EU: Measures to Strengthen Economic Governance |  |
- EU: Measures to Strengthen Economic Governance
- Libya Evacuation Data
- European Year of Volunteering
- Symposium on Roman Empire "Fashion"
- 6th ANIMFEST in Athens
- Recycling out of the Frying Pan
| EU: Measures to Strengthen Economic Governance Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PDT  EU Finance Ministers agreed yesterday on a general approach on a package of measures aimed at strengthening economic governance in the EU and more specifically in the euro area, as part of the EU's response to the challenges highlighted by recent turmoil in sovereign dept markets. Speaking to reporters, at the end of an ECOFIN meeting in Brussels yesterday, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said that the March 11 decisions constitute a major step by the eurozone to address market jitters.  "The eurozone will turn the page after the March summit. It will have the necessary mechanisms to address future problems," he added. He also said that Greece may need to tap the European Financial Stability Facility in 2012 if the cost of borrowing in the bond market is prohibitive. Regarding the high-profile €50 billion privatizations programme, Papaconstantinou said that "the action plan we are drafting will show the huge potential that exists out there. We have already had great interest by foreign investors, both for corporate entities, as well as individual assets."  |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PDT  A total number of 29,266 people have been transported on ships from Libya to Greece, according to information released by the Operations Centre of the Coast Guard Harbour Corps. The majority of the people carried were Chinese citizens (ca. 16,000). Of the remaining 13,000, 3,211 were from Bangladesh, 3,200 from Syria, 2,189 from the Philippines and 2,128 Egyptians and smaller numbers of other nationalities. Ten Greek ships (including one tanker) participated in the operations, along with two ships from Cyprus, one from China and one from Saint Vincent. Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries: Map of Ports of Evacuation and Arrival, Comprehensive Data Table  |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT  2011 is the European Year of Volunteering. Many events, exhibitions, live demonstrations and other activities are taking place throughout Europe during the year. One of the initiatives, the 2011 European Year of Volunteering Tour, will be making its seventh stop in Greece on March 17 to 23, setting up camp at the Technopolis venue in the Gazi district. The event focuses on people who have worked for the European Voluntary Service and are now sharing their experiences with the European public. Each day of the event is dedicated to a particular theme: vulnerable social groups; volunteerism on a domestic and European level; humanitarian relief, developmental aid and natural disasters; intergenerational dialogue, environmental and animal protection; and, finally, culture, sports and arts.  |
| Symposium on Roman Empire "Fashion" Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PDT  An international symposium on textiles in the Roman Empire is taking place on March 18 in the city of Kalamata. The symposium entitled Modern approaches to the study of ancient fabrics: Techniques andociological aspects of Roman clothing is being held in the framework of the European Project Dress ID and in collaboration with the Universities of Peloponnese and Crete. The main objective of the project Dress ID: Clothing and Identities. New Perspectives on Textiles in the Roman Empire is to put clothing and textiles in Antiquity on the map of cultural history, highlighting the role of clothing in identity studies.  |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PDT  The European Animation Centre organizes the 6th Athens ANIMFEST, International Animated Film Festival on March 17-23 at the Greek Film Archive. One hundred and forty six short animated films from 38 countries from all over the world have been selected to take part in the competition while more than 70 films will be screened on the non-competition programme. The programme also includes a conference titled Audiovisual Means and Education: The visualization of the narrative: From Eugene Trivizas to Logicomix (March 19), masterclasses, exhibitions and lectures as well as a tribute to the Harvard University collection of the short animated films.  |
| Recycling out of the Frying Pan Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PDT  Although cooking oil can be a major polluting factor (as one litre of oil can pollute one million litres of water), recycling it is not such an easy task, as transporting it to recycling points can be proven quite difficult. Two childhood friends from Patras, Fotis Grammenos and Andreas Klaoudatos, decided to go the distance for everybody and created Collectoil. The small recycling business collects used cooking oil from restaurants, fast-food chains and other fat-frying enthusiasts in their home city and then sells it to Elinoil company in Volos to be converted into biodiesel, to be used in vehicles and as heating oil.  The company collects as much as 9 tonnes of used oil a month, catering for the recycling needs of the area, generating an income for themselves. They also contribute to raising environmental awareness in the region as the company is now providing individual citizens with smaller containers, so as to recycle cooking oil at home too. |
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