Why voters abstained in the European election
The majority of Greek citizens spoke through silence and abstained from the recent European election.
Former minister Pappas advocates SYRIZA-PASOK electoral alliance
Amid discussions about the future of Greece’s center-left following the European elections, former minister Nikos Pappas voiced support on Monday for a collaboration between the main opposition SYRIZA and the socialist PASOK in the upcoming national elections, inspired by France’s leftist alliance.
Criminal lawyer Apostolos Lytras faces charges for brutal assault on wife
Criminal lawyer Apostolos Lytras, 52, appeared before a prosecutor on Monday to answer charges of severe intentional bodily harm for the brutal assault on his 37-year-old wife, who is also a lawyer.
Freelancers’ tax remains rather low
Freelancers will be asked to pay two or three times the income tax they paid in previous years.
Stephen Fry: Removing Parthenon sculptures was like Nazis taking the Arc de Triomphe
Popular British actor and writer Stephen Fry has compared Lord Elgin’s removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Greece to Nazi Germany stealing the Arc de Triomphe during the occupation of France.
A design for life
Fifteen years after its controversial debut at the foot of the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum, a 226,000-square foot structure of glass and concrete designed by Swiss-American architect Bernard Tschumi, has seen the debate over its design quiet down to near-universal acceptance.
PASOK must give voice to the party base
Those who argue that Haris Doukas is the person who can play a central role in the future of PASOK and the center-left justify their view by saying that “left-wing voters support him and right-wing voters are not afraid of him.”
Election aftershocks dominate the agenda, focus on the center-left
The aftermath of the EU election results will continue to dominate the country’s political agenda, a week after the ballots showed that none of the big three parties reached their stated goals.
Greeks’ soaring grocery bills
Food prices have been growing at twice the rate of the average income since 2021.
Job vacancies increase in Cyprus too
Job vacancies in Cyprus rose by an annual rate of 7.3% in the first quarter of 2024.