Greek-Turkish rapprochement is a nice idea, but unfeasible
Who wouldn’t want Greece and Turkey to settle their differences and harness the hidden potential in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean amid an atmosphere of consensus?
PM Mitsotakis postpones Kalamata, Rome visits
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to Kalamata, SW Peloponnese, scheduled for Friday will be postponed due to the fire emergency in Greece.
Young tourist injured in photo-op fall
A 12-year-old Spanish boy was being treated at Iraklio University Hospital on Crete on Thursday after falling while trying to take a photograph.
The danger and the parks
The basic obligation of the state apparatus, especially during the summer season, is to ensure the adequacy and operation of all means of fire protection and safety.
Fires flare up in West Attica, Rhodes and Peloponnese
The rekindling of fires in West Attica, the island of Rhodes and Lefkochoma in Laconia are occupying extensive firefighting forces by land and air, Fire Brigade press spokesperson Lt-Colonel Yiannis Artopoios said.
Home supply squeeze showing
The prices of second-hand homes have been rising at a faster pace than those of newly built properties over the last six months.
Athens orphanage children treated to a day of fun inspired by Nelson Mandela
The South African Embassy in Athens and coaches of the famed Springbok national rugby team traveled to Neos Voutzas on the Greek capital’s Mount Parnitha to offer their services to a Greek Orthodox orphanage that is home to 65 children.
Greek-Turkish rapprochement without Cyprus?
At a time when there is a clear intention by Greece and Turkey to take steps to improve relations, with Athens and Ankara as well as other influential powers emitting a moderate optimism that substantial progress can be achieved, it seems that Cyprus has been forgotten, in both rhetoric and substance.
Greek prime minister to visit Rome Sunday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to travel to Rome on Sunday at the invitation of his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, to attend a conference on immigration and growth that brings together heads of state and influential personalities from across the Mediterranean region.
‘Let party supporters vote’
Efi Achtsioglou, the former social security minister and considered the front-runner in the race to succeed Alexis Tsipras as SYRIZA leader, has proposed that not only party members but also party supporters should be allowed to participate in the September 10 ballot.