Newsletter 06 | 2019

Newsletter June 2019

NEWSLETTER 06 | 2019

EVENTS IN JUNE

Athens, Maerzbuehne – “Walking in Athens for Bauhaus”, 1st June

On the 1st of June, a theatrical walk will take place in the center of Athens for the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus. "Walking in Athens for Bauhaus - 5 Theatrical is the new production of the MAERZBUEHNE directed by the Austrian director Martin Scharnhorst. The audience, together with the actors, will walk to five Bauhaus © MAERZBUEHNE buildings in the center of Athens, where text excerpts by Hans Arp and Kurt Schwitters will be staged. Against the backdrop of the buildings and musically accompanied by Giorgos Holland on the flute and Christos Paraskevopoulos on the organ, this will become a unique experience. After the performances, there will be a brief introduction to the history of the buildings by the Open House Athens.

The program will take place on the occasion of a parallel conference on "Bauhaus and Greece" in the year of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus.

The meeting point for the theatrical walk is in front of the Michailidis residential building on the corner of Stounari / Zaimi in Exarchia on the 1st of June at 10.30 and 17.00.

For reservations: http://www.openhouseathens.gr/draseis/open-walk/. Admission is free. Further information can be found on the homepage: www.maerzbuehne.eu

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Athens, „Summer Lecture“ by Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 4th June

Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser (Landesmuseum Kärnten) „Völkerwanderungszeit und frühes Christentum in den Alpen“ („Migration period and early Christianity in the Alps“) On 4th June, 2019 at 18.00 in the context of “Summer Lecture” events, Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser (Landesmuseum Kärnten) will give a lecture in German on „Völkerwanderungszeit und frühes Christentum in den Alpen“ („Migration period and early Christianity in the Alps“) at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (address: 26, Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 - Athens). After the lecture, there will © Austrian Archeological Institute be a gathering with buffet and drinks in the garden of the institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event.

Athens, „"Reading, Playing, Learning" German-Greek reading and crafting for children, 8th June

In the context of the series “Lesen, Spielen, Lernen” (“Reading, Playing, Learning”) the bookstore NOTOS PLUS is organizing a bilingual, German-Greek reading of the children's book “DIE ODYSSEE VON ERIC” (“THE ODYSSEY OF ERIC”) by the Austrian artist Ulli Moirasgetis for

©NOTOS PLUS German-speaking children from the age of 6 (level A2 +). The event will take place on Saturday, 8th June at 17.00 at the bookstore (15, Omirou Str., 106 72 Athens) in collaboration with the publisher OASIS. A dolphin searches for the positive side in people, for people's love of the sea, nature Newsletter June 2019 and life. Katerina Fotiadou, teacher, and Eleni Viska, German philologist, will read from the book.

After the reading there will be a handicraft workshop with recycled material in the presence of the writer.

Admission is free. Registration is required.

Further information at https://www.facebook.com/events/428393267990589/, www.notosbooks.gr and at the bookstore NOTOS PLUS, 15, Omirou Str., 10672 Athens, Tel. 2103629746, E-Mail: [email protected]

Athen, International Bing Bang Short Film Festival – Film “Garten und Schnaps” von Amelie Loy, 9th June

From 7th -9th of June 2019 the "Bigbang International Short Film Festival" will take place with an emphasis on the subject of "Health". Within this program, on Sunday, 9th of June 9th, at 20.00 the Austrian short film “Garden & Schnaps” from the Tricky Women Festival series, produced by Amelie Loy, will be presented at Greek Film Archive (48, Iera Odos & 134-136, Megalou Alexandrou Str. (Metro Keramikos). In this short film, the director tries to capture the nuances between autonomy and change and uses the example of her grandmother's stubbornness to talk about the (im-) possibilities of escaping oneself. Admission is free.

