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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-27
CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras: Greece will be fully prepared to deal with refugee crisis
in Feb.
[02] Exhibition of works by Greek artist Nonda at Museum of the City
of Athens
[01] Tsipras: Greece will be fully prepared to deal with refugee crisis
in Feb.
JERUSALEM (ANA-MPA/ N. Lionakis) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
on Wednesday said his government will be fully prepared, as of next
month, to deal with the refugee flows targeting various Greek islands in
the eastern Aegean, while he added that it remains to be seen if Europe,
too, will live up to its commitments. He made the statement during a
joint press conference with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in
Tel Aviv.
Asked how long Greece can manage the refugee crisis which surpasses its
abilities and whose efforts to address the issue have not been recognised,
Tsipras said that the same question holds true for Europe adding that
Greece has been facing huge pressure on its smaller islands in the
northeast Aegean in recent months, which he described as the largest
population movement since World War II.
The Greek premier also said Athens has managed to cope with the crisis
by showing Europe's "good face", despite the country's economic problems
and difficult adjustments. Tsipras also lashed out against "certain
bureaucrats in Brussels" who don't understand his government's stance
and noted that it is an international reality, which has repeatedly
been documented.
Moreover, Tsipras stressed that the solution to the problem depends
on cooperation with Turkey and a fair distribution of refugees among
European countries. Concluding his remarks on the issue, he said that
the "blame game" has never been effective and that what's important is
to find solutions and distribute the weight caused by the crisis.
[02] Exhibition of works by Greek artist Nonda at Museum of the City
of Athens
A rare exhibition on the work of Greek artist Epaminondas Papadopoulos
(1922-2005), better known in the Paris circles where he spent most of
his life as simply 'Nonda', will be on show at the Museum of the City
of Athens (Vouros Eutaxias Foundation) from Wednesday until March 31.
Entitled 'Le Paris de Nonda' and curated by the artist's daughter, the
exhibition tracks the life and work of an artist that influenced 20th
century art and modernism.
The exhibition features 50 works of art spread over the five galleries
of the museum, depicting the streets of Paris where Nonda lived and
worked for most of his life: Pigalle, Montmartre, Place Blanche and other
signature Paris neighbourhoods in the post-war years of 1947 and onward.
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