Iconic Greek actress Nonika Galinea dies
Actress, theatrical producer, and translator Nonika Galinea passed away on Friday, just a few days shy of her 85th birthday.
Only 50% of Greeks will go on holiday this summer
One in two Greeks intends to skip a summer holiday this year, according to a survey by the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) on the new consumption habits of households in Greece, as a result of inflation.
Exhibition on first electric car built on Syros
In a brief, unique episode in world industrial history, Syros manufactured one of the first modern electric cars for three years (1973-1976).
NATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials this weekend as pressure mounts on Turkey to lift its objections to Sweden joining the military organization.
Money makes the world go round – and development succeed
The key to economic development and ending poverty is investment. Nations achieve prosperity by investing in four priority areas. Most important is investing in people, through quality education and healthcare. The next is infrastructure, such as electricity, safe water, digital networks and public transport. The third is natural capital, protecting nature.
Mitsotakis continues campaign trail in the Peloponnese ahead of June 25 vote
In a bid to garner support ahead of the upcoming repeat elections on June 25, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of New Democracy, pressed on with his campaign tour on Friday, visiting Loutraki and Corinth in the Peloponnese region.
Former Armed Forces chief, General Michail Kostarakos, passes away at 67
Former chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), General (Ret) Michail Kostarakos, has passed away at the age of 67. After a prolonged battle with health issues, he passed away on Friday afternoon at the 424 Military Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
Greek FM to attend swearing-in ceremony of Turkey’s President Erdogan
The caretaker foreign minister of Greece, Vassilis Kaskarelis, is scheduled to travel to Ankara on Saturday. According to an announcement from the Greek Foreign Ministry, Kaskarelis has been invited to represent the Greek government at the swearing-in ceremony of Turkey’s re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Growth prospects fuel mergers and acquisitions
The first five months of the year recorded significant momentum in terms of business transactions.
Can Erdogan change? Only if Washington sheds its image of ‘appeaser’ when it comes to Turkey
There are some who hope that with the election behind him, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will change, leaving the door open for a reset in relations with the West and the US.