Further information can be found at www.shortfilm.gr

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Athens, „OEAI FELLOWS LECTURE SERIES“ by Dr. Sebastian Prignitz at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 12th June

Dr. Sebastian Prignitz (ÖAW, IKAnt) „The Parthenon Inventories. A New Edition“

In the framework of the OEAI FELLOWS LECTURES SERIES at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute scholarship holders present their research work. On the 12th of June at 18.00 Dr. Sebastian Prignitz (Austrian Academy of Sciences - IKANT) will give a lecture in English on „The Parthenon Inventories“ at the Athens Branch of the

© Austrian Archeological Institute Austrian Archaeological Institute (Address: 26 Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 Athens). Further information can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event.

Athens, „OEAI FELLOWS LECTURE SERIES“ by Dr. David Zsolt Schwarcz at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 19th June

Dr. David Zsolt Schwarcz „Metalworking Practices in the Early and Middle Byzantine Periods“

In the framework of the OEAI FELLOWS LECTURES SERIES at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute scholarship holders present their research work. On the 19th of June at 18.00 Dr. David Zsolt © Austrian Archeological Institute Schwarcz (University of Vienna, Institute for Prehistoric and Historical Archeology) will give a lecture in English on „Metalworking Practices in the Early and Middle Byzantine Newsletter June 2019

Periods“ at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Address: 26 Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 Athens). Further information can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event.

Athens, Rhodes, Kifissia & Agria, Piano duet Christos Marantos – Harald Ossberger, 21st, 22nd, 24th and 26th June

The famous piano duet Christos Marantos and Harald Ossberger will give four concerts in June in Greece.  On the 21st of June - Fête de la musique at Megaron Garden at 20.00. Information : www.megaron.gr

 On the 22nd of June @ HARALD OSSBERGER – CHRISTOS MARANTOS at 19.30 the official opening of the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Rhodes, which was technically opened on the 18th of February, will take place in the courtyard of the Grand Master's Palace in collaboration with the Archaeological Authorities of Rhodes and the Municipality of Rhodes. Mrs. Maria Firoglani-Moschi is the new Austrian Honorary Consul in Rhodes with authority over Dodekanes of the Prefecture of Southern Aegean.  On the 24th of June at 21.00 in the Town Hall of Kifissia and  On the 26th of June at 21.00 at Nicholas & Eleni Porphyrogenis Foundation in Agria/Volos

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Since the founding of the duet in 2006, the meeting of two different European cultural traditions, represented by the respective thinking of Christos Marantos and Harald Ossberger, makes their work an always new adventure for them and also interesting for the audience: unique, sharply drawn implementation of music is the result.

The program of the entire Austrian-Greek Music Summer 2019 can be found here (DE) or here (GR).

Athens, Wiener Symphoniker with the acclaimed violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos at Odeon Herodes Attikus, 22nd June

@ “The Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) joins forces with the acclaimed violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos on the stage of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.The Wiener Symphoniker is one of the leading orchestras in the world. Founded in 1900, the Orchestra has collaborated with legendary musicians, including Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Georges Prêtre, and Vladimir Fedosejev. The Orchestra last performed at the Odeon back in 1967, under the baton of Wolfgang Sawallisch.

Leonidas Kavakos made his concert debut at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in 1984, along with the ERT National Symphony Orchestra. Within the next few years, he went on to win numerous international awards which firmly established him among the top soloists in the world, including the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (1985) and the Paganini and Naumburg Competitions (1988). Kavakos has Newsletter June 2019 collaborated with the world’s greatest orchestras both as a soloist and as a conductor.”

PROGRAM

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony No. 31 in D major KV300a /297, (“Paris”) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Information/Tickets: www.greekfestival.gr

Art Athina: Sophie Thun, 20th -23rd June, 2019

As a hub for international contemporary art, Art Athina unites all important galleries of Greece as well as international galleries, cultural institutions, curators, collectors, art critics and art lovers under a single roof.

The participating galleries of Art Athina 2019 host six international galleries as a special summer event.

Guest Galleries: Edel Assanti (London), Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles), Soft Opening (London), Zeller Van Almsick (Vienna), Sophie Tappeiner (Vienna), Loyal Gallery (Stockholm)

The Vienna-based gallery Sophie Tappeiner presents among others photographs by the Austrian artist Sophie Thun (*1984 lives and works in Vienna).

