni Tzami in Thessaloniki.

culture events

Brazilian jazz nights on Tinos

05/07/2016 ENstaff Brazil, jazz, Olympic Games, Rio2016

The 7th edition of the Tinos Jazz Festival will be entirely dedicated to Brazilian music, in celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Rio 2016.

Ο πρόεδρος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων Νικόλαος Βούτσης (Δ) ανταλλάσει χειραψία με τον Πρόεδρο της Ρωσικής Κρατικής Δούμα Sergey Naryshkin, σε συνάντηση που είχαν στη Θεσσαλονίκη, Δευτέρα 4 Ιουλίου 2016. ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ/ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ/ΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΡΒΑΝΙΤΙΔΗΣ

foreign affairs

Nikos Voutsis met with the Chairman of the Russian State Duma

05/07/201605/07/2016 ENstaff Greece, Russia, Thessaloniki

The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikos Voutsis met with the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Sergey Naryshkin.

culture events

“Imagine A Palm Tree” by Navine G. Khan-Dossos

04/07/2016 ENstaff art, Benaki Museum, Navine G. Khan-Dossos

“Imagine a Palm Tree” is a performance of painting, open for visitors of the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art to watch and interact with.

society

UNHCR: Over 15,500 asylum seekers pre-registered on mainland Greece

04/07/2016 ENstaff asylum-seekers, refugees, UNHCR

The pre-registration exercise aims to address the need to access international protection by an estimated 49,000 people currently on mainland Greece.

european union

Fight against terrorism

04/07/2016 ENstaff Brussels, EU, European Parliament, European Union, Paris, terrorism

A new draft law that would make preparing to commit terror attacks a crime throughout the EU is put to a vote in the Civil Liberties Committee.

Plenary Session week 46 2015 in Brussels. Motion Blur special effect - People walk towards plenary chamber on Karamanlis Passerelle before session starts.

european union

Survey: people reveal their priorities for the EU

04/07/201604/07/2016 ENstaff environment, EU, Eurobarometer, European Union, people, priorities, terrorism, unemployment

The fight against terrorism should be the EU’s number one priority followed by action on unemployment, the fight against tax fraud, migration, the protection of external borders and the environment, according to the vast majority of people surveyed in a special Eurobarometer carried out by the European Parliament.

events

Ambassador of Japan visits the University of Ioannina

01/07/201630/06/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Japan, Japan, Masuo Nishibayashi

University students and staff where present at the Ampitheatre of the University Hospital of Ioannina, where Ambassador Nishibayashi delivered a speech.

culture events

Panayiotis Tetsis Exhibition at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

30/06/2016 ENstaff Panayiotis Tetsis, SNFCC, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre

The exhibition presents 35 representative works of the recently deceased painter from Hydra.

interviews people

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.