Europe beyond the rupture
2,500 years ago, Greece gave us democracy. But it also gave us tragedy. Tragedies happen because warnings are ignored and no one changes course. Everyone pays the price.
Autoglorification as politics
Many years ago, the Catholic priest and Marxist rebel Ernesto Cardenal wrote a poem about Nicaragua’s dictator, “Somoza unveils the statue of Somoza in Somoza Stadium.”
Attiki Odos warns e-PASS users about misleading SMS messages
Attiki Odos highway officials warned e-PASS subscribers about misleading text messages, advising drivers to ignore and delete them. The e-PASS is a small device that allows drivers to pay tolls electronically.
Athens pushes back as Turkey reasserts Aegean jurisdiction claims ahead of Ankara talks
Ankara has revived long-standing claims over jurisdiction in the Aegean Sea, prompting an exchange of competing navigational warnings between Greece and Turkey.
Why some couples are turning their weddings into trivia night
At their wedding last August, Joanne and Adrian Kimmok offered their 140 guests more than just the standard sit-down dinner and DJ.
What’ll it be? Just a club soda please
An old friend and colleague recently suggested we go out for a bite to eat in Piraeus, close to the newspaper’s headquarters.
Mitsotakis briefs Cypriot president ahead of Erdogan meeting
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday held a phone call with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to brief him on his upcoming meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Russian official suspected of ordering arson in Crete
A 78-year-old Russian government official is suspected of orchestrating an arson attack on a real estate office in Almyrida, near Hania, last month.
Survivors dispute Coast Guard account of fatal migrant shipwreck
Survivors of a shipwreck that killed 15 Afghan migrants off Greece last week said that the dinghy they were in did not change course or ram a Coast Guard vessel, contradicting the official account by authorities.
Financial prosecutor opens probe into alleged €73 million embezzlement
Greece’s financial prosecutor, Panagiotis Kapsimalis, has received a report from the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority detailing the alleged embezzlement of more than €73 million in state and European Union funds between 2020 and 2025.