Foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis on Sunday called for the immediate halt of the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza and the assumption of immediate action by the UN Security Council for achievement of a truce and implementation of the Greek three-point position unanimously adopted by the EU in Paris. A statement by Bakoyannis, released by the foreign ministry, said that "the ground operations are exacerbating the tragic humanitarian crisis" and "exacerbating the dangerous instability in the wider region, intensifying unacceptable and extreme positions". The operations were also seriously damaging the prospects of the peace process, which are the only way for a solution, Bakoyannis said, stressing that the International Community cannot remain an "inactive observer and/or a commentator of the events".

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The euro currency has proved to be a pole of confidence and stability, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor George Provopoulos said in an article appearing in a Sunday newspaper, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro as the single currency of the EU member states participating in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Without the euro, the central bank chief continued, the countries that have adopted the common currency would have been exposed, in the present global financial crisis, to serious turbulence, as had occurred in 1992 and 1993. In his article, appearing in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini daily, the utilization of the flexibility elements contained in the Stability and Growth Pact, in the present conjuncture, could contribute to the stabilisation and also to the recovery of the European economy.

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The Propylaea, the 5th-century BC gateway to the Athens Acropolis has its own architectural significance and a long, stormy history that easily match that of the famous Parthenon. More than 16 years ago, a restoration project of the West Hall of the Propylaea began, and now visitors to the Acropolis can admire the structure, as the work is finally finished. Built by the architect Mnesicles beginning in 437 BC, the Propylaea’s construction was stopped five years later by the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Mnesicles is remembered as an innovative designer, whose construction, although never completed, continues to impress with its combined Doric-Ionic style, multi-level arrangement and unique symmetry.

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The Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information organises the 4th International Conference on People with Disabilities and Mass Media. The 4th International Conference will take place in Athens, at the premises of the Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information, on 22-23 June 2009 and focuses on the factors which shape the new developing environment of digital media such as social web, blogs, wikis, facebook, etc. The Conference will also attempt to investigate the potentiality of presenting disability through advertising spots, as well as the changes this practice might bring in our perception of disability.

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