Global mayors ponder fight against antisemitism in Athens
A two-day international mayors’ conference aiming at combating antisemitism kicked off in Athens Wednesday evening.
Stormy weather warning
Authorities are warning about stormy conditions across much of Greece, with heavy rain and high winds overnight Wednesday and through most of Thursday.
Crete turning into regional telecom hub
The vital, both geographically and strategically, position of Crete on the international routes of cable data transmission systems is confirmed by the expansion of the cooperation between Grid Telecom, a subsidiary of power grid operator ADMIE, and Lamda Hellix, a subsidiary of Digital Realty.
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins Academy of Athens
World-renowned violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos has been made a member of the Academy of Athens in recognition of his contribution to “the propagation of classical music in rural Greek cities.”
SNFCC Xmas World | Athens | December 1 – January 8
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is turning on its Christmas lights – and then some – on December 1.
ATHEX: Index posts 4.35% rise in November
November ended on Wednesday at the Greek stock market with monthly gains of 4.35% for the benchmark at Athinon Avenue in what was a second consecutive month of growth.
Tree-Lighting | Athens | December 1
It’s party time (weather allowing) at Syntagma Square on Thursday, as the City of Athens lights up its big Christmas tree, a 21-meter fir brought from Karpenisi.
The party is its own worst enemy
Main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras may say he is ready to take over the governance of the country, but he does not seem to be convincing people. The public seeks stability and abhors surprises and uncertainty, especially when the clouds are gathering menacingly everywhere and the country is in need of a steady hand and…
Three major road and railway projects to be tendered this year
The legal tender for the construction of the West Attica segment of the urban railroad will be published in the next two weeks, Transport & Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis told Skai FM on Wednesday.
Lost opportunity
The negligible response of Greeks abroad to the labyrinthine process required for their participation in the general elections vindicates those who said that the compromise chosen by the Parliament hindered rather than helped this constitutional imperative.