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Oct 13 2021

Green Hub events at COP26

By GEF

Context

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26 will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from the 31st October to 12th November 2021.

To provide support for Green actors in Glasgow during this important event, the Green European Foundation, with the support of the European Green Party and the Scottish Greens, will be holding a Green Hub: a meeting point which any member of the Green family can use to rest and recharge, to meet other actors, attend a multitude of green events, prepare for the protest.

Register to join us (in person or online!) and stay up to date on events, programming and the Green buzz at the Glasgow Green Hub and COP26!

Practicalities

Date: 1st November – 12th November

Opening times:

1st Nov to 4th Nov: 9:00 to 18:00
5th Nov to 9th Nov: 9:00 to 21:30
10th Nov to 12th Nov: 9:00 to 18:00

Location: Reinfield Training & Conference Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow , G2 4JP, United Kingdom.

Venue accessible to individuals with disabilities.

If you have any questions, please email our local coordinator at marie.stadtler@scottishgreens.org.uk.

Programme

*The following activities have been confirmed (more information on the programme will be added soon.

▶ Hybrid events

✺ In-Person events

🟢 Youth Hub events

🔐 Closed meeting

Monday 1st November

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This event is co-organised by the Green European Foundation and the European Green Party with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Sep 24 2019

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System of (im)mobility – Movement of Asylum Seekers and Refugees within the Schengen Area (Milan)

By GEF

About the Event

The conference focuses on the mobility of asylum seekers and refugees within European borders, and aims to explore issues such as drivers leading asylum seekers and refugees to move to other European countries, available legal channels for movement, and obstacles posed by the “system of (im)mobility” created by the current legal framework.

Why do asylum seekers and refugees need mobility in Europe? What legal issues do they face when they want to move to other EU countries? What is the existing jurisprudence at European level and what is its impact on the current system? What needs to be changed at European, national and local level and how can reform be realistically achieved?

The aim of the conference is to deepen participants’ understanding of the current European legislation’s adverse impact on the mobility of asylum seekers and refugees, its interplay with local policies, and identify proposals for sustainable reform.

The programme will feature presentations by legal and academic experts, as well as NGO and political representatives. There will also be interactive workshops.

Programme

09.00 – 09.30 Registration

09.30 Welcome

Vincenzo Greco, Member of Confederal Secretariat Cgil Milano
Susanne Rieger, Co-President and Member of Board of Directors Green European Foundation
Federico Faloppa, Fondazione Alexander Langer, board director member

10.00 – 11.30

Panel: The state of play of the negotiations on the reform of the Common European Asylum System

Chairman: Gianfranco Schiavone (Chairman of ICS – Consorzio Italiano di Solidarietà/Vice Chair ASGI)

10.00

The state of play of the negotiations on the reform of the Common European Asylum System

Alessia Di Pascale, Associate Professor of EU Law and Professor of Foreign Law at the University of Milan

10.30

The state of play of the negotiations on the reform of the Common European Asylum System with particular regard to the Dublin Regulation.

Giovanna Manieri, Advisor on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament

11.00 Q & A

11.30 Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00

Roundtable discussion (20 minutes per input)

Chairman: Gianfranco Schiavone (Chairman of ICS – Consorzio Italiano di Solidarietà/Vice Chair ASGI)

Implementing or bypassing the Dublin Regulation? Relocation and bilateral agreements

Minos Mouzourakis, Head of Legal and Policy Research a.i. ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles)

Separated families in the Dublin system

Mads Melin, Legal Advisor, Asylum Department, Danish Refugee Council

Migration Miteinander: moveurope! – a pilot project to promote legal migration channels in the EU for holders of a humanitarian residence permit & refugees

Golde Ebding, Universo Interculturale, and Karla Kästner

13.00 Q & A

13.30 BUFFET – Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 Workshops

Workshop I

Mobility of refugees, mutual recognition of qualifications and family reunification of beneficiaries of international protection (in English)

