Farewell to a painter of ‘contagious’ optimism
At a later stage of his life, according to art historian and friend Efi Agathonikou, Alekos Fassianos described artists when young as “a river close to the source.”
Probe into suspicious tanker shows oil trafficking
An international oil trafficking ring is believed to be hiding behind the case of the Eirini 1 oil tanker, which, although banned from sailing from the port of Rhodes island on December 8 last year, “escaped” to Turkey.
Bulgarian president takes oath of office for second term
Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s fifth democratically elected president, was sworn in at a ceremony in parliament together with Vice President Iliana Yotova.
Police and will
The special police force that is already being trained to operate at Greece’s five biggest universities will not magically solve the problem of violence and delinquency on campuses.
Prosecutors investigate lawyer for harassing Thessaloniki rape victim
In a widely shared video interview published on Monday evening, the woman at the center of the case claimed that when she went to the police to report the rape, a lawyer representing one of her alleged rapists harassed her.
Rising costs, the next difficult opponent
The issue of rising costs was like a pandemic in the beginning. Many believed that it would last three, five, or even six months and that our lives would return to normal afterward.
Teenager faces charges of sexually assaulting an underaged girl
Criminal charges have been levelled at a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Thessaloniki.
Cyprus to lift restrictions on vaccinated travelers in March
Tourism-reliant Cyprus will lift all entry requirements on March 1 for inbound travelers who have a valid vaccination certificate showing they received a booster shot, the country’s tourism minister said Wednesday.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (19/01/2022)
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Police in Italy, Albania, Greece arrest 29 for bringing people to EU on leisure boats
Police in Italy, Albania and Greece on Wednesday arrested some 30 people accused of profiteering several hundred million euros to smuggle refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on yachts and other leisure vessels.