Crazy, capable and clean
Greece has reached the point of needing people who are crazy enough to hold down crucial public administration posts but clean enough to do the job properly if we are ever to become a “normal” country.
Cartoon (14/08/2023)
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Himare’s ethnic Greeks rally for detained mayor
A large number of ethnic Greeks attended a demonstration on Monday staged by the Omonoia organization in the southern Albanian city of Himare, demanding the immediate release of mayor-elect Fredi Beleri.
Perseid meteor shower seen from Gavdos
In this photo taken with long shutter speed, a Perseid meteor sparks, while entering the earth’s atmosphere as a man sleeps in Tripiti beach in Gavdos island, the southernmost point of Greece and Europe, early Sunday.
For a new public safety culture
There is a common thread linking February’s deadly train crash at Tempe, July’s devastating wildfire on the island of Rhodes, the explosion at an ammunitions dump in Nea Anchialos that same month and the more recent events in the Athens suburb Nea Filadelfia.
ASE manages to limit its early losses
The aggressive selling of banks and other blue chips initially led the Athens stock market to lose as much as 1.8%. In the end, the general index ended up at 1,278.87 points, limiting its losses to 0.62%.
Rally planned to protest detention of Himare mayor-elect Beleri
The ethnic Greek organization Omonoia is holding a rally in the southern Albanian city of Himare on Monday evening to demand the immediate release of Fredi Beleri, the city’s mayor-elect, so that he can be sworn in and assume his duties.
Heightened traffic at Attica ports ahead of major summer holiday
Ships departing from the ports of Attica for the Greek islands on Monday and Tuesday were almost fully booked as people continued to quit the capital for the August 15 holiday, particularly for destinations in the Cyclades.
Popular mountain gorge in Crete closed after dangerous rockslide injures tourist
Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have ordered the temporary closure of mountain gorges popular with hikers after an earthquake triggered a rockslide and seriously injured a Spanish tourist.
Inflation is set to endure, ECB warns
The European Central Bank’s latest Economic Bulletin, published Thursday, begins thus: “Inflation continues to decline but is still expected to remain too high for too long.”