Legendary composer Yiannis Markopoulos laid to rest
Yiannis Markopoulos, one of Greece’s most influential composers, was laid to rest on Thursday after a funeral service held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
Yiannis Markopoulos, one of Greece’s most influential composers, was laid to rest on Thursday after a funeral service held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
Greek tourism has all the requirements to develop into a sustainable source of national wealth that will stand out among the international competition.
Two separate protests were held in central Athens on Thursday evening protesting about the causes of the Pylos shipwreck tragedy.
Authorities in the port city of Kalamata have made nine arrests following the sinking of a fishing boat southwest of the Peloponnese that killed at least 78 migrants, a Shipping Ministry source has said.
The head of the EU border agency Frontex has said the Greek authorities “did their upmost to save lives” in Wednesday’s sinking of a ship crammed with migrants that went down off the coast of Pylos, in the Peloponnese.
A Greek coast guard spokesperson has said that had an attempt been made to forcefully intervene with the vessel carrying hundreds of migrants before it sank, “the coast guard could have caused the shipwreck of the fishing vessel.”
Relatives of passengers who were aboard a trawler crammed with migrants that went down in the Mediterranean Sea early Wednesday have begun arriving in Kalamata, where the survivors have been taken, in the search for their loved ones. People have come from Cyprus, the Netherlands and Germany.
Market conditions at this stage do not favor a de-escalation in food prices anytime soon, warned the president of the Association of Greek Food Industries (SEVT), Ioannis Jotis, on Monday.
Adored by fans of indie, rock and alternative music alike, Ohio-bred duo Black Keys will be performing at Athens’ highly anticipated Rockwave Festival.