Former Greek President Papoulias passes away
Former President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias passed away on Sunday. Papoulias served two terms as president, from 2005 to 2015.
The Murderess | Athens | December 28 & 30
Greek National Opera artistic director Giorgos Koumendakis has transformed the early 20th century novella “The Murderess” by Alexandros Papadiamantis into a modern opera.
Despite uproar over Floyd’s death, an unceasing tide of police killings
For the second time this year, a jury in Minneapolis has ruled against a former police officer for killing a Black man.
Reality check in the ER
Everyone needs a reality check every once in a while, but no one needs it more than politicians and journalists, and anyone else involved in the public sphere.
Management, not laws
The case of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) proves that to upgrade the services offered to citizens, one does not require large legislative interventions and sophisticated evaluation system.
Coronavirus: 6,590 new cases, 58 deaths
Authorities announced 6,590 new cases of the coronavirus, along with 58 deaths, for the 24-hour period ending at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Death toll from capsized migrant boat rises to 16
At least 16 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing the three-day death toll from such shipwrecks in Greek waters to at least 30.
Two Attica sewerage plant tenders in the pipeline
The Athens Water and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) is expected to launch two tenders to build wastewater processing plants near the capital’s eastern coast, at Rafina and Marathonas, within the first half of 2022.
Testing for UK visitors to Cyprus
The Cyprus Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that due to the rapid increase in Omicron cases in the United Kingdom, all passengers entering the country from the UK over the age of 12 and regardless of vaccination status or previous illness are required to remain in self-isolation at their place of residence until PCR…
Celebrating the centennial of a Greek cookie icon
The dining room table of the Papadopoulos family, laid out for a big Sunday meal, is the centerpiece of the Benaki Museum’s impressive and original new exhibition, “Papadopoulos 100: The Story of the Company 1922-2022.”