Trump is antithesis, Harris is synthesis
Soon we will all be trying to interpret the result of the US elections. How did Donald Trump or Kamala Harris win with relative ease when, right to the end, polls showed the race was too close to predict?
Strong tremor hits near Thessaloniki
A 5.2-magnitude tremor has hit close to Thessaloniki.
Democracy at a crossroads: America’s 2024 election
2024 is set to be the largest election year in history, with 60 countries representing half of the world’s population holding national elections. Yet, all eyes are on the US, where this November, the world’s most consequential democracy will choose between two diametrically different candidates amid an ongoing economic, social and technological change.
Interventions on local government funding outlined
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis outlined a number of interventions related to local government funding and budgets at the annual general assembly meeting of the union of municipalities.
Mitsotakis pledges tax relief for households and businesses
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s commitment to “gradual, fiscally sustainable tax cuts,” enabled by increased state revenue from economic growth, GDP gains, debt reduction and a crackdown on tax evasion.
Police arrest 40-year-old on drug trafficking charges
Athens police arrested a 40-year-old man Friday in the Athenian neighborhood of Agios Panteleimonas on drug trafficking charges.
Without Instruments | Athens | December 7-8
Italian musician Simone Mongelli and the Bodyterranean ensemble present “Music Without Instruments” at the Athens Conservatoire (17 Vasileos Georgiou B), celebrating the human body as a primal musical instrument.
German tourist found dead in Crete villa sauna
A 33-year-old German tourist was found dead Friday in a villa sauna in Rethymno, Crete, local outlet Zarpanews.gr reported.
A spotlight on the ‘uncompromising’ Niki de Saint Phalle
“Adam and Eve,” a monumental sculpture regarded as a symbol of a new matriarchy by Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) is on show at the Thessaloniki Museum of Contemporary Art.
Ministry announces crackdown on ‘reverse power theft’ by RES firms
The Environment and Energy Ministry intends to crack down on renewable energy suppliers who exceed their licensed capacity, committing a form of “reverse power theft” by flooding the system with unwanted electricity.