Greek president decries US Supreme Court decision as human rights setback
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has decried the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade on abortion as a narrowing of the field of human rights.
New platform ushers schools into digital era
An integrated digital information system of public primary and secondary education called eschool, which aspires to change the operation of Greek public schools, was unveiled by the Education Ministry.
Digital skills forum on Thursday
The Delphi Economic Forum and the government’s General Secretariat for Digital Governance and Process Simplification are holding a roundtable discussion on Thursday.
France’s far-right surges into Parliament, and further into the mainstream
In 2017, after far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her allies won only a handful of seats in parliamentary elections, she blamed France’s two-round voting system for shutting her party out of Parliament despite getting more than 1 million ballots cast in its favor.
Koushos is Cyprus’ new labor minister
The appointment ceremony of Cyprus’ new minister of labor and social insurance, Kyriacos Koushos, the new deputy minister to the president, Petros Demetriou, and the new director of the President’s Office, Pantelis Pantelides, took place on Monday at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia.
Halkidiki: Gorman tourist found dead in the sea
Coast guard officers recovered the body of a 64-year-old German tourist from the sea near Ouranoupoli in Halkidiki, northeastern Greece, on Monday.
Conspiracy theories about forest fires rampant, study finds
Conspiracy theories concerning forest fires chime with a large part of society, according to a survey conducted for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry.
ATHEX: Traders face another bull trap
For yet another day the Greek stock market proved a bull trap on Monday, as it once again started off with gains, boosted by the strong showing of markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai, but as the day went on growth gave way to losses, with the benchmark eventually yielding significant ground.
Kikilias: Growing US investment in local tourism sector
The visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Washington last month has played a major part in attracting new US investment in Greek tourism, which is expected to come during the summer and “will be here to stay,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said.
Irish Wings | Paxos | July 8
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and songwriter Paul Muldoon presents Muldoon’s Picnic, a jamboree of Irish music and poetry featuring virtuoso fiddle player Martin Hayes, legendary Irish Celtic rock band Horslips and Athens-based traditional Irish music band Iernis.