Posted on July 2, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The 86th annual American Hellenic Educational & Progressive Association’s (AHEPA) supreme convention commenced in Athens yesterday.The Greek capital is hosting the largest and oldest Greek-American organisation’s main event, for the first time after 38 years. The AHEPA members from Australiasia, Canada, Greece and Cyprus are attending the event in Athens from July [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) On the occasion of Socialist International’s 23rd Congress, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli former prime minister and current minister of defence Ehud Barak, are in Athens. Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis had separate meetings on Tuesday with both of them. The two Middle East leaders were also [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) London’s Leicester Square had something of the Aegean Sea’s flair on the night of “Mamma Mia”’s world premiere yesterday. A blue carpet instead of a red one so as to remind fans of the colours of the Aegean, a small chapel surrounded by typical Greek flowers, as well as sounds by famous [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) On June 27-29, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy organised an International Conference entitled: “European Union: Territorial Cohesion and Insularity“, on the island of Kos in collaboration with the European Commission. The conference focused on how European policies [...]
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(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) An advanced system dedicated to providing free real-time information to the public about ship movements and ports has been developed by the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece. The system provides a large amount of data for ports and other definable areas – data such as geographic [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Zakynthos (also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, boasts emerald beaches, mountains full of pine trees, caves, traditional architecture, and inhabitants with a particularly hospitable spirit. The area of Laganas Bay is renowned for its small sandy beaches, considered to be the most important nesting sites for the Mediterranean [...]
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