Address: 48, Aiolou Str., 10560 Athens. Opening days & hours: 19th-23rd June, 13.00- 21.00

Follow @Art_Athina on Instagram

For further information: https://art-athina.gr/el/

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Athens Photo Festival, Klaus Pichler and Nela Eggenberger, 13th June – 28th July, 2019

The 32nd Athens Photo Festival deals with the diversity of contemporary photography and seeks to provide opportunities for an exchange of ideas and artistic expression. At this year's festival the Austrian photo artist Klaus Pichler will present a selection of his works in the main program (13th of June to 28th of July) at Benaki Museum (138, Pireos Str.) and the editor of the Austrian photo journal EIKON, Nela Eggenberger, will also travel to Athens for the Portfolio Days ( 24th- 25th June).

For further information: www.photofestival.gr

Corfu, “Conference on the European Council in Korfu 1994, 25 years later”, 23rd -24th of June

The Albert Cohen Corfu Association will organize an event on 23rd of June at 19.00 at the Palace of St. Michael and St. George on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the European Council in 1994 in Corfu, where through the signature of the legal acts the accession of Austria to the European Union on 24th of June 1994 was sealed.

Program of the event: The performance by the Corfu Children’s Choir will be followed by welcome speeches by the Albert Cohen Foundation and Jimmy Jamar, Head of the European Commission Representation in Belgium. Next on the program are speeches by Mr. Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr. Frank Belfrage, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, the Austrian Ambassador to Greece Andrea Ikic-Böhm, the Finnish Ambassador to Greece H.E. Juha Pyykko and Chrysanthos Sarlis, former Mayor of Corfu.

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Athens, „OEAI FELLOWS LECTURE SERIES“ by Angelika Hudler at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 26th June

Angelika Hudler „Academic, Collector, Private Person. Athanasios S. Rousopoulos (1823–1898) and (His) Greek Antiquities“

Within the framework of the OEAI FELLOWS LECTURES SERIES at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute scholarship holders present their research work. On the 26th of June at 18.00 Angelika Hudler

© Austrian Archaeological Institute (University of Vienna, Institute of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies) will give a lecture in English on „Academic, Collector Private Person. Athanasios S. Rousopoulos (1823-1898) and (His) Greek Antiquities“ at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Address: 26 Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 Athens). Further information can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event.

Democracy Award 2019, Margaretha Lupac Foundation’s call for submission of applications – Application deadline: 15th June

The Austrian Embassy Athens informs that the Austrian Parliament’s non-profit organisation Margaretha Lupac Foundation has invited to apply for the 2019 Democracy Award. The call is addressed to persons and institutions that stand for extraordinary civil society commitments to democracy and parliamentarism in Austria. Applications should be sent electronically to the jury of the Margaretha Lupac Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy, E-Mail: [email protected]. Both personal applications and submissions for other Newsletter June 2019 candidates are allowed. Applications are submitted electronically and are possible up to and including 15th June 2019. Further information about the call for submission of applications as well as the documents can be found at www.lupacstiftung.at or may be requested at [email protected].

International Composition Competition "Sound of Children´s Rights" - Submission deadline: 15th July, 2019

On the occasion of this year's 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Austrian Federal Chancellery, Section V - Families and Youth in cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts - mdw and UNICEF Austria organizes the International Composition Competition "Sounds of Childrens Rights". The invitation to this competition is aimed at young composers and musicians who are willing to deal with the topic of children's rights in a musical form.

Eligible for participation are young people from all nations with a later date of birth than the 15th of July, 2001.

The deadline for participation in the competition is 15th July, 2019!

