Tag: Greece
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14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project
The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most of them flimsy — was taken by the island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, who told ANA-MPA that the aim is to create a work that “will affect and mobilize the entire international community regarding the crime that takes place every…
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Delphi to host top level Economic Forum
Among the issues to be discussed at the Conference, according to the 4-day program, are the shifts in the global balance of power, strategies for sustainable development, Greece’s constitutional revision dilemmas, Europe’s migration and refugee crisis, Foreign Direct Investment and entrepreneurship as key drivers for the Greek economy, energy issues, the Greek pension system and the…
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Designs for new kiosks chosen
The municipality has removed 214 defunct kiosks from the city’s sidewalks since 2012. It recently held a competition for architects to come up with a new design for the structures. “The image of illegal extensions around today’s kiosks has to come to an end,” said Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis. “Athens needs a new, pioneering, functional…