Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Hans Zimmer | Athens | January 4

The music and orchestral work of world-class film composer Hans Zimmer will be performed by the Ukrainian symphonic orchestra Lords of the Sound on January 4 at the Christmas Theater (ct.gr).

ATHEX: Local stocks take a break from growth

The five-day rising streak ended on Monday at the Greek bourse, but the benchmark recorded only minor losses upon closing.

Looking for a new Rabin or Mandela

The difference that a specific person, a powerful personality, can have on the course of history really is remarkable. I still have vivid memories of the first images broadcast after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 by a far-right Israeli nationalist.

Entrepreneurship on the taxpayer’s tab

The Greek state has been regularly subsidizing freelancers (as well as farmers and small business owners) in myriad ways for the past two centuries.

Democracy’s demise requires accomplices

A book co-authored by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky became a bestseller in 2018. Its ominous title, “How Democracies Die,” not only provided insights into the erosion of institutions triggered by the rise of Donald Trump, but also proved prophetic concerning the subsequent challenging of election results and the attack on the US Capitol.

Vienna Chamber Orchestra | Athens | January 1-2

The world-famous Vienna Chamber Orchestra will present a selection of classical sonatas on the first day of the year at the Athens College Theater (15 Stefanou Delta, Psychiko).

Greece’s birth deficit mapped in Eurostat report

The declining birth rate across the European Union was mapped in a report on EU households released on Monday, World Children’s Day, by Eurostat. One child households were most common among households with children in 26 EU countries.

SYRIZA: ‘Umbrella’ hints at forming separate parliamentary group with ‘6+6’

The possibility of forming a new parliamentary group separate from SYRIZA, in cooperation with Effie Achtsiglou’s faction “6+6,” hinted Euclid Tsakalotos on Monday, whose “Umbrella” faction officially left SYRIZA last week.

Turkish minorities in western Thrace are a priority, says Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in his speech at the Turkish National Assembly on Monday spoke of Turkish minorities in western Thrace and in the Dodecanese being a priority to the Turkish government.

EU will not make any concessions to candidate countries, says Schinas

Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas in his speech on Monday at the Thessaloniki Summit 2023 highlighted that no concessions will be made for the admittance of countries in the Western Balkans and the greater region to the European Union.