You are in the EEC; Learn about Greece
The official ceremony observing Greece’s entry into the Common Market took place in the Central Hall of the Old Parliament building at 11:00 a.m. on January 3.
In Search of lphigenia
FEW people who come to Greece for the first time, these days, have any illusions about what lies in store for them.
Getting There
On the eve of Greece’s official entry into the European Economic Community, the pageantry that had surrounded the formal signing of the Treaty of Accession at the Zappeion in May, 1979 seemed like distant history. Even the official statements of a few months back that Greece would spend most of December celebrating the imminent event “with uncontrollable kefi” seemed out-of-date.
A Meeting of Madams
AMONG the many meetings held under EEC auspices in Brussels and elsewhere to discuss various problems and promote the cause of European unity, a singular one took place last month in the Belgian capital.
There’s No Business Like Show Business
IN the aftermath of Ronald Reagan’s election last month, people everywhere were speculating on the effects it would have on the world’s fortunes from January 1981 onwards.
Greece and NATO: the Ins and Outs
In an interview, historian Thanos Veremis reviews the discrepancies between the roles played by Turkey and Greece in NATO
Seven Years Later
THE riot on November 16 which followed a peaceful demonstration in Athens commemorating the seventh anniversary of the Polytechnic massacre left one dead, scores injured, and hundreds arrested.
A Dream at Dodona
HARRIET Zubinsky is one of those Law 89 grass widows who live in Athens while their husbands are away for days and sometimes weeks on business trips in the Middle East and Africa.
The Breasts of Tiresias
“BRING forth the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry.” So spoke the father of the Prodigal Son with the cheerful confidence that prevailed in an era before science started mucking around with our food.
Research Grants With a Difference
I HAVE absolutely no idea what scientific research is carried on in Greece and what grants for such research, if any, are given by any university or government institution to anybody for the advancement of knowledge in this country.