“Your Excellency Mr President, I wish to express the Board’s heartfelt congratulations and mine personally for the strong popular mandate you have received and for the assumption of the country’s governance in a crucial period, as well as the wishes of World Hellenism for success in your difficult task.
On Sunday October 11th the Athenian Society will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the German occupational forces at an event ot be held at the Archdiocese Cultural Center in Astoria, Queens at 4.30 pm.
The 4th “Odysseas” Hellenic Cultural Festival, organised by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, opened on Thursday, October 1 at the Palace Nova cinema in Adelaide.
“At the last minute, I decided to follow my heart and study Classical Philology, instead of something ‘useful’”, says young Hellenist scholar Elena Gonzales.
Τ�
06
10
2009
George Papandreou’s plans for Greek-Australians
Συντάχθηκε απο τον/την Μπάμπης Παπαδάκης
An article in the national newspaper, “The Australian”, written by Peter Wilson, refers to reforms planned by the winner of Greece’s general elections yesterday, Pasok leader George Papandreou. Papandreou, a US-born former foreign minister, will follow his father Andreas and grandfather, George, in heading Greece's government. Excerpts from the article follow: “Papandreou, 57, told “The Australian” last week that if elected he would make several reforms to help members of the Greek diaspora in Australia and elsewhere, making it easier for them to work in Greece and to vote in Greek elections. He said he would change Greece's tough education rules so as to recognise three-year bachelor degrees issued by Australian universities as the equivalent of four-year Greek degrees, removing a hurdle that has long frustrated Australians wanting to work in Greece. He also vowed to allow the one million-plus registered Greek voters who live overseas to vote by mail or at local consulates instead of the current system which requires them to travel to Greece to cast a ballot. A senior job in the new administration is certain to go to close Papandreou advisor Demetri Dollis, a former Victorian Labor MP who served as deputy leader of the state opposition before being stripped of his ALP preselection by then leader Steve Bracks in 1999.”