The imposition of rules and inspections on the use of Greek beaches showed that where there is the political will, the state can effectively protect the public interest.
Europe urgently needs leadership. It has leaders but they cannot pull the European Union in the direction of progress. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni can’t do it, nor can various leaders in the north who want to push events to the extremes vis-a-vis Russia.
The imposition of rules and inspections on the use of Greek beaches showed that where there is the political will, the state can effectively protect the public interest.
On the islands, the ever-worsening water shortages prove that overtourism is neither a magical solution nor a “pseudo-problem” but a drama, while on the plains of Thessaly, it shows that the carefree adventurist farming model of the past decades has exhausted itself, and with it the aquifers.
The election of Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus is a new development in the island nation's political scene as it was done, for the first time, without the the support of the two major parties – Democratic Rally (DISY) and communist-rooted AKEL.
With ruling New Democracy emitting a sense of fatigue and registering a significant drop in the polls – the result of wrong political choices but also of the arrogant behavior of some of its officials – and SYRIZA experiencing never-ending self-destructive infighting and sinking into an existential rut, PASOK is celebrating its 50th anniversary at a crucial time for its and the country’s future.
Recent reports indicating that the United States has resumed talks with Ankara for the sale of F-35 fighter jets in exchange for putting the Russian S-400 missile system on ice have caused a stir in Greece.
In his charming ground-floor workshop in the Athenian neighborhood of Galatsi, the violin Dimitris Kakos holds in his capable hands is more than an instrument; it is a thread stretching back three centuries.
The Basilica of Agios Achillios, located on an island on the northern edge of Greece in Mikri Prespa Lake, is set to transform into a musical fairyland, echoing the sounds of Gustav Mahler.
It was a political romance that turned into political hatred. It happened to many of Donald Trump’s associates who were close to him in the White House.
This time there’s an additional incentive to the Education Ministry’s regulation for banning the use of cellphones in classrooms and that’s the threat of specific penalties for the violation.
The rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in elections in the states of Thuringia and Saxony on Sunday was expected, as was the poor result of the three parties in Olaf Scholz’s federal government (the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Liberals).
It is an exaggeration to say that the far-right in Greece is stronger than ever because this assumes a unity in a fragmented and internally conflicted space.
The number of postgraduate programs and the number of students in Greece is rising. According to the data, the economic crisis that the country went through in the previous decade appears to have been a milestone for the increase in postgraduate studies.
First things first: Provisions for “fire prevention measures on plots and in other uncovered areas located in or near residential areas” have been in force since 1987.
Europe urgently needs leadership. It has leaders but they cannot pull the European Union in the direction of progress. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni can’t do it, nor can various leaders in the north who want to push events to the extremes vis-a-vis Russia.
Greece “can play a very important mediating role,” in the developing conflict in the Middle East, Palestinian Ambassador to Greece, Yussef Dorkhom, said at a press briefing held at the embassy on Wednesday.
If there is one thing Anastasis Ioannou remembers from his childhood, it’s his father stuck among his easels of oils and watercolors, wielding a paintbrush or pencil.
At first, the proponents of marriage equality seemed vindicated. Until the European elections came along and ruling party officials – even some who had voted for the controversial law – said that the party had “lost its soul.”
It is true that a gloom has descended on the holiday season again this winter, with a large part of the population continuing to be wary and mindful of the virus’ effects, particularly as it seems inevitable that the Omicron variant will take over by mid-January.
I am full of good memories from my recent holiday experience on the Aegean island of Skiathos, but there is one thing that really stood out: the public transportation. With the situation in public transportation being what it is in most parts of Greece, any exception is worth mentioning.
In late November 2023, the Financial Times wrote in an extensive story on a subject that has not been without more than its fair share of leaks these past few years, that Sir Keir Starmer, head of what was then the main opposition Labour Party, was “open” to an agreement for […]
