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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-03
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[01] Institutions returning to Athens in mid-November, Breidthardt says
[02] "Window to Greece" gastronomy festival in China
[01] Institutions returning to Athens in mid-November, Breidthardt says
BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Aroni) The missions of the institutions will return
to Athens in mid-November, with "all sides committed to finalising the
negotiations for the second review of the European Stability Mechanism
(ESM) programme as soon as possible," European Commission spokesperson
Annika Breidthardt said on Thursday.
Breidthardt, the spokesperson for European Commissioner for Economic and
Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici, said the first round of negotiations
had ended on October 27 as planned and as part of "constructive
discussions that took place on all key policy commitments and will
continue in coming weeks."
Questioned about the prospects of an agreement on easing Greece's debt
before the end of the year, Breidthardt replied that the Commission was
working on the basis of the May 24 Eurogroup decisions.
[02] "Window to Greece" gastronomy festival in China
A festival of gastronomy entitled "Window to Greece" was organised on
October 13-30 by the Consulate General of Guangzhou in collaboration
with China's Tourism Office in southern China.
It was an initiative of the Greek Consul K.Tassiopoulos that aimed to
introduce to the public in the Greek Cuisine, Greek products, wines and
olive oil and promote Greece as a tourist destination.
The festival featured promotional activities while visitors had the
chance to taste traditional Greek dishes from all parts of Greece. The
events attracted the interest of the Chinese media and food bloggers
as it was the first time that the Greek gastronomy was presented in the
city Guangzhou.
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