Heartless technocrats
How nice it sounds, how easy to digest, how captivating… The reason for the slogan that many of our lawmakers shouted on the occasion of the ELTA affair: “No to the rule of technocrats. Yes to democracy.”
How nice it sounds, how easy to digest, how captivating… The reason for the slogan that many of our lawmakers shouted on the occasion of the ELTA affair: “No to the rule of technocrats. Yes to democracy.”
The issuance of the new Greek ID cards officially began on September 25, 2023. According to the latest data, more than 2.5 million new IDs have already been issued, while the total number requiring replacement is estimated at around 9 million.
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of planting a bomb at a house in the Cretan village Vorizia, near Iraklio, which triggered a feud-related shooting on November 1 that left two people dead and several others injured.
After having to cancel his September performance at Theatro Vrachon, the “father of Ethiopian jazz,” Mulatu Astatke, will return to Athens for a concert at the Christmas Theater (139 Veikou) on November 25.
A sweeping reform of Greece’s family law has redefined how separated or divorced parents raise their children, making joint and equal custody the new default arrangement and reshaping long-held family dynamics.
The Greek friends of Nick Mitropoulos – a prominent figure in the Greek-American community who passed away in September at the age of 73 – paid their respects in a modest memorial service held at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral last Saturday.
The Benaki Museum (138 Pireos) presents “Shadows of the Mind,” a retrospective exhibition dedicated to American photographer Roger Ballen.
The Culture Ministry has reversed a directive that had instructed its archaeological services not to object to pre-approved building permits in areas outside urban plans.
Two engineers sentenced last July to 13 years in prison each for their role in a €32 million overpricing case involving the construction of five twin tunnels on the Egnatia Odos highway in the Grevena region have been released from prison following a court decision.
Three additional suspects have been remanded in custody in connection with an alleged criminal organization accused of drug trafficking in Athens and the illegal transport of migrants, authorities said on Wednesday.