The city of Thessaloniki honoured Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greece’s first Governor, on the 195th anniversary of his assassination by unveiling a new bust in the centre of the city. The ceremony took place at the junction of Egnatia and Chalkéon streets, in Dikastirion Square, where the bust now stands in the area provided by the Municipality …
Greece’s ancient network of hiking trails, among the richest in the world, is going largely unmaintained, experts say, raising safety concerns after a 34-year-old Polish hiker died recently near Episkopi, in Vryssi, Evia. Source link
A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital after four gunmen opened fire on a café in Agios Panteleimon shortly before midnight Friday. The men shot at the front of the premises at 32 Agorakritou Street from a passing car, police said. The girl, the café owner’s daughter, was hit in the left leg. Her mother …
Charles Kupchan, Eleni Varvitsioti, and Dimitris Vayanos join Thanos Davelis this week as we look into this week’s Greenland deal, the EU and Canada’s decision to move closer together, and Greece’s effort to attract the world’s leading hedge funds. Source link
Europe is connecting data centers faster than it can reinforce the power system. A new UNECE analysis, Aligning Data Centres and Large Load Growth with Grid Resilience, says operators should stop treating these projects as simple requests for megawatts. Connection should depend on how the site will behave on the grid. The report arrives as …
Severe weather is affecting several parts of Greece, with the heaviest rain and thunderstorms reported in Evia and the Sporades islands, according to the country’s National Meteorological Service (EMY). Source link
What began as a liquidity problem at several Turkish investment funds has developed into a major upheaval in the country’s capital markets, involving 131 funds, $18 billion in assets and 455,758 individual investors. Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) ordered the liquidation of the funds after some managers struggled to meet investors’ redemption requests. The regulator …
Airfares in Greece and Cyprus rose by 16.3% and 5% respectively in August. Source link
Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas attended ceremonies in Tripoli marking the 205th anniversary of the Capture and Liberation of Tripolitsa during the Greek War of Independence. The Municipality of Tripoli organised the commemorations, which honoured the historic events of 1821 and their significance for the course of the Greek Revolution. Following a religious service at the …
Born in New York to Lerian parents who immigrated there, Markos Spanos, a 43-year-old photographer working in the IT department of Leros Municipality, returned with his family at age 11 and started to develop a fascination with the southern Aegean island’s history. Source link