The progress of a draft bill providing for Greeks abroad to be able to cast their votes in general elections was the focus of a meeting yesterday between Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The Interior minister referred to imminent tabling of the 2nd draft of the bill within the next few days.
The president of the Council for Hellenes Abroad, Stephanos Tamvakis, has sent a congratulatory message to the coach and players of the National Youth Basketball Team for yesterday's win of their first gold medal in the European Youth Championships.
The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore, recently had an official meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister, Vladimir Goyrgnidze, within the context of his visit to the Orthodox Church of Georgia, accompanied by the head of the Georgian church, Patriarch Elias II.
The prefecture of Larissa has called on everyone to vote via the internet for mythical Mount Olympus as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Ancient Greek in Delphi
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
A 12 day seminar on the language and culture of ancient Greece intended for around 60 secondary school teachers coming from all over Europe.
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New 7 Wonders of Nature…Mount Olympus
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
The prefecture of Larissa has called on everyone to vote via the internet for mythical Mount Olympus as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
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Australia welcomes renewed new efforts for Cyprus talks
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith welcomed the announcement for the renewed negotiations for the Cyprus issue between Cypriot President, Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat scheduled to take place in September.
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Paris-Cyprus in one week
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
Cyprus’s Cultural Week as part of the “European Cultural Month” organized by the EU French Presidency was launched on Monday in Paris.
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Event in Adelaide for Olympic Games
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
The branch of the Organization for the Dissemination of the Greek Language in Adelaide organized an event devoted to the Olympic games a few days prior to the opening of the Games in Beijing.
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Culture minister M. Liapis in Beijing
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
Greek Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis on Friday departed for Beijing in view of the events of the Cultural Year of Greece in China and the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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Alexandria Patriarch meets with President of Georgian Parliament
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
Continuing his official visit to Georgia, the Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodoros II, accompanied by the Patriarch of Georgia met with the president of the Georgian Parliament, David Bakradze.
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“Agamemnon” at the Getty villa
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
Tickets have gone on sale for this September’s upcoming production of Agamemnon in the Getty Villa’s outdoor Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater.
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Meeting between Sioufas and Diaspora students from Melbourne
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Saturday, 02 August 2008
The president of the Hellenic Parliament, Dimitirs Sioufas, met in Athens with 8 to 18 year old students attending Omiros Greek College in Melbourne, which is a school devoted to the instruction of the Greek language and Culture that has been in operation since 1984.