Confessions in a drama with a happy end
Germany’s former chancellor spoke openly about her relationship to Greece, key moments of the crisis, the summit that cracked her sangfroid and the phone call that left her speechless.
1,200 migrants detained in three days as arrivals from Libya surge
Authorities say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya.
Greece launches DEI training initiative for private sector employees
Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Domna Michailidou has announced the launch of a new national initiative aimed at raising awareness of diversity and combating discrimination in the workplace.
Young people, politics and Europe
The future of the European Union and its member-states depends on their young citizens taking an interest in politics, and especially in democracy.
Cyprus goes high-tech in search for people missing from past conflict
A UN-backed commission investigating mass disappearances in Cyprus is deploying AI and ground-penetrating radars to expedite chances of finding the remains of people who vanished in past conflict.
Leros: The underrated Greek island that has it all
Discover Leros, a hidden Greek island where untouched beauty, wartime history, and slow-paced living thrive beyond mass tourism.
Istanbul mayor’s jailed lawyer denounces ‘fabricated’ charges
The lawyer for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who like the mayor is in jail under an expanding crackdown on Turkey’s opposition, has told Reuters he faces “entirely fabricated” charges meant to criminalize the right to a legal defense.
Greeks priced out of domestic housing market, study finds
The significant recovery of the Greek real estate market has resulted in a rate of increase in housing prices that exceeds the rate of increase in the disposable income of Greeks, according to the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).
Greece plans strategic submarines to counter Turkish naval expansion
Greece is set to enhance its naval capabilities with new submarines capable of launching strategic cruise missiles, aiming to maintain its underwater edge in the Aegean Sea as Turkey expands its naval fleet.
Searching for boundaries in the AI jungle
Stamatis Gatirdakis, co-founder and president of the Ethikon Institute, still remembers the first time he used ChatGPT. It was the fall of 2022 and a fellow student in the Netherlands sent him the link to try it out.