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ONE in two Europeans believes the European Parliament’s top priority is to tackle poverty and social exclusion, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.

SHOULD Greeks abroad be taxed? This was the question discussed by Alternate Finance Minister Pantelis Economou and Olga Sarantopoulos, secretary of the World Council of Greeks Abroad (SAE), in Athens last week.

While fewer than 50 percent of Europeans are concerned about growing older, experts are worried about how fast our labour pool is ageing

 THE COUNTRY’S highest administrative court has once again decided to postpone its ruling on who can teach English, until May 31. 

 

THE PASOK government’s decision last year to convert an unused naval building in Eleonas, near downtown Athens, into a mosque is being fought at the Council of State. Metropolitan of Piraeus Serafim and a group of 10 other citizens are challenging the decision for the education ministry to cover the cost of renovating the building.

The University of Thessaloniki launches a service to share research-based advice with teachers and parents about the benefits of raising children in a bilingual environment

Athens Concert Hall has announced special discount tickets and special offers for young people under the age of 25, the unemployed, the elderly, the disabled and families with many children, stressing that “no one should be excluded from the right to enjoy culture”.

TRADITIONALLY, Third Culture Kids (TCKs) have been defined as those who’ve spent a significant part of their developmental years outside their parents’ homeland culture. The first culture is that of their parents. The second is the host culture’s. And the third springs from living “between” cultures.