Website: https://www.kinderrechte.gv.at/

MAY REVIEW

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Athens, Ambassador (ret.) Helmut Türk and Parish Wr. Neudorf at the German-speaking Catholic community (DKG), 5th May

Mons. Hans Brabeck, Ambassador Helmut Türk and Dr. Monika Türk / Parish Wr. Neudorf (Lower Austria)

On the 5th of May "all roads" did not lead to Rome, but – this time - to Athens. Monsignor Hans Brabeck and the parishioners were delighted to welcome numerous guests from Austria to the German-speaking Catholic community (DKG). Two special guests who came to the Holy Mass at the invitation of Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm were Ambassador Helmut Türk and his wife Dr. Monika Türk, who have long been associated with the Church in a special way. The acclaimed and repeatedly honored Austrian expert in international law was former Ambassador to Washington, former Cabinet Director of the Austrian Presidential Chancellery and Vice President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg as well as Austrian Ambassador to the Holy See. It happened that just on that day the parish Wr. Neudorf (Lower Austria), with whom Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm is also very close, travelled to Athens in the context of its pilgrimage. It was led by Lilo and Gerhard Paral. The guests recounted their experiences and were delighted by the warm welcome by the members of the German-speaking Catholic community (DKG). The morning ended with coffee and cake in the spring garden of the Community. Finally, the pilgrims from Lower Austria sang well-known hymns before returning to Austria.

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Neos Voutsas, Neos Voutsas fire brigade – Donation for the Mati region, 4th May

On 4th of May the ceremonial handover of donated goods to the local fire station in Neos Voutsas took place. Two fire trucks from the German Association SAFeRS e.V. and diverse equipment from Austrian fire brigades were handed over during a ceremony. In addition to handing over the donations, the fire trucks were consecrated by a priest and several firefighters were honored with visible awards for their merits. The official speech was delivered by an Austrian living in Greece, Mr. Konstantin Papadopoulos, founder of the volunteer fire department in Neos Voutsas, who organized and initiated the fund-raising campaign. From the Austrian side, Attaché Dullnigg and a delegation of the Association of Austrians in Greece with President Dr. Ing. Elfriede Damalas attended the ceremony.

Athens, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Czech jewelry exhibition, 8th May

On the 8th of May the exhibition of contemporary fashion jewelry "HAND MADE DREAMS" was opened by the Czech Embassy in Greece at Ilias Lalaounis Museum. Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm congratulated H.E. Ambassador Jan Bondy (pictured on the left with H.E. the Slovak Ambassador Iveta Hricova) and the Museum on the successful exhibition, in which Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm also discovered an exhibit with stones of the famous Austrian company Swarovski.

Athens, Courtesy visit to the new Director-General for EU Affairs Ambassador Katia Georgiou, 9th May

On Europe Day, 9th of May, Ambassador Andrea Ikic Böhm paid a courtesy visit to the new Director-General for EU Affairs Ambassador H.E. Katia Georgiou (pictured on the right). During the very friendly conversation the excellent cooperation of both countries in the European affairs as well as current issues were discussed.

Athens, Calliope on Tour meets Tricky Women: “Women and Culture - An Austrian-Greek perspective”, B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music Athens, 10th May

On the occasion of the 100th introduction of women's suffrage in Austria, the Austrian Embassy Athens in cooperation with the "European © Austrian Embassy Athens . In the picture from left to right: Union of Women", Greek section, Prof. Dr. Birgitta Bader-Zaar, Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm, President of EUW International Margaret Hales and Prof. Youli organized an event on Women and Rapti Newsletter June 2019

Culture on 10th May at 18:30 at B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music Athens. During the event the renowned Austrian expert from the Institute of History (University of Vienna) Prof. Dr. med. Brigitta Bader-Zaar delivered a speech on the historical perspective of women rights. The Austrian Embassy also showed selected films from the Austrian women-made "Tricky Women" film series. The European Union of Women brought the Greek participant, Prof. Dr. Youli Rapti, who talked about women in painting and films.

