Greek Presidency
Greece
Venizelos Makes Assessment of Greek EU Presidency
Greece 's Government Vice President, Foreign Minister and PASOK Party leader,Evangelos Venizelos, during a press conference held in Athens, to mark the conclusion of the Greek Presidency of the European Council, made an assessment of Greece's Presidency in figures. More specifically, as he said, during...
Art
Modern Greek Printmaking in UK
To celebrate the Greek Presidency of the EU Council, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in UK in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in London, will be presenting the exhibition Modern Greek Printmaking: "Selected works from the Yiannis Papaconstantinou...
Europe
Greek Cinema Travels to Brussels
A tribute to the Greek cinema will be held in Brussels in the next four months to honor the Greek Presidency.
The event is an initiative of the Royal Belgian Film Archive (Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique - CINEMATEK) and the...
Greece
Informal EU Defense Meeting in Athens
The Informal EU Defense Meeting will be held at the Zappeion Megaron in Athens, on February 20 and 21, 2014. The meeting will be chaired by the Greek Minister of National Defense Dimitris Avramopoulos, as Greece currently holds the rotating...
Europe
Eurogroup Urges Greek Presidency to Prioritize Animal Welfare
Eurogroup for Animals has launched a Memorandum outlining its position on animal welfare related policies that will be discussed as part of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union and it will be formally presented to...
Culture
London: “Greek Music Through the Ages” Concert
On Wednesday January 22, an event to celebrate the Greek presidency took place at St Sophia Greek Cathedral in London. The event entitled “Greek music through the ages,” was a brief music flashback from Greek antiquity to the present,...
Greece
Commissioners Reding and Malmström Visit Greece
The Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding, along with the Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström, are visiting Athens, Greece, to join the two unofficial Councils of EU Ministers...
Culture
Beetroot Designed Greek Presidency Logo
Could it ever be possible for a beetroot to turn upside down the world of design and to gain the respect of the European Union?
In fact, it is! Beetroot creative design group from Thessaloniki, Greece, was selected from among...
Europe
Greek Delicacies in EP to Honor Greek Presidency
A special event to honor and support rural regions of Greece which despite their difficulties and the economic crisis, still produce an innovative range of products, was organized by the German and Belgian MEP's, Jo Leinen and Marc Tarabella.
Greek...
Europe
Greek Presidency Offers No Perks for Visiting Civil Servants
Crisis-ridden Greece took over the reins of the European Union (1 January) with a record low budget dedicated to its EU presidency of €50 million set as the “absolute maximum” the presidency is planning to spend in the forthcoming...