Athens

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) failed to reach a decision on Tuesday as to whether all or part of the plot of Athens's former airport at Elliniko constitutes an archaeological site.

The contribution made by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to Greek society is truly impressive and commendable. Without fanfare and the usual vulgar displays of wealth associated with many representatives of the country's business elite, the Niarchos Foundation is doing extremely important work in crucial sectors, with sizable donations and initiatives.

Lamda Development and its partners in the consortium that has been selected to transform the plot of Athens's former international airport at Elliniko, on the capital's southern coast, are still waiting for a concrete answer as to whether the project can go ahead, as the meeting of the Culture Ministry's Central Archaeological Council ended abruptly on Tuesday night.

Sydney Pollack's Oscar-winning 1985 romantic drama "Out of Africa," about a Danish baroness who discovers the pleasures of a simpler life and a better man than her husband, will be screened for free at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation on Friday, September 8, as part of its Park Your Cinema initiative. The screening starts at 8.30 p.m.

The Lake of Sounds, a series of classical music concerts organized with the support of the Latsis Foundation, gets under way at Lake Vouliagmeni on Athens's southern coast on Thursday, September 7.

After its sold-out show on September 2, the Antonio Gades Company is returning to Athens's Herod Atticus Theater on Tuesday, October 10, for another performance of its critically acclaimed flamenco version of "Carmen," first presented in Paris in 1983.

The Six Dogs cafe-bar-concert venue will be marking the end of the summer holidays and the start of the new season on Wednesday, September 9, with a swing party led by Athens-based dance group Jump & Jive. Admission is free and the party starts at 10 p.m.

An eight hours marathon meeting of the Culture Ministry's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) to determine whether any plots of the capital's former airport at Elliniko, south of Athens, should be declared of archaeological interest ended without an agreement late Tuesday.

The government is seeking to make the most of the visit to Greece by French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrives in Athens Thursday, as aides to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras see it as a perfect chance to put out the message that Greece has finally turned a corner after years of financial woes.

Concerns resurfaced about the outlook for a large investment on the site of the capital's old international airport at Elliniko, southern Athens, on Tuesday as members of the Culture Ministry's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) convened until late into the night to determine whether any parts of the plot should be declared of archaeological interest, a decision that could scupper the project