Chairpersons: Caterina Bove (ASGI, Aida rapporteur for Italy for ASGI and Ecre) and Gianfranco Schiavone (Chairman of ICS – Consorzio Italiano di Solidarietà/Vice Chair ASGI)

Workshop II

Secondary movements of applicants for international protection. In particular:

Comparison between jurisprudential orientations
the role of the legal advisor in providing legal assistance to asylum seekers affected by a Dublin measure (understood as the development of actions and appeals)
Chairpersons: Anna Brambilla (ASGI) and Ilaria Sommaruga (Legal Advisor at Community Center Milano)

16.00 – 17.00 Synthesis of workshops and conclusion of the event

Gianfranco Schiavone, Chairman of ICS – Consorzio Italiano di Solidarietà/Vice Chair ASGI
Anna Brambilla, Lawyer/ASGI

Registration

Due to high demand, registrations can unfortunately no longer be accepted. Stay tuned for outcomes of the conference.

This conference is organised with the support of GEF partner Fondazione Alexander Langer and with the support of ASGI. With the support provided by Open Society Foundations.

Jun 26 2019

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Climate Refugees and Climate Migration

By GEF Uncategorized

The effects of climate change and consequential natural disasters is causing the mass displacement of peoples across the world, a phenomenon that will only be exacerbated as the climate crisis continues.

A response to this global challenge and a clear legal framework to recognise and protect climate refugees on an international, regional and national level are urgently required.

This working paper aims to serve as a basis for debate and exchange on the matter, exploring controversies around and difficulties in pinpointing this phenomenon to better understand how to respond it.

Mapping the state of discourse on climate migration on the international and European levels, the Green European Foundation hopes to foster a more constructive debate and increase awareness.

This paper has been published as part of the GEF project Environmental Migration and Climate Refugees.

Apr 13 2018

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Exploring the Economic Impact of Migration (Oxford)

By GEF

Context

Europe seems stuck and appears to be paralysed by the latest inward migratory processes. This is affecting democracy itself as people are unable to find a party which expresses their fears and politicians are unable to find solutions and scenarios that they can relate to. As a result, core values of the European Union and green values are jeopardised whereas populist and right-wing forces are still on a winning streak in large parts of the EU and anti-migration rhetoric has not least also played a role during the EU referendum in the United Kingdom.

About the event

The transboundary need for a change of narrative to disseminate the reality of migrants among society and their impact on the society in return is evident. Hence, the conference, while building on experiences and findings of GEF’s transnational project of the past two years on migration and asylum policies in the EU, aims to put progressive political forces back ahead of the game to drive a positive approach to international migration.

One aspect will be to showcase, how the Thames Valley, Oxford University and other European hubs are a success – not only economically – specifically due to their inward migrations. Moreover, the event will also look at the growing impact of climate change and how that aspect can be channelled for the green family to offer its unique solutions as a force for positive change.

The conference will feature speakers from Europe, for instance the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, Malta, etc. but also experiences from Nigeria and other parts of the world.

Draft Programme

10:00 – 11:00 INTRODUCTION TO THE GREEN EUROPEAN FOUNDATION PROJECT “CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF MIGRATION”

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 13:00 CONTEMPORARY CHANGES TO THE LABOUR MARKET

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00 HI-TECH SOLUTIONS; THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF MIGRATION

15:00 – 16:00 EXAMPLES OF INWARD MIGRATION AND BEST PRACTICES

16:00 – 16:30 TEA BREAK

16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PANEL AND DISCUSSION: Migration of the future – Choices and pathways

Register and purchase your tickets now by following this link and stay tuned for updates by following us on Facebook or Twitter .

Jul 11 2017

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Fundraising Training: Migration, Refugees & Asylum Seekers Projects

By GEF

In 2016, GEF and Greens-EFA collaborated on the ‘Guide to EU Funding on Migration and Asylum’, a publication available in 16 languages, which showcases EU funds available to local activists and organisations across Europe. In 2017, the need was identified to organise a training which allows organisations working on these topics to exchange best practices, at the same time with reinforcing their fundraising capacities.

