Diaspora Greeks discover Greece
In the last two to three years, something unprecedented and particularly optimistic has happened. Thousands of our compatriots from the distant diasporas of the US, Australia and Canada have discovered Greece.
Transport strike held without skeleton staff
Wednesday’s 24-hour strike of Attica’s bus and trolley bus operator and the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company demonstrated conclusively once again that laws which are passed are not necessarily implemented.
Athens preparing UN response to Erdogan attack
In light of the new escalation on the part of Ankara, which this time came from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with the unsubstantiated accusations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece, Athens is preparing to counter the claims with actual facts.
Demo held to mark anniversary of Zak Kostopoulos killing
A rally and a march was held in memory of LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos in central Athens on Wednesday, four years to the day he was killed.
Athens court rules Wednesday’s transport strike unlawful
A court in Athens on Thursday ruled a public transport strike that brought the capital to a standstill the previous day as unlawful and exploitative.
Traffic grinds to a halt in capital
A traffic jam on Kifissias Avenue, a main thoroughfare in Athens. Public transport workers went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in view of the passing of a draft law on public utilities (DEKO) in Parliament.
Care for dementia patients is a ‘human right,’ says group on World Alzheimer’s Day
Nearly 206,366 people have been diagnosed with dementia in Greece, according to an international report released on Wednesday to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day 2022.
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of rape suspect
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal against a decision by a lower court clearing a 27-year-old man of charges of rape.
Turkey’s accusations about migration are ‘preposterous,’ says Greek PM
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he would have a chance respond to the statements made Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the United Nations when he also addresses the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Elections, the anniversary of Lausanne, Turkey’s centennial, and Greek-Turkish relations
Professor Ryan Gingeras joins Thanos Davelis to look into how the build up to elections in Turkey in 2023, along with the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne and the founding of the Turkish Republic, could impact Greek-Turkish relations.