In the middle of the picture: Prof. Bader-Zaar, on the right: Deputy Head of Mission & Embassy Counsellor Mag. Dr. Martina Hermann (Austrian Embassy Athens)

Athens, Festivities on the occasion of Europe Day, 11th May On 9th May every year the European Union celebrates Europe Day. The day is dedicated to peace and unity in Europe. The day refers to the speech of the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman on 9th May, 1950. His vision: A new form of political cooperation in Europe - a collaboration that should make war between European nations unimaginable. This speech is considered as the starting point of European integration.

For this reason, around 9th May Europe is the focus of attention in all EU member states. In

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Piraeus, Finn European Championship, 11th-18th May

From 11th to 18th May, 2019 the Finn European Championship took place in the waters off Athens. The European Champion was the Briton Giles Scott. Austria was represented by Moritz Spitzauer, who due to his young age could compete in the U23 Championship and celebrate a respectable achievement.

Thessaloniki, Opening of the Austrian-Greek Music Summer, 13th May

The New Conservatory of Thessaloniki, founded 40 years ago by the Austrian conductor Karolos Trikolidis, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. At the jubilee event on the 13th of May three orchestras, a string ensemble and a choir presented works by Mozart, Brahms, Holst and Saint Saëns. The opening ceremony which comprised 3,5 hours of pure playing time was monumental also in terms of the number of participants, was suitable in every respect to illustrate the basic idea

of the Austrian-Greek music summer.

The Austrian-Greek musical creation was personified by conductor Karolos Trikolidis, who received thunderous and enthusiastic applause, the focus was on youth as a vehicle for future dialogue with participants from elementary school age to the young at heart and the emphasis was on the European idea both in the speech of the moderator and of the Ambassador Andrea Ikic- Böhm. Through the numerous music students and graduates of the last 40 years this was an event "for the heart", through which the Austrian-Greek friendship could be musically transported to the 500- person audience. Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm and Honorary Consul Evelyn Papadopoulos warmly congratulated conductor Karolos Trikolidis as well as the musicians, singers and organizers.

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Athens, Breakfast Meeting of the EU HoMs with Minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications & Media H.E. Nikos Pappas, 15th May

On 15th April the current EU Council President H.E. Ambassador of Romania Lucian Fătu invited the EU HoMs for a breakfast meeting with Minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications & Media H.E. Nikos Pappas as guest of honor. Numerous topics of common interest, from digitization to the current domestic situation and finances, were discussed.

Athens, Visit of the Commander of the Armed Forces Command Lt.-Gen. Mag. Franz Reißner, 15th May

The Austrian Commander of the Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Mag. Franz Reißner (pictured on the left), was in Greece for talks from 14th to 16th May, 2019. The topics of discussions were training cooperation, migration management and the current situation. On 15th May, 2019 Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm was delighted by the visit of Lieutenant General Mag. Franz Reißner to the Austrian Embassy in Athens, where an interesting exchange of views took place, as well as by the further deepening of relations between the high- ranking Austrian representative and the Greek Ministry of

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Athens, Opening of the office of the Austrian Deputy Defence Attaché in Greece, 17th May

On the 17th of May Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm visited the now also by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence officially opened office of the Deputy Defence Attaché Colonel Steindl, who resides in Greece. Especially for this reason the Head of the Attaché Department of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, General Staff Service Colonel Wolfgang Weichselberger came to Athens from © Austrian Embassy Athens. In the picture from left to right: Vienna. Attaché Colonel Rottenberger Deputy Lieutenant Thomas Wücher, Attaché Colonel Nikolaus Rottenberger, Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm, Head of the came to Athens from Rome. Deputy Attaché Department of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, General Staff Service Colonel Wolfgang Weichselberger and Lieutenant Thomas Wücher also visited Deputy Defence Attaché Colonel Steindl Athens. Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm emphasized the importance of further developing the bilateral cooperation between Greece and Austria at all levels and was pleased about the great interest and the opportunity to present the team to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, General Staff Service Colonel Wolfgang Weichselberger at the Embassy and give an overview of the current projects.

