Leading Greek cruise line operator Celestyal Cruises this week announced the introduction of a new vessel, the Celestyal Journey, in its itineraries as of September 2, 2023, undertaking the schedules of Celestyal Crystal.
Lale Alatli fell in love with Greece through rebetiko music. She listened to it with her Greek fellow students while they were studying in Italy.
The agreement between Serbia and Kosovo on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalize ties, reached in the North Macedonia town of Ohrid last Saturday, brought relief to the wider Southeast Europe region, as well as in Brussels and Washington.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to express his best wishes for Greek Independence Day.
Nick Larigakis, President of the American Hellenic Institute (AHI), has issued the following statement in celebration of the 202nd Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence:
In elections, we vote for who will govern us, not for who will not. The parties in power – that is, the parties that do not exhaust their talk in protest and have specific proposals for governance – owe the public a clear explanation.
In about two months from now we will all head to the polls to vote for a new Greek government. We have before us some time to think which party but, just as importantly, which candidates we will select.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued the following statement on the occasion of Greece’s Independence Day
Breaking with the age-old traditions, the family in Greece will in the future be less able to perform the role of safety cushion, taking care of the elderly when they can no longer live independently, due to demographic trends.