The complex puzzle of the Greek crisis, which had not only a significant economic dimension, but an important geopolitical one as well, is analyzed by Jack Lew, US Treasury secretary (2013-17) in the Obama administration, in this interview with Kathimerini.
Born in Turkey in 1895 and raised in a family of devout of Greek Orthodox Christians, Photis Kontoglou went on to become leading proponent of the movement for Greek art to return to its roots.
The Greek hotel industry and Athens International Airport celebrated World Tourism Day at the airport on Monday with the serving of ‘Greek Breakfast.’
Police officers detained several individuals after small-scale scuffles broke out in front of the Iranian Embassy in Athens on Tuesday after a group protesting the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini attempted to move towards the building and were pushed back by the police.
The three new Belharra frigates expected by the Hellenic Navy were given names on Tuesday during a meeting of the Supreme Naval Council. The new frigates, currently being constructed by French Naval Group in Lorient, will be named “Kimon,” “Nearchos,” and “Formion.”
The body of a man was discovered in the Pedion tou Areos park in central Athens on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, a park employee notified police after noticing a body hanging from a tree.
The European Commission should set up an 80-billion-euro fund to deal with the fallout from high natural gas prices, proposed Environment & Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas to EU officials on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan on Tuesday and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, co-operation within trilateral frameworks, and developments in the Caucasus and the East Mediterranean.
A very important expectation of the European Union is that Turkey respects the sovereignty of EU member-states and engages in solving all open issues in a spirit of good neighbourly relations, with respect for international law, European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano stressed on Tuesday.