Delphi

A day after energy giant ExxonMobil announced it had discovered a natural gas reservoir in Cyprus's Block 10, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to participate in the next trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel which will be held in March in Israel.

National and cyber security, European policy on migration and asylum, the future of Greece and Portugal after their bailouts, the risks to European unity regional governance, baking in Europe and the balance of power in the Middle East are among the many interesting topics that are being addressed on Day 2 of the Delphi Economic Forum running through Sunday near the ancient sanctuary on Mount P

Speaking to Kathimerini ahead of his arrival in the country for the Delphi Economic Forum - which started on Thursday and ends on Sunday - Robert Kaplan does not hide his admiration for the resilience of democracy in Greece in the face of great pressure during the crisis.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos delivers the inaugural speech at the fourth Delphi Economic Forum, taking place through Sunday near the famed ancient Greek sanctuary on Mount Parnassos, on Thursday evening.

The Fourth Delphi Economic Forum gets under way on Thursday, with an impressive program featuring 95 sessions, as well as representatives from 24 countries, 500 speakers from around the world, 2,500 delegates and over 200 accredited members of the press from Greece and abroad.

Heads of state and prime ministers, EU Commissioners, central bankers from around the globe, leading personalities from economics, politics, the business and the academic community as well as distinguished members of civil society, will gather in Delphi during "Delphi Economic Forum IV: Challenges for Inclusive Growth," that will take place from February 28 to March 3 at the European Cultural C

The European Cultural Center of Delphi presents "Man and His Image," a group show organized by Platon Rivellis in which 67 photographers who took part in a seminar run by the curator last spring explore the inevitable presence of the self in the act of choosing the theme/subject of a photograph. The show opens at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, and runs through November 18.

"It is like a small Benaki," Delphi Mayor Thanasis Panayiotopoulos said referring to the emblematic Athenian museum when describing its lesser-known counterpart in Chrisso, one of the prettiest villages in the region of Fokida in the foothills of Mount Parnassos.

The olive-growing area of Amfissa at the foot of the world-famous 4th-century BC Delphi Sanctuary in central Greece, is to become a global ambassador for olives and olive products thanks to a proposal by Greek scientists that has been endorsed by Yale University.

All know that Delphi is the navel or "omphalos" of the earth where long ago the eagles released by Zeus met after circling the planet in flight. Few know that, putting down roots there amid the ruins, the Delphi Economic Forum is rising as Greece's answer to Davos.