Diaspora Greeks discover Greece
In the last two to three years, something unprecedented and particularly optimistic has happened. Thousands of our compatriots from the distant diasporas of the US, Australia and Canada have discovered Greece.
Green Weekend | Athens | September 24 & 25
The challenges of climate change and what we can do to mitigate its impact is the key theme of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (snfcc.org) first Green Weekend.
Athens preparing UN response to Erdogan attack
In light of the new escalation on the part of Ankara, which this time came from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with the unsubstantiated accusations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece, Athens is preparing to counter the claims with actual facts.
Transport strike held without skeleton staff
Wednesday’s 24-hour strike of Attica’s bus and trolley bus operator and the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company demonstrated conclusively once again that laws which are passed are not necessarily implemented.
Demo held to mark anniversary of Zak Kostopoulos killing
A rally and a march was held in memory of LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos in central Athens on Wednesday, four years to the day he was killed.
Traffic grinds to a halt in capital
A traffic jam on Kifissias Avenue, a main thoroughfare in Athens. Public transport workers went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in view of the passing of a draft law on public utilities (DEKO) in Parliament.
Athens court rules Wednesday’s transport strike unlawful
A court in Athens on Thursday ruled a public transport strike that brought the capital to a standstill the previous day as unlawful and exploitative.
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of rape suspect
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal against a decision by a lower court clearing a 27-year-old man of charges of rape.
Care for dementia patients is a ‘human right,’ says group on World Alzheimer’s Day
Nearly 206,366 people have been diagnosed with dementia in Greece, according to an international report released on Wednesday to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day 2022.
EU ministers agree to press ahead with new Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to prepare new sanctions on Russia and increase weapons’ deliveries to Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s first wartime mobilization since World War Two to fight in Ukraine.