Avant Garde Festival | Athens | May 26 – June 15
More than 100 entries from different parts of the world make up the program of this year’s Avant Garde Film Festival, being hosted in all three cinemas of the Greek Film Archive and online.
ATHEX: Solid gains for majority of local stocks
Wednesday offered most Greek stocks a session of solid gains, showing a clear sense of direction, unlike most other eurozone markets.
British Museum’s denial of talks over Parthenon Marbles points to ‘lack of information’
In response to a statement by a representative of the British Museum that no new talks have taken place or are planned with the Greek government for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, the Greek Culture Ministry said on Wednesday that the representative was not well informed.
Mitsotakis meets with high-tech executives at Davos
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Microsoft, Google and Meta executives on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday.
Delegations from Sweden, Finland hold NATO talks in Turkey
Senior officials from Sweden and Finland held some five hours of talks with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey’s strong objections to the Nordic nations’ bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.
Man rescued from beneath Athens metro train
A man has been rushed to hospital after firefighters rescued him from beneath a train in an Athens metro station. The alarm was raised on Wednesday afternoon when the man fell on the tracks as a train was entering Korydallos station.
Schools to drop mask mandate on June 1, exams excluded
Students and teachers will not be obliged to wear masks in all levels of the education system, the Education Ministry announced on Wednesday, but masks will remain compulsory in examination halls.
Greek budget deficit significantly down in Jan-April
The Greek state budget recorded a deficit of 3.316 billion euros in the January-April period, significantly down from a budget target for a shortfall of 4.973 billion and a deficit of 8.797 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, the Finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Digital Arts | Athens | To May 29
A celebration of how technology has allowed artists to expand their creative horizons, the Athens Digital Arts Festival turns 18 this year and is dedicated to the theme “FutuRetro.”
PM meets with Israeli president in Davos
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. The two men discussed developments in the wider region, placing a particular emphasis on issues of energy and the formation of a new energy map in the area following the Russian invasion of…