Annual conference runs September 28-30
The Athens Democracy Forum turns 10 this year and is marking this milestone with a rich roster of distinguished speakers, presenting their views on the theme: “A Decade of Democracy: Now What?”
Turkish UAV flies over Greek islet
A Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, flew over the islet of Kinaros on Monday morning.
Insulation key to a cozy home
Whichever form of heating households choose this winter, if their home does not have sufficient insulation, the final tally will be up to 70% higher.
Google Cloud to announce launch of Greek data center
Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud unit will announce the launch of a data center in Greece, local reports said.
Athens University awarded for hands-on planet exhibition
An exhibition designed by an Athens University team to help visually impaired individuals get a better sense of the surface characteristics and environmental properties of the planets in our Solar System took the 2022 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) in Granada in Spain.
Ministry not backing down on school evaluations
With its decision to send relevant circulars to schools, the Education Ministry has signaled there will be no watering down of the evaluating teachers and schools in view of the 2023 elections.
‘Woman, life, freedom!’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi claims that people in his country have freedom of expression. He also branded the protests that have broken out there as unacceptable “acts of chaos.”
Dendias urges Turkey to join UNCLOS
Greece and Turkey would be able to settle their differences if Ankara signed up to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told Kathimerini on Sunday. In an interview with the newspaper’s GG Magazine, Dendias said he would be truly happy to see a solution to bilateral disputes.…
Greece’s strategy amid the chaos in Libya
Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos, the former National Security Advisor of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the current situation in Libya, Turkey’s overall strategy, and why it’s important for Greece to engage constructively and play the long game in Libya.
New AEK stadium to open its gates on Friday
The official inauguration of the new stadium, OPAP Arena, of the historic AEK Athens soccer club will take place on Friday in the western suburb of Nea Philadelphia, the club said.