Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias joins Thanos Davelis to talk about the role of tourism in the US-Greece bilateral relationship, Greece’s expectations for this summer, and the efforts to make tourism a significant year round enterprise for Greece.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has accused Greece of instigating tensions in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, adding that the country’s naval forces are equipped to defend against perceived external threats.
The existential questions of American fashion – what is it? can it be defined? how does it relate to shifting American identity? – were thrust into the cultural conversation in September with the Metropolitan Museum’s fall Costume Institute show.
Efforts to assign members to a transparency commission are said to be stalling in Cyprus, with opposition politicians crying foul over connections between some candidates and the country’s disgraced Golden Passports program.
Two men received 10-year prison sentences after being convicted of causing fatal bodily harm in the killing of Zak Kostopoulos, a gay rights activist, during an altercation in a jewelry shop in downtown Athens on September 21, 2018.
Schools have opened after the Easter break with a new Covid-19 management strategy that does not include the obligation of regular self-diagnostic tests, nor quarantine for vaccinated children who have come in contact with a case but have tested negative for the coronavirus.
Its response to the pandemic and the way it rallied during the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine justified the optimistic belief that the European Union was able to rise to the occasion in the face of historic challenges.
Turkey is trying to reach out to most countries in the region in a quest for a new, smoother and ultimately more beneficial – to Ankara itself – modus vivendi.
The life span of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) has been extended until 2025, so that the bank bailout fund will have until then the opportunity to complete its divestment from the banks and have their full privatization achieved.
The Iconic Santorini hotel opened its doors for the season on April 19, offering stunning views from Imerovigli to the island’s famous Caldera, as visitors have started arriving at the popular destination and are continuing to do so even though Orthodox Easter has passed.