Rockwave | Athens
British alt-rock pioneers Placebo are appearing at the downtown Athens edition of the annual Rockwave Festival (rockwavefestival.gr), playing one night at Technopolis.
The dramatic 38 minutes of a national tragedy
The ghosts of 1974 are still very much among us. What would have happened if the views of the “invisible dictator” Dimitrios Ioannidis had prevailed and if, on the morning of July 20, 1974, when the Turkish forces invaded Cyprus, Athens had declared war on Ankara?
DEDDIE: Electricity restored to 10,700 households
Repairs in the electricity network’s substations at the fire-afflicted north and east Attica areas have restored power to some 10,700 households of the 15,000 which faced power cuts during the Penteli wildfire on Tuesday and Wednesday, Greek power grid operator DEDDIE said Wednesday.
Erdogan says Greece-related conditions imposed on US sale of F-16s not binding
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a condition set out by the US House of Representatives to ensure that F-16 fighter jets which might be sold to Ankara are not used to violate Greece’s air space was not binding, according to a text shared by the presidency on Wednesday.
Greece bans ‘sex-normalising’ surgeries on intersex babies
Greece’s parliament has banned “sex-normalising” surgeries on babies born intersex, with atypical chromosomes that affect their bodies in a way that does not fit with the normative definitions of male or female.
Debt settlement mechanism progressing says Greek Finance Minister
Greek authorities are speeding up efforts to implementing a new out-of-court mechanism for debt settlement, with loans worth more than 20 billion euros currently at an advanced stage of the mechanism, of which 3.0 billion have been submitted covering 6,500 debtor applications, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Wednesday.
Major tax revenue overshoot
Tax payments in a lump sum by taxpayers and increased value-added tax revenues are filling state coffers, creating the necessary fiscal space to support households against the impact of the energy crisis.
Opposition leader Tsipras tests positive for Covid-19
Leader of opposition party SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time on Wednesday.
Agamemnon | Epidaurus
Pioneering German stage director Ulrich Rasche continues his fascinating exploration of ancient Greek theater, with a much-anticipated production of Aeschylus’ “Agamemnon.”
AHI commemorates the 48th anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) released a statement commemorating the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on Wednesday, calling on the United States Congress to pressure the Turkish government in ending the occupation of the island and remove its troops and settlers.