Opposition slams gov’t
SYRIZA’s Parliamentary Group Chairman Sokratis Famellos denounced the government during Thursday’s Parliament debate on the wildfires, saying that despite the announcements, the country appeared unprepared for the danger.
Think of Greeks as a tribe, not of Greece as a civilization state
Greece has long been perceived as a civilization state. While well-meaning, this overambitious characterization based on fallacious reasoning cannot apply to the Hellenic Republic.
It All Began Here | Corfu | September 5-26
Corfu’s artistic allure takes center stage as the Solomos Museum, in collaboration with the Society of Corfiot Studies, presents an illuminating lecture series.
Rejuvenating a vision
The recent gathering of Western Balkan leaders along with top European Union officials in Athens, following an invitation from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (on the 20th anniversary of a summit between the EU and Western Balkan countries in the northern port city of Thessaloniki) was naturally overshadowed by the previously unannounced presence of Ukrainian…
Havoc caused by fires dominates agenda
In an often acrimonious mood, party leaders debated about the wildfire in Evros in Parliament on Thursday, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis noting that although the preparation was better than any other year, “we are faced with new facts.”
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Greek ports and geopolitics
In the early 2010s, Greece, burdened by debt and facing bankruptcy, had to agree to an intensive schedule of privatizing critical infrastructure, especially its ports. At that time, the priority among Greece’s creditors, the European Union among them, was to manage the debt crisis and ensure that Greece would pay back […]
Life is a Dream | Hydra | September 2
Eminent international artist Barthelemy Toguo will grace the closing of the exhibition “Life is a Dream” at Wilhelmina’s Art Gallery on Hydra.
Mitsotakis meeting Italian counterpart
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Thursday.
PM to chair cabinet meeting, visit Rhodes on Friday
The Greek cabinet will meet at 11.00 a.m. on Friday at Maximos Mansion and will be chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.