Easter truce in toxicity
There is a real and justified anger among a large part of society. There can be no doubt about that. But then those who trade in rage come along and do what they are known for.
Officials mark 107th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Sunday that “constant vigilance and reaction against discrimination, violence, and hate toward our fellow humans is an obligation we all have,” and a “basic condition for the peaceful coexistence of peoples,” in a message to mark the 107th anniversary of Armenian Genocide.
Mitsotakis congratulates Macron on re-election
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Emmanuel Macron for his re-election as president of France on Sunday.
Greece sends condolences to Japan over tour boat sinking
Greece expressed its condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the sightseeing boat accident in Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday, where 10 people were reported dead and 16 missing.
The things that unite us
This Easter is of special significance as it is the first that we will celebrate without restrictions after the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
11 arrested over illegal fireworks
Police say they arrested 11 persons and detained a further eight for trying to use dangerous fireworks in several places in the Attica region.
Easter Athens is an empty city
With its inhabitants allowed to leave the city for Easter without restrictions for the first time since 2019, and doing so in record numbers, Athens (almost) resembled a ghost city on Easter Sunday.
Zelenskyy, Erdogan discuss Mariupol evacuations
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he had talked with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of the Turkish president’s talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Easter statements issued by political leaders
The meaning of Easter and its promise for the future, but also the war in Ukraine, featured prominently in messages by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other political party leaders on Sunday, Greek Orthodox Easter.
President focuses on Ukraine during Easter speech
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou spoke from the northern city of Xanthi on Easter Sunday and focused on the hopeful message of the Resurrection, a promise of peace and prosperity, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.