The training will provide information on European Commission funds such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), as well as a solid background and practical experience on innovative fundraising techniques available to organisations with reduced means, such as crowdfunding, experiential fundraising, etc.

Last but not least, this training will be an opportunity for foundations, movements and NGOs working on topics around migration, refugees and asylum seekers to exchange and gain insights into the political dimension of migration, looking at the local, national and European level. Participants will get the chance to exchange with policy-makers and with refugees and asylum seekers themselves (one of the training days will be organised in a refugee centre in Athens).

Participants’ profile

The training is addressed to staff working in European foundations, organisations, NGOs and movements who work on migration, refugees and asylum seekers projects and who are looking to expand their skills-set and contacts in order to do successful fundraising. It is targeting all organisations working to provide solutions for the arrival and integration of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.

There will be maximum 25 places on the training and the applicants should fulfil the following conditions. They should:

Have experience in working on projects with migrants/ asylum seekers/ refugees or the clear interest in initiating such projects.
Ideally be responsible for fundraising within their organisation.
Have the ability to use English as the working language throughout the training.
Have the availability to attend the full duration of the training.
Show interest and motivation to fulfil an active role during the training and to explore possibilities to collaborate with other organisations active in the field.
Represent an organisation based in a European country.

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will:

Expand their knowledge on the political dimension of this topic.
Strengthen and broaden their network of actors and organisations engaged in work on the topics of migration, refugees and asylum seekers.
Gain practical skills on fundraising for their projects in this field.

Working methods

The training will combine formal and non-formal learning methods, with a clear focus on the latter as all sessions are focused on group formation to provide space for exchange of experiences and best practices among participants, and allow them to develop project ideas together. To be successful, this will require participants to have an active input in sharing their own knowledge, and to be willing to learn new skills from their trainers and from each other. The working methods will include:

Small group discussions
Verbal and visual presentations
Plenary debates
Reflection periods
A study visit and other joint activities

Venue, timing and duration

The training will last 3 full days, starting on Thursday, 28 September 2017, in the afternoon and ending on Sunday, 1 October 2017, in the afternoon. The training will be organised in Athens, Greece.

Financial information

The expenses in relation to the training will be covered by GEF and the Greens-EFA. This includes food and accommodation, as well as all training costs.

Travel expenses (home-to-home) shall be made by each participant individually and will be reimbursed afterwards in accordance to the GEF guidelines on travel reimbursement, which will be communicated to the selected participants in advance.

Application and selection of participants

The application is now closed!

Participants will be selected on the basis of:

The profile of participants as described above;
The experience, expectations and training needs of applicants;
The desire to create a balance in the range of geographical areas represented (while taking into account that there is more activity and hence need for funding in particular geographic areas), as well as a gender balance.

Successful applicants will receive confirmation of their participation, followed by more detailed information.

This training is realised with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

For more information, please contact the Project Coordinator, Carlotta.Weber@gef.eu.

Feb 09 2017

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“Next To Us’’ A New Narrative on Migration in Europe

By GEF Uncategorized

The project consisted of a set of events, organised by the above-mentioned institutions, aimed at identifying the main challenges in ensuring the wellbeing of migrants and asylum seekers in Europe. This report, which included the participation of the author in the 6 events organised in 5 countries between May and September 2016 in Spain (Barcelona and Madrid), Germany (Berlin and Munich), United Kingdom (Oxford) and Greece (Athens), was developed as part of this project with a twofold objective:

Firstly, it summarises the main findings from debates held within the GEF transnational migration project involving a wide range of actors, from policy-makers, civil society and refugees themselves;

Secondly, it provides an analytical view of the divergent trajectories of the debate to identify a solid common ground and to build a narrative that would precede new policy proposals offered by the Green political family.

