No real relaxation on Covid’s 2nd anniversary
Saturday marked the second anniversary of the first case of the coronavirus in Greece and people have been longing for a return to normalcy.
Moderate quake rattles Crete
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the island of Crete on Monday morning, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
French presidential hopeful dismisses Turkey’s EU prospects
French right-wing presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse said in an interview with Kathimerini that she is against Turkey’s European Union accession and that, if elected, she would also stop the pre-accession financial assistance provided to Ankara.
US thanks Greece for support, expresses condolences for ethnic Greek casualties
The US has thanked Greece for its “steadfast support” over Ukraine, while expressing his condolences over the ethnic Greeks killed during Russian air strikes in Mariupol Saturday.
Bus of Ukrainian refugees arrives in Athens
A bus carrying 36 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Athens on Monday morning.
Greek gaming firm OPAP halts betting on Russian sport events
Greece’s biggest gaming firm OPAP on Monday halted betting on Russian sport events in solidarity with Ukraine where a Russian invasion continued for a fifth day.
Shedding light on the mystery of Max Merten
Did Max Merten, the head of Thessaloniki’s military administration during the German occupation in World War II, have excellent relations with ambitious Greeks or not?
Government turns to Bulgaria’s nuclear power
Athens is still trying to make sense of the new political and economic landscape created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Historic monuments in northern Greece to undergo restoration
The church of Panagia Acheiropoietos in Thessaloniki, the Palaeologan frescoes in the churches of Agia Aikaterini, Agios Nikolaos Orfanos and Profitis Ilias, the Orta mosque in Veria, the central church of Maximianoupolis in Komotini and other important monuments in northern Greece, inscribed on the UNESCO protection list, will be restored within the framework of the…
Athens calls on Moscow to respect international law, criticizes embassy statement
Greece has called on Russia to respect international humanitarian law and cease attacks on civilian populations, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou told state broadcaster ERT on Monday.