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Heraklion, Visit of Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm to the Honorary Consul General Roswitha Badouvas-Walch, 27th May

On the 27th of May Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm and Consul Christoph Reitinger visited Heraklion, where Honorary Consul General Roswitha Badouvas-Walch with the support of her family - with an interruption of the exercise when her late son Zacharias performed the duties – represented the Austrian interests since 1976. Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm cordially thanked the Austrian Honorary Consul General in Crete for the decades of successful work performed with a lot of heart and thanked her for her continued willingness to support Austria and its citizens in Crete.

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Athens / Preveza: JAZZ CONCERTS „Month of Sundays“, 30th and 31st May

© Austrian Embassy Athens W ithin the framework of the Austrian-Greek Music Summer 2019, the Jazz Quartet "Month of Sundays" performed on 30th May at 22:00 at Technopolis Jazz Festival (100 Peiraios, 118 54 Gazi, Athens) and on 31st May at 21:00 at Preveza Jazz Festival (Ethinikis Antistasis 121, 48100 Preveza). The ensemble, founded in 2013 and based in Vienna, performs minimal music, post- rock and decelerated jazz. Alexander Kranabetter, Philipp Harnisch, Ivo Fina and Johannes Wakolbinger create perfectly balanced instrumental music at the interface of acoustic and electronic sound aesthetics. In the spring of 2015 the quartet released its debut album and was pleased to receive many positive press reviews. This was followed by invitations to well-known festivals, including the Jazz Fest Wien, the Jazz and the City Festival in Salzburg and the Jazz- November Bayreuth. They joined the finals of the BAWAG Next Generation Awards in Vienna's Porgy & Bess and performed numerous concerts in Austria and abroad. The highlight of the concerts abroad were shows at the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. The quartet was selected for the two-year young talents promotion program New Austrian Sound of Music 2018 – 2019.

A Greek award for an Austrian organic pioneer

The Austrian Fritz Bläuel was recently appointed an honorary member of the society "Homoioi of Manis" (Institute for the Promotion and Development of Mani). Already in the 1970s the then student Bläuel fell in love with the Peloponnesian Mani, finally settled there and founded the one-man company "Friedrich Bläuel", which offered controlled biological products, especially olives. However, he wanted to run more than "any Newsletter June 2019 other" olive company, because he considered his work as a mission. The company expanded and became "Bläuel Greek Organic Products" and "Mani Bläuel® Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil". The Austrian contributed to the development of the Mani region and its organic olive cultivation. Prof. Antonia Trichopoulos gave the keynote lecture on "The Importance of Olive Oil in the Mediterranean Diet". At the same time she referred to the pioneering work for the organic agriculture in the region of Mani, which Fritz Bläuel had done with his activities.

GREETINGS BY THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR

Dear friends of the Austrian Embassy in Athens,

At the end of May the Europeans elected the MEPs to the European Parliament and in this context co-decided on the European policy of the coming years. Further important decisions will be made in the coming year. Elections will not only be held in Greece. After the recent events early parliamentary elections will take place in Austria this year. Until then, an interim government will be entrusted by the Federal President with performing the official duties.

© Austrian Embassy Athens On the 13th of May the Austrian-Greek Music Summer 2019 in Thessaloniki opened brilliantly. I am very pleased that this initiative of the Austrian Embassy can take place already for the fourth time this year. Musicians from both countries are performing together in different formations in Greece once again this year, with the spectrum ranging from classical music to jazz and electronic music. Let yourself be inspired and visit our concerts, which take place this summer in 14 locations throughout Greece. In June there is the possibility to hear the duet Marantos / Ossberger at Megaron, in Kifissia and Volos and at the opening ceremony of the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Rhodes. In addition, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the star conductor Leonidas Kavakos performing during the Athens Festival will be an absolute highlight of the Austrian-Greek Music Summer. June is traditionally a festival month and with Art Athina and the Athens Photo Festival two top-class festivals with Austrian participation will be taking place again. Within the framework of the Summer Lecture Series exciting lectures will be held at the Austrian Archaeological Institute.

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With my warmest regards, Ambassador Andrea Ikić-Böhm

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