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British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) greets his Greek counterpart Kostas Simitis at 10 Downing Street in London, on December 15, 2003. [AP] Costas Simitis was the antidote to much that preceded him in Greek politics. He was the antithesis of the populism and the melodramatic conflicts that had sometimes gone before him. Lacking the …
One of the late Costas Simitis’s most memorable comments, “This is Greece!,” was made in Parliament a few days after the passenger ferry Express Samina sank off Paros, with the loss of 81 lives, on 26 September 2000. For some, this was a declaration of national self-knowledge. Others chose to see it as a mark …
In a few days Donald Trump will become, again, president of the United States. As the elections revealed, about half of the voters (actually less than half, 49.9%) are eager for that day to come, while the other half (48.4% to be exact) dread the occasion. According to his supporters, Trump will reinvigorate the country, …
[Shutterstock] A 43-year-old Cretan man has been killed by a falling tree. The fatal accident took place early afternoon Sunday in the village of Margarites, southeast of Rethymno, Crete. An ambulance crew, with the help of locals, retrieved the body from under the tree, but the Rethymno hospital merely confirmed the death. Authorities are investigating. …
A total of 60 people were arrested over the past six days for drug possession and trafficking in various areas of the city. Police officers from the Thessaloniki Crime Suppression and Investigation Divisions, as well as the Rapid Response Unit, conducted ongoing checks from the afternoon of January 7, 2025, until the early hours of …
The three police officers who failed to arrest the 45-year-old driver, despite finding him intoxicated, driving recklessly and without a license before he caused a fatal accident in Crete, have been detained by order of the prosecutor. Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, shortly after being found intoxicated by the police, the 45-year-old businessman from Ηania …
Describing this traditional recipe from the island of Kos in the Dodecanese, the late Greek gastronomy researcher Evi Voutsina remembered what she was told by the woman who gave her this recipe, Argiro Chartofilidou. “The dish is special, festive and, as its title suggests, fit for pashas,” Voutsina wrote. “In the past, they would take …
Los Angeles resident Francois Auroux was captured on NBC’s camera fleeing a California wildfire on his bicycle, clutching a painting by famed Greek artist Alekos Fasianos. His heartfelt act prompted the painter’s family to track him down and express their gratitude for saving the artwork. The video of Auroux fleeing his home with the artwork …
As 2024 concludes, Greece’s tourism sector celebrates record-breaking achievements while navigating pressing challenges. With official data from the Bank of Greece still pending, a PwC study presented at the SETE conference forecasts arrivals reaching 41.6 million—a 22.4% rise from 2023. In 2023, arrivals surpassed 36 million, marking significant growth from 30 million in 2022, including …
The official House Prices Index in Cyprus recorded an increase of 2.7% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter of 2023, noting an annual increase for the 11th consecutive quarter, according to provisional estimate of the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat). The HPI for the third quarter of 2024 amounts to 113.62 …