Easter exodus: almost 630,000 cars left Athens
More than 250,000 passenger cars left Athens through the two major national highways to the north and west of the city on Thursday and Friday alone, police announced.
Bolder measures needed
All the data show that real estate prices have continued to rise. Despite the subsidizing programs implemented for special categories of citizens, housing continues to become more expensive and beyond the reach of people with an average income.
Israel, marching into the unknown
Israel is always just one defeat away from catastrophe. The fact that it is an island of 10 million people in a sea of Arabs and other Muslims demands that it be constantly vigilant, ready to fight.
Housing prices rising, with no end in sight
Greece’s housing market continued to post strong increases in both property prices and rental rates in the first quarter of the year, with no clear sign of a slowdown.
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Subway and tram schedules for Friday and Saturday
Athens subway trains will end their run earlier on Good Friday and Saturday, Athens Urban Rail Transport has announced.
Academic qualifications spark controversy over official’s appointment
Newly appointed Deputy Agriculture Minister Makarios Lazaridis faces opposition demands for his resignation over his degree from the College of Southeastern Europe.
‘Tsilihourda’ from Corfu
The dish is traditionally prepared on Holy Saturday and eaten after the Easter Resurrection. In earlier times, in some areas, it was eaten on Sunday, as the Resurrection service took place at dawn rather than late Saturday night.
Productivity remains Greek economy’s big problem, OECD report notes
Low productivity remains an obstacle to the further convergence of the Greek economy with the most developed economies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Lamb ‘pastitsado’ from Corfu
Corfu’s Easter “pastitsado” is a rich dish made with lamb and offal, plenty of spices and a wine-based sauce. Indeed, the dish is only considered properly cooked when the sauce is so thick “it stains the mustaches red,” according to writer Ninetta Laskari, in “Corfu: A Glimpse Through Time.”