You can read the report by accessing it below.

Jan 21 2017

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Workshop in Barcelona: EU Borders Management and Migration Policies

By GEF

The programme of the workshop enabled a discussion on dismantling the European Fortress and the possibilities of alternative refugee and migration policies.

The first day of the event included a round-table debate on the role of the city in reception and social integration of refuges. Therefore, the focus here was on the situation occurring on the local level, with representatives from Austria, Germany and Barcelona.

During the second day, the workshop provided space for examining the context of the European refugee crisis and the externalisation of EU borders. These panels led to important conclusions about the impacts of the inner European policies that simultaneously affect the situation on an international level. Furthermore, the speakers provided interesting and different insights about the conditions in Libanon, Mellila and Italy, together with an overview of the development of general issues related to the refugees in recent years.

Finally, an additional topic was the question of the responsibility of European Union and its member states, along with the challenges of the Dublin Regulation. Here, Ernest Urtasun presented the Dublin Reform paper of the Greens at the European Parliament. This session evoked many questions and comments from the participants who valuated and criticized the Green position.

PROGRAMME:

DAY 1 (Friday, 6th of May)

18:00 -19:30 Welcome by Susanne Rieger (Co-President of GEF) and RoundTable: Refugee-City: From reception to social integration moderated by Blanca Garcés (Resercher at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)

DAY 2 (Saturday, 7th of May)

10:30 – 12-30 Welcome and opening remarks by Dolors Comas d’Argemir (Fundació Nous Horitzons), who will moderate Session I: The European Refugee Crisis and the Externalization of EU Borders.

13:00 – 14:30 Session II: European and States Members Responsibility. Challenges to the Dublin Regulation moderated by Gemma Pinyol (GRITIM-UPF)

14:30 Closing Session by Susanne Rieger

LOCATION: Centre Cívic Convent de Sant Agustí (Carrer del Comerç, 36) Barcelona

RELATED CONTENT: Debate videos from the second day of the event are available for streaming in Spanish.

Video 1 | Video 2

Jan 21 2017

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Conference on Migration and Refugees Policy in Madrid

By GEF

This event offered important insights into the current migration policy crisis in Europe, and more specifically about systematic problems affecting the refugees and asylum seekers. It provided a multitude of perspectives on the situation coming from experts working in immigration services, NGO professionals active in this field, along with local and regional politicians. The programme of this one-day event includde workshops and discussions, with topics detailed below.

PROGRAMME

11:30 to 14:00 Workshop (Invitation Only)

It served as a meeting place where the experts responsible for immigration and refugees told about their experiences in this field and the problems they come across in order to carry out the work of reception and integration of refugees. Through these shared experiences we tried to find channels of practical action that can be implemented within the competence of governments on national, regional and local levels.

Moderated by: Marta Carballo

Speakers:

Ione Belarra (Podemos national MP) who exposed the role of the Spanish government in this crisis, focusing on the management and implementation of their commitments, along with the analysis of reception and access to asylum in Spain.
Estrella Galán (CEAR Secretary General) who made a summary of the current refugee situation in Spain, and the role of NGOs;
Manuel Soria (Activist and Member of EQUO political party) who reflected on the aspects of integration policies and immigrant and refugee reception from his experience in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

17:00 to 19:00 The European Dis-unity on Refugees

This roundtable dealt with the shift of European policy in regards to the asylum and refugees. Furthermore, it provided a discussion amongst prominent NGO experts on the agreements with developing countries, with particular relevance of the EU-Turkey deal and its consequences.

Moderated by: Cecilia Carballo (President of EQUO Foundation)

Speakers:

Maria Giovanna Manieri (Political Advisor on Migration and Asylum for the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament);
Sagrario Martín (President of Doctors of the World Spain)
Joaquín Nieto (Director of the International Labour Organisation in Spain).

19:00 to 20:00 Fortress Europe or Open Europe?

