Clio Hall at Princeton University [Shutterstock] The Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) have introduced the Paul Sarbanes Graduate Fellowship, designed for midcareer Greek professionals in public service to pursue a Master in Public Policy (MPP) degree. Funded by the Paul Sarbanes ’54 Fund for Hellenism …
In 1958 celebrated French author Albert Camus extended an invitation to his close friend, the Greek-French painter Mario Prassinos, and his daughter, Catherine, to accompany him on a trip to Greece. Prassinos, though firmly embedded in the French artistic elite, would find in Greece a transformative encounter with light, color and atmosphere, which would profoundly …
Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with US help to bring them up to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance, the president of the Mediterranean island nation said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides put Cyprus on a trajectory for possible NATO …
The government on Thursday unveiled a new plan to install advanced traffic cameras nationwide to improve road safety and enforce traffic laws more effectively. The initiative seeks to reduce the number of accidents, particularly in urban areas where traffic fatalities have risen despite improvements in highway safety. The cameras will be deployed across the Attica …
[ERT] The Municipality of Dodoni in northwestern Greece is appealing to the state authorities to remove a burnt truck packed with potentially hazardous chemicals that has been abandoned in the village of Tyria, nearly 10 days after it was destroyed by fire on the Egnatia Highway. According to state broadcaster ERT, the local authority is …
The momentum from the ceasefire in Lebanon appeared to end on Wednesday, and the benchmark of the Greek stock market succumbed to its first losses after five consecutive days of growth during which it had grown by over 3%. Banks were at the center of the profit-taking process. The rest of the week is certain …
NEWS The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Thursday, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Source link
Eurobank has made significant strides in its investment in the Cypriot banking sector, particularly with its ongoing acquisition of Hellenic Bank. That business move may prove not be the last one by the Greek lender in Cyprus. By the end of 2024, Eurobank’s total investment in Cyprus is expected to surpass 1.1 billion euros, with …
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis warned against populism and stressed that the geopolitical conditions require even more fiscal sensibility than before. Addressing the Real Industry Summit on Wednesday, Hatzidakis said: “The international uncertainty is one more reason for us here in Greece, who have secured – especially since 2023 – much-desired political stability …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax. That’s because there are five times as many pigs and cows in Denmark as there are people. Nearly two-thirds of its land is taken up by …