The Last Lunch | Athens | May 17 – June 16
A musical tragicomedy written by Yoel Wulfhart and directed by Manos Tsotras with music composed by Ian Blunsdon, “The Last Lunch” is bound to make you think and laugh.
Deportation proceedings begin for foreign nationals in Athens university protest
Deportation proceedings have begun for nine foreign nationals arrested during a police operation at Athens University Law School, where occupiers were protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.
A leading power in a difficult neighborhood
We often like to play the role of the victim and the downtrodden. We see it now around us as the mentality of “poor Greece is a punching bag” is being formed, just because Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama spoke at a gathering of ethnic Albanians in Athens last Sunday and the new president of…
Europe’s Stellantis and China’s Leapmotor will sell electric cars in Greece from September
European carmaker Stellantis on Tuesday said it had formed a joint venture with the Chinese electric vehicle startup Leapmotor that will begin selling EVs in nine European countries, including Greece, later this year.
Suspended sentence for two Ukrainian tourists who groped girls
A Thessaloniki court has sentenced two Ukrainian male tourists to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for three years, after finding them guilty of sexually harassing three girls aged between 12 and 14 on the night of Holy Saturday.
HALC urges reassessment of Turkey’s religious freedom status
The Hellenic-American Leadership Council (HALC) has called for a review of Turkey’s position in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, published by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. HALC has proposed that Turkey be included in the “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) list.
Ink Writing of the New World | Athens | May 17 – June 2
The European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies (74 Mitropoleos), in partnership with the Chicago Athenaeum, museum for architecture and design, presents Stella Zafeiri’s solo exhibition, “Ink Writings of the New World.”
Offshore wind park plans put on hold
The European elections have led the offshore wind farm development program to an informal freeze.
Traffic measures ahead of pro-Palestine rally in downtown Athens
Police implemented traffic restrictions on Vasilissis Sofias and Kifisias Avenues, from the Hilton Hotel to Katehaki Avenue, due to a scheduled protest for Palestine by various organizations.
Smuggled cigarettes worth €600,000 confiscated at Athens airport
Customs inspectors at Athens International Airport seized 14,700 smuggled cartons of cigarettes.