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Pallbearers carry the coffin of former prime minister Costas Simitis during his state funeral in Athens’ central cathedral, Thursday. [Petros Giannakouris/AP] Former PASOK leader and ex-prime minister George Papandreou has said that he was unable to attend the state funeral of his predecessor Costas Simitis as he was on a trip to China. “Unfortunately, my …
Last year ended with an increase in residential sale and rental prices, as in the last quarter average asking sale prices increased by 7.9% year-on-year and by 2.2% compared to the third quarter of 2024. Correspondingly, the average asking rental rates increased by 5.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, while they moved at …
Brazilian jazz artist Miranda Verouli, accompanied by her talented quintet, will bring the sounds of Rio de Janeiro to the heart of Athens, at the Theater of the No (3 Konstantinou Palaiologou) on January 11. The ensemble will perform a selection of works by renowned Brazilian composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, and …
Family and officials attend the state funeral of late former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Greece, January 9, 2025. [Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis] Mourners lined the streets outside Athens’ central cathedral Thursday for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, a law professor and reformist who steered Greece into …
[Crete Live] The Iraklio Courthouse in Crete was evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat reported to police. Authorities, including bomb disposal experts and a sniffer dog, searched the premises, but no explosives were found. The investigation remains ongoing. Source link
[Yiannis Liakos/InTime News] Conditions and procedures at police stations for filing charges concerning domestic violence are inadequate, leaving women feeling unprotected during the process, a social psychologist specializing in supporting victims has protested. “We don’t want police officers to be sensitized, but they need to be properly trained,” Aphrodite Stathi stressed to Kathimerini, recounting …
[Intime] Passenger traffic at the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport of Athens reached a historic high in 2024, exceeding the corresponding figure in 2023 by 13.1%. The total number of passengers at Athens International Airport (AIA) reached 31.85 million last year, up from approximately 28.2 million in 2023. Overall, international passengers rose by 15.7%, to 22.4 million, …
Audiovisual creatives Telescopio will perform a space-inspired spectacle at the TV Control Center (91A Kiprou, Kypseli) on January 11. Comprising three respected artists from the fields of music production and visual arts – Leonidas Danezos, Vesta 4 and VJ Maestro Komikern – Telescopio blends sounds of analog machines with traditional Greek instruments such as the …
[Stathis Mamalakis] Gagosian Gallery (22 Anapiron Polemou) presents Sarah Crowner’s new solo exhibition “Night for Day.” Inspired by Francois Truffaut’s technique in his 1973 film “Day for Night,” where outdoor sequences were filmed in daylight and filtered to appear as if they were shot at night, the American artist, using deep greens and rich blues …
Traffic regulations are in full effect around the Metropolitan Cathedral in central Athens as preparations are underway for the funeral service of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, scheduled to take place at 12 pm on Thursday. He died suddenly last Sunday, aged 88. Simitis, who co-founded the PASOK socialist party after the fall of the …