This session presented the experiences and perceptions of society towards migration and refugees, the treatment by the media and its influence within society. The campaign “Do not be entangled” was also presented.

Moderated by: Reyes Montiel (EQUO Foundation)

Speakers:

Sergio de Otto (Communication Expert);
Manolo Soria (Activist and EQUO Melilla Spokesman);
Rosabel Argote (CEAR Euskadi) who will presentation of the campaign “Do not be entangled”.

LOCATION: Centro Cultural Galileo – C/Galileo 39, Madrid, Spain

For further information head over to EQUO event page.

Jan 20 2017

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“Crossing Borders – Refugee and Asylum Policy in Europe” Conference in Berlin

By GEF

This event addressed the scope and the causes of the ongoing crisis in relation to Refugee, Asylum and Migration policies in Europe. Furthermore, it analysed the EU’s lack of political consensus and co-ordination in the process of decision-making and the impact of this situation on the ongoing crisis.

This conference included experts from Europe and the US, as well as from the EU’s southern neighbour regions, who discussed crucial issues of Europe’s asylum and migration policies.

Some of the most important debates that this event aspired to contribute to are:

What are our responsibilities as Europeans in face of the refugee crisis?
How do debates in Europe differ between countries? What are the reasons for these differences? And how much common ground will we be able to find?
How can we create a European refugee policy that enables us to act in solidarity, while also respecting the Geneva Convention?
Is it possible to establish a European minimum consensus that goes beyond repression and closing the borders? Or will we instead have to form changing and flexible alliances between member states to decide, for example, whether or not to receive refugees or how to cooperate with neighbouring countries that serve as a refuge for refugees and migrant workers?
How can we create a common EU border regime?
How can the EU improve co-operation with its neighbours, in order to stabilise Europe’s external borders and improve the conditions for refugees in the initial receiving countries?

PROGRAMME:

DAY 1: Thursday, 26th of May (Open to public)

15h00 Welcome and introduction by Ralf Fücks (President, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin)

15h15 Keynote debate: Europe’s Responsibility – Europe’s Future

Speakers: Sven Biscop (Professor and Director “Europe in the World”, Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, Brussels), Rosa Balfour (Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Brussels) and Ralf Fücks (President, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin)

16h45 Panel: European Realities

Speakers: Pernilla Bäckman (Researcher, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, Stockholm), Thanos Dokos (Director-General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy, Athens), Piotr Buras (Head of Warsaw Office, European Council on Foreign Relations, Warsaw), Steffen Angenendt (Head of Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin)

18h45 Keynote and Panel: Cosmopolitanism, International Law and National Interests

Speakers: Carol Batchelor, Director of the Division of International Protection, UNHCR, Geneva), Kathleen Newland (Senior Fellow and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute, Washington D.C.), Aboubakr Jamai (Professor and Dean, School of Business and International Relations, IAU College, Aix-en-Provence/Rabat), Rebecca Harms (MEP, Chair, The Greens/EFA, Brussels)

DAY 2: Friday, 27th of May (Closed to public)

10h00 Keynote 1: Europe’s Asylum Policy – A Vision Limited by Realities

Speakers: Lotte Leicht (Advocacy Director, European Union, Human Rights Watch, Brussels) and Yves Pascouau (Director of Migration and Mobility Policies, European Policy Centre, Brussels)

11h30 Debate 1: European Asylum Policy: Shared Responsibilities, Shared Obligations

Speakers: Matthieu Tardis (Research Fellow, Centre for Migration and Citizenship, IFRI, Paris), Maciej Duszczyk (Professor and Head of Research Unit, Centre of Migration Research, Warsaw), Sara Prestianni (ARCI, Roma) and Reinhard Bütikofer (MEP, Chair, The European Green Party, Brussels)

14h00 Keynote 2: Europe’s Border Protection – A Vision Limited by Realities

Gerald Knaus (Chairman, European Stability Initiative, Berlin/Istanbul) and Doris Peschke (General Secretary, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, Brussels)

15h30 Debate 2: Repelling, Sealing Off, Relocating: Risks and Ramifications of Europe’s Border Protection

Speakers: Andreas Takis (Assistant Professor, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), Metin Çorabatır (President, Research Center on Asylum and Migration, Ankara), Manuel Sarrazin (German MP, Alliance 90/The Greens, Berlin) and Emina Bužinkić (Activist, Centre for Peace Studies, Zagreb)

LOCATION: Heinrich Böll Foundation, Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin, Germany

LANGUAGES: The conference was translated simultaneously in German/English.

