Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-22

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] European Socialists: Dijsselbloem's 'booze' comment 'simply unacceptable'; doesn't represent PES

[02] Athens exhibition on 1980's Greece attracts 80,000 visitors

[01] European Socialists: Dijsselbloem's 'booze' comment 'simply unacceptable'; doesn't represent PES

In an interview published on 20 March 2017 in German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dijsselbloem said countries that faced financial difficulties had spent their money on "booze and women."

"His words by no means reflect the vision of our political family, the way we value people or the European project we are fighting for," the party said. "Solidarity, equality and non-discrimination are core historical values of the social democratic political family and they will continue to be."

Taking his turn, PES president Sergei Stanishev said: "With just one sentence Dijsselbloem managed to insult and discredit so many people and spread divisions. His words were offensive to both Southern and Northern European countries, women and men. Dijsselbloem's remarks are simply unacceptable, especially in such critical time for the European integration project."

Stanishev noted the EU is just a few days away from the 60 anniversary of the Rome Treaty and it is "a real shame for a representative of our political family to contradict the very essence of the values of unity, respect and solidarity which are the foundations of the European project."

[02] Athens exhibition on 1980's Greece attracts 80,000 visitors

The multi-thematic exhibition "GR80s. Greece during the Eighties in Technopolis" sprawled over 13 rooms and even containers, showcased 4,000 exhibits and 1,000 rare photographs and rich audiovisual material and footage from political, athletic and social events that influenced the decade. Visitors could also choose between 30 different parallel events that ranged from master classes and workshops to one-day seminars and screenings.

It was organized by University Professors Vasilis Vamvakas and Panagis Panagiotopoulos, with the cooperation of numerous curators and cultural bodies and the Onassis Cultural Center.

Some of the events recalled by the exhibition included the electoral victory of PASOK in the early '80s and the social changes it ushered in, to the changes in the economy, domestic terrorism, the opening of the first private TV channel, Greece's win in the European Basketball Championship in 1987 and the new era in print exemplified by lifestyle magazine "Klik".

The exhibition also ventured into fashion trends, architecture and design, with one large hall transformed into the interior of a typical '80s apartment.

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