The British council starts a short essay competition. The theme is the international dialogue and the topic is "Imagine your future in an always changing city." The deadline for submitting the essays is January 8th, 2009.

"Russia is not inclined to eat food prepared in her absence," said former Turkish minister of foreign affairs Yaşar Yakış in a lecture in front of the International Research Centre in the Black Sea region.

With each year, the Thessaloniki film fest becomes more and more attractive for artists and movie fans. It attracts many famous names from the movie industry, introduces young and promising directors, focuses on the present-day worries, and of course wins over audience, which experiences precious moments not only in the movie theatres.

The traffic restrictions in the centre of Athens start from today. On Monday, more than 8000 policemen will guard the celebration.