Jan 18 2017

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“Universal Human Rights in Europe’s closed borders” Conference in Greece

By GEF

This event is a part of our Refugees and Migration Policies project, which highlights the local context as a space in which the European and national realities intersect in their impact on the situation with refugees and asylum seekers.

The conference provided analysis of human rights in the context of closed European borders. The first part of the event focused on the political direction of the European Union and it addressed the latest EU policies, EU-Turkey deal and relocation schemes. The second part focused on the societal dimension with insights into the role of civil society, integration and education.

PROGRAMME:

09h30 Registration Opens

10h00 – 10h45 Welcome by Susanne Rieger, co-Chair of GEF and Olga Kikou, President of the Green Institute

PART 1: Is Europe’s migration policy headed in the right direction?

10h15-11h00 Is the EU-Turkey Agreement a necessary compromise or a retreat at the expense of human rights? Following the latest developments, does Turkey constitute a reliable partner for the EU? The “Visegrad” countries are “fortified” against the refugee flow. Are there any alternative policies?

Moderator: Alexandros Georgopoulos, Member of the Board, Green Institute Greece

Speakers:

I. Mouzalas, Alternate Minister of Migration
K. Tsitselikis, President of the Greek Association for Human Rights, professor at AUTH
J. Lambert, MEP, European Green Party, UK
G. Dimaras, MP elected by SYRIZA, member of Ecologists Greens, Greece

11h15-12h00 Relocation and Resettlement Plan: an effective political tool or EU’s double talk? Which initiatives should be adopted at national and European level? Turkey and Treaty of Geneva. Greece: Reconsideration of the framework of the Treaty of Dublin. A Common European Asylum Service. An evaluation of the European peace initiative.

Speakers:

N. Syrmos, Asylum Service, Independent Relocation Unit
Μ. Tremopoulos, former MEP of Ecologists Greens, Greece
D. Kapetanaki, Representative of the UN Refugee agency (U.N.H.C.R.)
G. Spyropoulou, Representative of Amnesty International

PART 2: The social dimensions of the refugee issue: European and Greek policy towards the refugees

12h30-13h30 Europe’s approach towards the refugees. What is the potential of Europe and Greece to host refugees? Examples of self-organized refugee care structures. Relocation prospects for refugees in EU countries.

Moderator: Vedran Horvat, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia

Speakers:

M. Peteinaki, co-spokesperson of Ecologists Greens, Greece
P. Konstantinou, Movement United Against Racism and Fascism Threat (Κ.Ε.Ε.R.F.Α.)
T. Katerini, President of Architects’ Society (S.A.D.A.S)
E. Papagiannakis, Deputy Mayor, Chair of Immigrants’ Integration Council

13h45-14h45 NGOs and volunteer groups and the «disabled» Greek State. Challenges and recommendations for a more effective coordination.

Speakers:

G. Charitakis, Volunteer doctor, NGO ‘Doctors of the World’
S. Alexopoulos, Representative of the group «Pampeiraiki Initiative»
M. Kloka, Human rights sector, NGO PRAKSIS
P. Dragatis, Social Worker, Representative of the Greek Red Cross

TIME & VENUE: Saturday, 24th of September 2016, from 9h30 until 15h00 at B.E.A Hall, 18 Akadimias & Voukourestiou Street, Athens

MORE INFO: Event announcement is available in Greek on this webpage.

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