In the right direction
The decision to raise the salaries and benefits paid to Greek diplomats is a step in the right direction. We need to attract the very best that the younger generation has to offer to the Hellenic Diplomatic Corps.
New patrol boats for maritime security
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received a guided tour of one of five new high-speed patrol boats during Tuesday’s handover ceremony at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy.
Income inequalities in the spotlight
It is somewhat simplistic to entirely credit – or blame – a government for the course of the economy, and its effects on income distribution.
ATHEX: Index shows recovery, but not direction
The Greek bourse enjoyed a rebound on Wednesday that took the benchmark higher.
Turkey’s latest legal crackdown hits opposition, markets again
Turkish authorities ordered more detentions of opposition officials on Wednesday, in a fresh round of legal manoeuvres against President Tayyip Erdogan’s opponents that has prompted billions of dollars in foreign reserve sales.
Island of Polyaigos declared archaeological site
The Culture Ministry’s Central Archeological Council (KAS) declared the entire Aegean island of Polyaigos an archaeological site on Wednesday, in a bid to preserve its natural and cultural heritage amid concerns it was at risk.
Home birth ends in tragedy for mother, child
A 34-year-old woman and her newborn baby were found dead on Wednesday inside their home in Patissia, central Athens.
Peloponnese fire brings 24-hour tally to 24
The number of fires to break out in forest, farm or scrub land in Greece between Tuesday and Wednesday reached 24 after a blaze started shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon in Avramia, in Messinia, in the southwestern Peloponnese.
Mitsotakis and Erdogan likely to meet this month
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to meet during the UN General Assembly in New York (September 22-26) as they attempt to overcome the stagnation in Greek-Turkish relations that has persisted for two and a half years.
Wim Mertens | Athens | November 27-28
Belgian composer Wim Mertens will return to Athens for two concerts at the Athens Conservatory (17-18 Vassileos Georgiou B).