Pillars of Democracy | Athens | December 11
The Demos Center is hosting a public discussion on the recent election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Athens bar elects new president; Thessaloniki, Piraeus re-elect incumbents
Elections at Greece’s three largest bar associations concluded Monday, with Andreas Koutsolampros elected president of the Athens Bar Association, the country’s biggest professional body.
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Economic growth for all
The mere fact that a Greek minister is running to become president of the Eurogroup proves how much the country has changed. In an era when Western democracies are tottering, Greece is, paradoxically for its political history, a bright exception.
Teen hospitalized after being lured into stabbing ambush
A 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being stabbed multiple times by two older teenagers who allegedly lured him into an ambush under the false pretense of meeting a 20-year-old girl on a date.
ATHEX: Another step higher for the benchmark
The Greek stock market edged higher again on Monday, with the benchmark climbing to an eight-week high.
How Tsipras’ project affects the socialists
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ call for a unified center-left party, presumably to be led by him, was seen as a godsend by people close to the leader of the socialist PASOK party, Nikos Androulakis.
Greece, Germany agree to cancel backlog of asylum cases under EU rules
Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris met with his German counterpart Monday on the sidelines of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels, reaching an agreement to cancel all outstanding asylum cases tied to the EU’s Dublin Regulation.
Ancient pleasure boat with Greek inscriptions discovered off Alexandria
Archaeologists have uncovered the wreck of a pleasure boat dating back roughly 2,000 years in the bay of Alexandria, Egypt, the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) has announced.
Tsipras, from the book to the party
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras last week moved a step closer to his return to the forefront of Greek politics with the presentation of his book “Ithaki” (Ithaca) that recounts his past and offers a glimpse at his future.