Portico Quartet | Athens | October 8
The UK-based instrumental ambient jazz act Portico Quartet is performing at Athens’ Piraeus 117 Academy venue as part of an ongoing tour.
Fewer people cross Mediterranean; many still die
The back-to-back shipwrecks of migrant smuggling boats off Greece has once again put the spotlight on the dangers of the Mediterranean migration route, the risks migrants and refugees are willing to take and the political infighting that has thwarted a safe European response to people fleeing war, poverty and climate change.
EU leaders struggle to bridge gas price cap divide
European Union leaders struggled Friday to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia’s war in Ukraine fuels a major energy crisis, driving up prices for consumers and businesses.
Supermarkets pledge to contain price hikes on 50 products
Supermarkets in Greece on Wednesday pledged to present by the end of the month a basket of 50 different products necessary for a household’s living for which they will seek to contain any price increases.
Athens urges Ankara to return to talks to resolve differences
A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a thinly-veiled threat to take military action against Greece, Athens on Friday urged Ankara to return to talks to resolve differences.
Erdogan and Putin discuss improving ties, ending Ukraine war -Turkish readout
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan’s office said on Friday.
Suspicion over fishing boats from Turkey
Hellenic Coast Guard officers have told Kathimerini they were investigating the role of Turkish fishing boats that were close to the location where a dinghy sunk late Wednesday and a confirmed 18 people drowned, the deadlier of the two incidents involving migrants.
Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start
A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake.
Gales stall efforts to find missing migrants
Strong winds were hampering efforts around two Greek islands Friday to find at least 10 migrants believed to be missing after shipwrecks left 23 people dead, officials said.
Athens and Belgrade to expand economic relations
Greek Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis met with visiting Serbian Minister of Technological Development and Innovation Nenad Popovic in Athens on Thursday.