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It's one of those times when the final result exceeds expectations. The three-day conference that Kathimerini organized last week, along with the National Bank Cultural Foundation, Delphi Economic Forum, and the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE's European Institute, on 50 years since the restoration of democracy in Greece, to a large degree ended up being what we all hoped for.

How many times was the word "wrong" heard as an admission or an apportioning of blame at Kathimerini's conference on the 50th anniversary since the restoration of Greek democracy?

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis will visit London on Sunday, following an invitation to speak at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Monday evening.

Countries learn from their history, past and present, in order to move forward with the necessary wisdom and appreciation for what has gone right and willingness to correct what has gone wrong.

The last 50 years have been extraordinary for Greece in so many ways. The political, economic and social changes have been immense, despite the many deficiencies and mistakes.

Greece's former socialist prime minister Costas Simitis will be awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) at a ceremony on 8 December in Athens, the university announced.

"The former Prime Minister of Greece and LSE alumnus will be recognised for his exemplary contributions to society," LSE said in a press release on Thursday.

Greece and Turkey stand at a "window of opportunity" to strengthen relations, with the willingness of both nations' leaders proving pivotal in progress on this front, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has said.

Dame Minouche Shafik is one of the world's most distinguished academics. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1962, Shafik went on to study at Amherst College, Massachusetts, the London School of Economics and St Antony's College, Oxford, and has since worked for some of the most prestigious global institutions.

The government has ordered the drafting of a new Growth Plan for the Greek Economy - one that responds to market demand to determine the country's economic model so as to facilitate investment decisions.

Panos N. Patatoukas's ascent during his eight-year career in one of the most competitive academic environments in the world has been nothing short of stellar, and now he has received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the prestigious University of California, Berkeley.

The Athens Concert Hall has invited Lord Meghnad Desai, emeritus professor of economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, to deliver a lecture titled "Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One." The lecture, which will take place on Thursday, May 11, starting at 7 p.m., will be chaired by Professor Kevin Featherstone, head of the LS