Turkey pours money into defense industry
Turkey’s launch on Tuesday of the Tayfun ballistic missile, with a range of 561 kilometers, is seen as further testimony to the effort it is putting into developing its defense industry.
Justice minister to decide on extradition of Serbian war crimes suspect
Greek Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras will have to decide on whether to extradite a Serbian man to Croatia, where he is wanted for alleged war crimes committed in 1991, during the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia, or Serbia, which lodged a similar request on October 11.
Protesters march in Thessaloniki over student’s window fall
Dozens of student union members from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki were marching in the center of Thessaloniki on Thursday morning to protest the injury of a 19-year-old student who fell from the second floor window of the campus’ law school building.
Man in Katerini arrested for rape of young girl
A 30-year-old man accused by a 12-year-old girl from northern Greece of rape was arrested and sent to pretrial detention on Thursday.
Dendias meets Zelenksyy, stresses full solidarity
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated during his meeting on Wednesday in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Greece will continue to demonstrate complete solidarity with Ukraine and fully condemns any attempt to change borders by the forces of revisionism.
Missing couple found dead in Lefkada ravine
A man and a woman who went missing in Lefkada, western Greece, on Tuesday afternoon were found dead in a ravine at the south of the island.
Test Air Force flights planned over Thessaloniki ahead of Ochi Day
Fighter jets of the Greek Air Force will conduct test flights over the wider area of Thessaloniki on Thursday in preparation for the commemoration of the October 28 national holiday.
Princeton historian on ‘Davids,’ ‘Goliaths’ and the case of Greece
Small states seem more resilient and healthy in an increasingly unstable world, points out Harold James, the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies, a professor of history and international affairs and director of the Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society at Princeton University.
Wise use of extra fiscal space
The Finance Ministry has decided to do everything in its power to hit the primary budget deficit target of 1.7% of gross domestic product – or even better – this year, in order to secure the confidence of the markets and postpone until 2023 any new benefits, due to the elections, according to sources.
Tassos Mantzavinos | Athens | To December 12, 2023
A selection of more than 100 drawings, paintings and wood and fabric compositions attest to Tassos Mantzavinos’ enduring fascination with Byzantine art in a show at the institution dedicated to the subject.