Tempe: There is a way to defuse the tension
The tension that has been building up these past few weeks over the government’s handling of the February 2023 Tempe rail tragedy has been way above the norm.
Historic mansion on cusp of new era
It’s what inevitably happens when decades go by and an important building on a downtown thoroughfare remains plunged in darkness, left to go to ruin behind tattered tarpaulin and shaky scaffolding.
Skroutz started out ‘as a hobby’
Not many will remember the catchphrase: Get a pig and a bag, not a pig in a bag. Two people, however, look back on this attempt at marketing with nostalgia – and a lot of laughter. George Chatzigeorgiou and George Avgoustidis are two of the three founders of the successful Greek online marketplace Skroutz –…
Llama-Krikri: A revolution in Greek AI technology
The Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP) at the Athena Research Center has just launched its second large language model (LLM), Llama-Krikri.
Digital employment card set for tourism, hospitality expansion
A digital employment card, designed to enhance the Ministry of Labor and Social Security’s oversight of labor market data, is set to be fully implemented in the tourism and hospitality sectors starting March 1. This follows a trial period in recent months, allowing businesses time to adapt.
US aircraft carrier at Cretan naval base for repairs after collision
The American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman moored at the Souda Naval Base on Crete early Sunday for repairs following a collision earlier in the week with a merchant ship.
Greek military eyes technological leap
Greece will announce a 12-year, €28 billion defense modernization plan on March 4, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed.
Doubting institutions leads to a social ‘jungle’
In an extensive interview with Kathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempts to respond to what he calls the “operation to instrumentalize” the 2023 Tempe rail disaster.
‘Europe needs special Ukraine envoy to get meaningful peace role’
Europe needs a special envoy for Ukraine to ensure it gets a meaningful role in any peace process, two European leaders said on Sunday after the continent was ruled out as a partner in talks by US President Donald Trump’s administration.
Man declared missing at Cretan gorge
A 20-year-old man from Germany was declared missing on Saturday after appearing to have headed into Crete’s Samaria Gorge, which he had driven to in a rented car.