Kasselakis extends New Year’s wishes from Houston
In a video posted on social media on Thursday, SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis extends New Year wishes from Houston, Texas, US.
Takis Paterelis Quartet | Athens | January 6
Jazzet Music Hall (musicenterathens.com) celebrates the New Year with the saxophonist Takis Paterelis and his quartet.
Wolfgang Schaeuble, from Grexit to debt deal
One of the key figures of the 2009-2018 Greek debt crisis, Germany’s former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, died on Tuesday.
Poetry collection by Dr Georgios Pavlakis presented at Hellenic Center in Maryland
The poetic collection “Perasmena Paramythia” (Bygone Fairytales) by prominent Greek physician-researcher Doctor Georgios Pavlakis was presented on Thursday, December 14, at the Hellenic Center in Bethesda, Maryland, US.
Jacque Delors was the architect of the European Union, says Costas Simitis
Greece’s former socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis bid a warm farewell on Thursday to former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who passed away on Wednesday, expressing their close friendship.
Use of mask in enclosed public spaces strongly recommended
The Committee of Experts concluded its session discussing the reinstatement of mandatory mask use in hospitals and accommodation units on Thursday. Sources indicate no decision on a universal return to masks in healthcare facilities, only a strong recommendation for their usage.
Ottoman No More | Athens | January 9
Dr Yiorgo Topalidis will explore the social construction of Ottoman Greek migrant identity in an early 20th-century US context.
Greek-owned cargo ship damaged by mine in black sea en route to Ukrainian port
A Greek-owned cargo ship suffered damages in the Black Sea on Wednesday while en route to the Ismail port on the Danube in Ukraine for grain loading.
Potential reintroduction of mandatory masks in healthcare
The possibility of reinstating mandatory masks across the country’s healthcare facilities was under consideration by the Health Ministry’s Committee of Experts on Thursday.
US ambassador Tsunis visits head of Greek orthodox church
US Ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis, celebrated his birthday on Tuesday with a visit to the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop II Ieronymos of Athens, accompanied by his mother, Eleni Tsunis. The Archbishop warmly greeted Tsunis and extended heartfelt birthday wishes.