SPECIAL EVENT

Greece rings in the new year
NEWS

Greece welcomed the new year with fireworks and street parties at Athens’ downtown Syntagma Square and other parts of the country on Sunday night.


Traditional Reveillon | Athens | December 31
WHAT'S ON

To welcome the year in a jolly and oriental mood with the sounds of the oud and the violin, join the festivities at the Mousiko Kafeneio (2 Feidiou) in the heart of Athens.


Propeller Club to host AMVER Awards Gala Dinner at Athenaeum Intercontinental
ECONOMY

This year’s AMVER Awards Gala Dinner is taking place next Friday, December 15, at the Athens’ Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel, organized by the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus, in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Greece and the United States Coast Guard.

HBA’s Christmas Gala to take place in London Saturday
ECONOMY

Greece’s Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Sofia Zacharaki and the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, will address the 29th Annual Christmas Gala 2023 in London on Saturday, organized by the Hellenic Bankers Association UK.

Greek navy opens warships to the public
SOCIETY

In celebration of St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors, and the 1912-1913 battles of Elli and Limnos, the Greek navy is opening three of its warships to the public for organized visits, starting Monday. 


Costas Simitis to receive honorary fellowship from LSE
SOCIETY

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.

Rethroning the violin in Epirotic music
CULTURE

A multicultural lakeside city hosting people of different ethnic backgrounds and their music: “This was Ioannina 200 years ago, a completely different state and society than it was after World War II,” says Christopher King, the distinguished American ethnomusicologist.

WIMA to host Piraeus event on training in shipping
ECONOMY

In the context of the first exhibition by the members of the World Industrial & Marine Association (WIMA), an event titled “Human Resources in Shipping – Technology and Challenges” is organized at 2 p.m. on Thursday.



Greek-Indonesian forum in Athens Thursday
ECONOMY

The Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Athens, is hosting on Thursday at noon the 3rd Greek-Indonesian Business Forum.

Mytilineos: Now is the time for reforms
ECONOMY

Mytilineos chairman and managing director Evangelos Mytilineos expressed his optimism regarding Greece’s course in the coming years, speaking at a conference organized by think tank Kyklos Ideon on Tuesday.