Russia has summoned Cyprus’s ambassador to Moscow after what it called “unacceptable and provocative actions” against a Russian journalist and an employee of the Russian embassy in Nicosia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing case of the imprisoned mayor-elect of Himare, Fredi Beleri, which is casting a significant shadow over relations between the Greek minority in southern Albania – and by extension Athens – and the government led by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Albania is currently conducting a population census.
European Union leaders have declared support for adding new members to the bloc but set no target date and warned candidates such as Ukraine that there would be no short cuts.
All the meteorological data are telling us that the extreme weather events of this summer were, unfortunately, not the exception.
The death has been announced of prominent contemporary Greek artist Stelios Faitakis, who was acclaimed for his allegoric paintings that combined Greek Orthodox iconography with street art. He was 47.
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday, October 9, in observance of Columbus Day, a US national holiday.
Some things never change. Politicians may promise and brag, news media may report breathlessly on any inch of progress, and legions of people distinguished in their fields may devote money, time and their reputation to the cause, but Greece seems unable to invest seriously in research and innovation.
The mood at the Greek stock market is nothing like the upbeat atmosphere felt at midsummer.
The cost of forest fires in Greece will rise from 2.4 billion to 2.8 billion euros per year in the period 2023-2050, Scope Ratings said in a report.