Renowned author and academic Tzina Politi passed away on Wednesday at the age of 93. The award-winning author was born in Athens in 1930 and studied English Literature at Columbia University before earning her PhD.
Greece, along with Italy, continues to experience excessive imbalances but its vulnerabilities appear to be receding due to policy progress, according to fiscal policy recommendations given by the European Commission in the context of the European Semester.
The Greek short-term rental market continues to lead Europe in several categories, as bookings data show that demand from foreigners as well as Greek guests is particularly high.
Among the impressive reversals of the Sunday’s election was Crete, where ruling New Democracy scored a major victory, its first in decades on the island.
The system of simple proportional representation used in the May 21 elections was a wasteful, inconvenient and costly choice – a price we paid due to the opportunism of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, which mirrored the opportunism of the late socialist leader Andreas Papandreou.
Two Danish tourists have been arrested by the police on the island of Zakynthos for endangering a minor.
Greece’s president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend’s inconclusive vote.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou appointed Ioannis Sarmas, a senior judicial official who is president of the Court of Audit, as caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend’s inconclusive vote.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greek authorities were investigating a New York Times video showing asylum seekers being forcibly ejected from Greece but reiterated denials that his government knowingly carries out so-called pushbacks.
Greece’s president will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend’s inconclusive vote.