Estonian Embassy in Athens

Estonian Embassy in Athens :: News & events http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss WiseCMS 2.0 hille.lepp@vm.ee hille.lepp@vm.ee 7th Spring Organ Series in Athens http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-576 17 March 2010 at 20:30
Anglican Church of Athens
27 Philhellinon Str., Syntagma

"BACH IM SPIEGEL"

Concert by


ANDRES UIBO organ (Estonia)	AARE TAMMESALU cello (Estonia)

PROGRAMME:

1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia in C Minor BWV 582 (BWV 582/1) for Organ (1706-1713)

2
Andres Uibo (1956)
"Bach im Spiegel" for Cello and Organ (2005)

3
Artur Kapp (1878-1952)
"Prelude" for Cello and Organ (1918)

4
Arvo Pärt (1935)
"Trivium" for Organ (1976)

5
Tõnu Kõrvits (1969)
"Wanderer's Song " for Cello (2003)

6
Andres Uibo
"And I heard.... "
2nd movement from "Apocalypsis Symphony" for Organ (2003/2004)

7
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No.1 in G Major BWV 1027 for Cello and Organ (1720?)
Adagio
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante
Allegro moderato

More information: http://www.specsnarts.gr/index.php?id=60

]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:25 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-576 Foreign Ministry to Send One-Day Consular Mission to Cyprus http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-575 During the course of the consular mission, it will be possible for all Estonian citizens residing in Cyprus to apply for new passports or ID cards or receive pre-ordered documents. Other tasks in accordance with the Consular Act will also be carried out for Estonian citizens and holders of Estonian alien passports.

Due to the fingerprinting requirement, starting on 29 June 2009 it has been necessary for all passport applicants to personally visit a foreign representation of Estonia or a location of the Citizenship and Migration Board while in Estonia. The Estonian representation closest to Cyprus is located in Athens, and therefore the Foreign Ministry is sending its consular mission to Cyprus so that Estonian citizens can file their passport applications without having to travel to Athens.

The consular official will be working on 26 February 2010 at the Estonian Honorary Consulate General in Nikosia:

5 Themistocles Dervis Street
Elenion Building
Nikosia

We ask that you register to see the consular official beforehand at the phone number +357 22 555 000.

Passports that have already been applied for can also be picked up later at the Estonian Honorary Consulate General in Nikosia.

Additional information about honorary consuls in Cyprus: http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/6549

In accordance with the Consular Act, consular missions are sent to nations where Estonia lacks a foreign representation but there is a justified need for consular services.

VÄLISMINISTEERIUMI PRESSITALITUS
637 7654
521 3085
pressitalitus@mfa.ee

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:12:50 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-575 Estonia is waiving the visa invitation requirement http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-544 Estonia is simplifying the visa application process for people travelling to Estonia. On May 7 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) approved an amendment that will waive the visa invitation requirement. The amendment will enter into force on July 30. Visa invitations submitted to and approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board before July 30 will be valid in foreign missions of Estonia as documents certifying the travel purpose within 6 months following the date of the corresponding decision,Waiving the visa invitation requirement means that those applying for visas no longer have to present an invitation approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board or other form of invitation, and from now on other documents will be sufficient to prove the purpose of travel.

The waiving of the invitation requirement will make the visa application process faster and easier. All other requirements will remain as before.

The most important thing for the visa applicant is to present his or her travel plans honestly and clearly and to fill in the visa application with his or her contact information and primary address of residence in Estonia. It is also required to submit documents that certify the purpose of travel and prove the existence of sufficient resources to cover return travel, sustenance and accommodation. It would also be useful for the applicant to indicate his or her connection to Estonia (for example, documents proving marital or family status, or a letter or email written by the person being visited in Estonia describing the person’s connection to the visa applicant).

The consul still reserves the right to ask the visa applicant or relevant individual or organisation to present oral or written explanations of the need for a visa. As before, the consul may request documents that certify the applicant’s intention to leave the Schengen area upon the expiration of the visa: return tickets, sufficient means of subsistence, proof of employment, proof of real estate in the country of residence, proof of ties with the country of residence (family ties, professional status) etc.

To prove the purpose of travel, the following supplementary documents could be submitted (the list is non-exhaustive):

For business travel: written confirmation from the company organising the meeting, conference, etc.; invitations/tickets to a fair or seminar; documents that prove the existence of business ties or certify the applicant’s connection to or status in a company.

For personal travel: documents confirming accommodation (hotel reservation, a letter or email which confirms that the receiver will allow accommodation for the visa applicant); travel package; copies of travel tickets.

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:37:24 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-544 Fingerprints in travel documents http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-531 Starting from June 29th, 2009, all applicants of Estonian travel documents are required to give their fingerprints. The fingerprints are included onto the chip inside the passport cover. Children above the age of 6 are also required to give fingerprints, children below the age of 6 will not have to give fingerprints. As the result of compulsory fingerprint-giving, the procedure of applying for repeated passports by mail will change. In the future, it is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail only in the case when the person has already received one passport containing fingerprints and less than 2 years have passed since the issuance of this passport.

It is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail until June 28th, 2009 (passport applications bearing a postal stamp of a later date will not be reviewed without fingerprints - the applicant will have to go to an Estonian foreign representation or to Estonia to give fingerprints). Applications for repeated passports until June 28th, 2009 can be submitted by those persons, whose passport will expire soon (a few months are left until the expiration date) or by persons who for any other reason would like to receive a new passport. There are no changes in the procedure of applying for the initial passport (applications can be turned in at Estonian foreign representations, it is not possible to submit them to the Honorary Consuls). Additional information concerning the fingerprint-taking, use of fingerprints and other questions can be found on the website of the Citizenship and Migration Board.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:04:09 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-531 Estonia at the 8th European Jazz Festival in Athens http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-519 The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia would like to invite you
to the concert of Estonian folk-jazz duo

Tuule Kann – Jaak Sooäär

at the 8th European Jazz Festival in Athens,

on Thursday 29th May 2008 at 21.00 – 22.00
in the City of Athens Technopolis Cultural Centre
(Pireos 100, Gazi)

Free entrance

More information on www.myspace.com/tuulekannjaaksoor

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]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-541 Estonian nature photos in Greece http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-540 The official opening of the exhibition is scheduled for 7 February at 12.00.
]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-540 "Autumn Ball" at Thessaloniki Film Festival http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-539 Thessaloniki International Film Festival ]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.gr/frontpage/events/aid-539