Music Ensembles | Athens | May 10
The 19th International Festival of Music Ensembles brings over 3,500 artists to Athens for a large-scale celebration of musical collaboration and cultural exchange.
Man injures police officers while attempting to evade traffic stop
Two police officers were injured after an 18-year-old man attempted to evade a traffic stop on Wednesday night in the area of Keratea, east of Athens.
Kasselakis convicted over discrepancy in wealth declaration
An Athens court on Thursday convicted Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of the Movement for Democracy party, to a suspended prison sentence of 30 months and slapped him with a 50,000 euro fine.
Staff at capital’s Elpis Hospital suffer burns from operating room light
Twelve doctors and nurses sustained burns while carrying out surgeries at the Greek capital’s Elpis Hospital, their union has said, decrying serious safety lapses at the state-run facility.
Debate over illegal road on Amorgos goes national
A road cut illegally into the pristine hills of Amorgos has sparked fierce debate among locals. The road, opened during the Covid pandemic in 2020, leads to the small chapel of Saint John Chrysostom.
Turkey, Britain to hold free trade agreement modernization talks by end-July, trade minister says
Turkey and the United Kingdom agreed to hold the first round of negotiations to modernize and expand the scope of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them by end-July, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Wednesday.
Tackling the challenge of low wages in Greece
Yannis Mouzakis, the co-founder and editor of Macropolis.gr, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the story of Greek wages, breaking down why this remains a big challenge for the government.
How Lex gave voice to a generation
The widespread surprise at the remarkable success of Greek rapper Lex is often tied to the fact that his rise didn’t follow the conventional routes of the music industry – namely record labels, television networks, radio stations, or established media outlets.
Mitsotakis meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Maximos Mansion on Thursday.
Albania’s Rama seeks fourth term in election dominated by graft, EU membership
The sight from Rranci’s house highlights the lingering impacts of endemic graft in the Balkan country of 2.4 million people, where Prime Minister Edi Rama is seeking re-election for an unprecedented fourth term in May 11 elections.