Wenders decries ‘never enough’ culture
Acclaimed film director Wim Wenders visited Athens over the weekend for a three-day film retrospective honoring his work at the Onassis Foundation’s Stegi cultural center.
Goalless draw ends fruitless campaign for Greece
Greece concluded its disappointing World Cup qualification campaign with a goalless draw against Belarus in Hungary on Tuesday.
Trump and the crisis at the BBC
In a world of “post-Truth” politics, claims of journalistic impartiality will always be vulnerable. And, in an increasingly global competitive market, the role of public broadcasting will be questioned, especially by private sector media conglomerates looking to obliterate rivals. Last week, these tendencies hit the BBC in London. The BBC is the largest public broadcaster…
The influence of the US and China in Greece
In the coming weeks and months, we will witness a focused effort by the US to limit the role and influence of China in Greece. This is nothing new.
Cyprus raises salaries for many workers
Cyprus is set to spend more in 2026, with the government estimating total expenditure at 13.7 billion euros, up from €12.9 billion in 2025. Personnel costs, including pensions, will rise to €3.7 billion, a 4.2% increase.
ATHEX: AI bubble fears send stocks lower
The third consecutive session of losses for the Greek stock market on Tuesday was by far the most impressive.
Vorizia: A village torn asunder by violence
Aristeidis Tsantiropoulos was presenting his dissertation on vendettas in Crete in Iraklio when a man from the audience took the floor. He spoke about his village, Vorizia, and the trauma that still haunted it: a “frenzy of killings” in 1955.
Five detained in major phone scam case
Five of 24 suspects appeared in court Tuesday in connection with a phone scam ring and were ordered detained, including the alleged ringleader.
Cloudflare restores services after outage impacts thousands of internet users
Cloudflare has fully restored its services after an outage on Tuesday at the web-infrastructure company prevented thousands from accessing major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT.
Night Tapes | Athens | December 9
British dream-pop trio Night Tapes will make their Greece debut with a show at Athens’ Gazarte Ground Stage (34 Voutadon).