Sakellaropoulou calls for ongoing support for Ukraine
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday called for ongoing support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Waiting for Godot | Athens | April 18 – May 13
The Theater of The No (3 Konstantinou Paleologou, theatreoftheno.com), Athens’ inaugural English-speaking theater, is set to make a striking debut with Samuel Beckett’s timeless classic, “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Nikos Dionysios, on April 18.
Government both dominant and fragile
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government find themselves in an enviable but precarious position – both dominant and fragile at the same time.
SYRIZA condemns Turkey’s provocations, calls for diplomatic action
Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, issued a statement Wednesday condemning Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement regarding Greek maritime parks. SYRIZA placed blame on the government “for the downgrading of Turkish provocations” and urged diplomatic action.
Top court shoots down bonuses for taller buildings
In a ruling on Tuesday, the Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, deconstructed all the arguments in favor of the bonuses included in the building regulation which can enable the construction of taller buildings.
Three minors die, 19 migrants rescued at Chios island
Greece has recovered the bodies of three minors and rescued 19 migrants after their dinghy hit rocks at the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea near Turkey, the coastguard said on Wednesday.
Eid prayers held in a historic former mosque in northern Greece for the first time in 100 years
The Stars of David adorning the balconies along the top of the building catch the first glimmers of the dawn light as worshipers pass through the gates of the historic Yeni Cami, or New Mosque, for morning prayers.
EU lawmakers will decide on migration law overhaul, hoping to deprive the far-right of votes
Lawmakers are to vote later Wednesday on a major revamp of the European Union’s migration laws, aiming to end years of division over how to manage the entry of thousands of people without authorization and deprive the far-right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections.
Turkey, Israel, and Erdogan’s post-election challenges
Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), joins Thanos Davelis to look at why Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking steps to restrict exports to Israel now, and break down how this fits into the broader post-election narrative after the oppositions sweeping victory on March 31st.
HRADF: Signing of 15 contracts for the upgrade and renovation of 3 Hospitals and 26 Health Centers in Northern Greece.
Signing of contracts for the upgrade and renovation of 3 Hospitals and 26 Health Centers, located in Macedonia and Thrace in the presence of the Alternate Minister of Health, Eirini Agapidaki and the Managing Director and Head of the Project Preparation Facility of HRADF. Panagiotis Stampoulidis (Greek text only). For more information, please refer…