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A pedestrian wearing a face mask and plastic gloves to protect from the coronavirus walks in front of Zappeio Hall in Athens, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) 5/25/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS The 40th anniversary of Greece s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor to the European Union, will be commemorated at a special event to be held in Zappeion Hall at 19:00 on Thursday.
The event will also mark the official launch of the European Commission’s Conference on the Future of Europe , which is a citizen-led series of debates and discussions of ideas about the bloc s future.
The Greek-American Guardian of the Neoclassical Gems of Athens
” width=”700″>A neoclassical building on Athens’ Acharnon Street with Peter Poulos and dog “Mr. Stavros” searching for Athenian gems. Courtesy Peter Poulos
Athens has a vast treasure of neoclassical buildings dotting the city. Some are world-renowned such as the Academy, the National Library, the Zappeion and the Parliament.
Most, however, go unnoticed. Spread throughout the Greek capital, among modern multistory buildings, the aesthetically ugly
polykatoikies, some are vandalized their walls covered with graffiti and some are occupied by squatters, or simply left to their fate.
” width=”1080″>Born in classical Greece, exported to Europe and reintroduced in the modern Greek state in its infancy, Athenian neoclassicism gave the Greek capital city a unique style that made it stand out.
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Zaev is in Athens to participate in the Delphi Economic Forum VI, based at Zappeion Hall.
At their meeting, which was also attended by the Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Minister, Athens reiterated its support for its northern neighbour to ascend into the EU.
However, this was contingent to established rules, respect of good neighbourly relations, and the faithful adherence to the obligations set out at the Prespas Agreement the two countries signed in 2018.
On his side, Zaev called Greece “our main neighbour and our strategic partner,” and said that his country “has no other option, as is true of other West Balkan countries, beyond a future in the European Union.”
ATHENS Tourism-related enterprises that do not develop more viable and ecological products face the prospect of negative publicity, Chairman of Considerate Hoteliers Graham Miller said at the Delphi Economic Forum VI, based at Zappeion Hall in Athens, on Tuesday - The National Herald