Today
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to meet with New Democracy Secretary Lefteris Zagoritis at 9.30 a.m. Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis makes a two-day visit to the USA. He is expected to meet with US Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt and US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns. To Friday. The Civil Servants’ Union (ADEDY) holds a 24-hour strike to protest wages and work conditions. At 12.30 p.m., protesters will demonstrate in front of Athens University. University professors stage a 24-hour strike. Softecon Enterprise holds a conference on «Insurance Companies and Brokers,» in collaboration with Oracle Hellas, at 2 p.m. at the Eugenides Foundation at 387 Syngrou Ave. Tel. 210.211.7217. Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis and the head of Euroleague Basketball Jordi Bertomeu hold a press conference at noon at Athens City Hall to present Final Four 2007, which will take place in Athens from May 4-6. The exhibition «Anna Chromy: Myth Revisited,» featuring artist and sculptress Anna Chromy and her works begins at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and will run through June 17. The Greek Council for Refugees holds a conference on «Refugees’ Status and their Business and Education Prospects for Social Integration,» at 9.30 a.m. at the Roumelioton Cultural Center, on the corner of Sina and Dafnomili streets in Athens. Tel. 210.332.0000 or log on to www.gcr.gr. The Technical Chamber of Greece hosts a conference on «Unlicensed Construction – The Requirements of the Real Estate Market for a Land Register and Zoning Plans,» at 8 a.m. at the Cape Sounion Hotel. To Saturday. Tel. 210.329.1362 or log on to www.tee.gr. The Open Forum 2007 on «50 Years of the European Union: Greece in Europe, Europe in the World,» begins at 4 p.m. at Zappeion Hall. To tomorrow. For details, log on to www.anoiktoforum.gr. The Economist conferences’ business summit «2007-2017: The Political, Economic and Business Outlook for Europe in the Next Decade,» begins at the Athens Hilton. Tel. 210.672.7385 or log on to www.hazliseconomist.com.
