Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Europe’s leading jump this year by Miltos Tentoglou

Olympic gold medalist Miltos Tentoglou recorded the best effort in Europe this year measuring 8.38 meters at the long jump event of the Greek Championships on Sunday.

An ambassador with no fear of storms

A small party was being prepared in the garden of the Residence of the Greek Ambassador in Washington on Saturday, June 24, somewhat breaking the monotony of dull Embassy Row. Despite the insistent forecasts of inclement weather, Alexandra Papadopoulou had dared to set up the large round tables in the garden. […]

The common dilemma of Zelenskyy and Makarios

How and when will the war in Ukraine end? Concerning the “how,” there is a relative unanimity among Western politicians and analysts.

Erdogan’s difficult equation in NATO

The upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 is a first opportunity for Greece and Turkey to pick up the thread of bilateral relations again.

Civil servants to get a raise

The new salary system for civil servants to be activated from January 1, 2024, provides for a horizontal increase of 60-70 euros for the 660,000 public sector employees.

Shock therapy and side effects

Let’s assume that the circumvention of Article 16 of the Constitution (which stipulates that all universities are state-run) and the establishment of private universities by means of transnational agreements, has a double reading. 

Global heat puts Greece on standby

Despite the fact that Greece experienced a relatively mild June, the high temperatures recorded internationally and in Europe are raising concerns. “When the whole planet is warming up, sooner or later the circulation of systems will change and the warm air masses will reach Greece. There can be no complacency,” Kostas Lagouvardos, director of research…

New hope for Alzheimer’s patients

The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration last Thursday of the antibody treatment Leqembi, which significantly slows the progression of Alzheimer’s in its early stages, has given hope to millions of patients and their families. 

Food inflation soars 12.2%

It appears there is no end to food price hikes, as in just one month, June, increases of 2.1% were recorded compared to May 2023.

On solid foundations

Many important things were achieved in the field of civil protection by the previous government, both in terms of culture and operational efficiency as well as in finding European resources for the purchase of firefighting aircraft.