A fresh take on an old craft
The Benaki’s Museum of Greek Culture in Athens is giving voice to the famed marble sculptors of Tinos and seeks to reinvigorate interest in a dying craft that thrived for thousands of years on the Cycladic island.
Fox killer released
A 51-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a fox in Langadas, northwest of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, was released from custody on Thursday without conditions after being charged with a felony.
Poll gives New Democracy 15.1-point lead over SYRIZA
Conducted by Marc for ANT1 TV, the poll of voting intentions in Sunday’s European Parliament election put the governing conservative party on 29.8%, left-wing SYRIZA 14.8% and socialist PASOK on 9.8%.
Music heading for the hills
Why does everyone seem to be heading to the hills to listen to some music? Every summer, the Pindus, Helicon, Kallidromo and other mountain ranges echo with melodies, attracting tens of thousands of visitors seeking an experience far different from a concert in a city theater or stadium.
Mitsotakis in call for defence of freedom and democracy at D-Day commemoration
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for the defence of freedom and democracy on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Strength through participation: The European Union and its future
In June 2012, while serving as president of the European Commission, I organized a brainstorming session on the future of the euro as the currency of the European Union at the Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, the Berlaymont.
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My name is Sulejman, but here I am Thanasis
When Sulejman secretly crossed the Greek-Albanian border in 1991 and reached Katerini, he didn’t speak a word of Greek. However, he was determined not to return home, at least not without having saved some money to help his family and to later build his life in the new Albanian reality.
NGO helps clean up the detritus from abandoned fisheries
An Italian environmental economist living on the Greek island of Ithaki has undertaken to clean the seas of the stink and trash left behind by abandoned fish farms.
Unity against eco-crimes
We became accustomed to illegal buildings on land. Now we also find them in the sea, where environmental organizations are having to clean up after abandoned fish farms.