Beyond woke fantasies
Hungary has the lowest proportion of asylum applications in the EU (alongside Slovakia). Nevertheless, anti-immigration sentiment has shaped its political and social reality. Source link
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The rumble of war grows louder in Europe
For close to five years, Russia has been trying to conquer Ukraine; for the past three, the Middle East has been in flames; over the past two, Donald Trump has overturned everything we took for granted in international relations. Source link
Greek Olive Oil Prices Fall as 2026 Harvest Begins, but Producers Face Rising Costs – Greek City Times
Greece is entering the 2026/27 olive oil season with lower prices, recovering consumer demand and a major question hanging over the market: how large will Spain’s harvest be? Initial estimates put Greek olive oil production between 280,000 and 330,000 tonnes, with around 300,000 tonnes currently emerging as the most widely cited scenario. The estimates from …
Free Inn Zagori: A guesthouse with a different philosophy
Ultramarathon runner Thodoris Ziakkas welcomes people who share his love of the mountains to his remote “refuge,” a few miles from Skamneli in Zagori. Source link
Heidi Bucher: Centennial Events | Athens | September 25-November 15
The American College of Greece and Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art present a two-part exhibition marking the centenary of Swiss artist Heidi Bucher’s birth. Source link
End of an era in Greek telecoms
On the emblematic star-shaped edifice at the Kifissias Avenue interchange in Maroussi known by all Greeks as the “OTE building,” the signs of change are hard to miss. Source link
Gender stereotypes squeeze girls into fashion conformity
When her daughter was around 4-5, Angeliki Marinou noticed something strange. Even when the child was wearing shorts, she remained somewhat exposed. Source link
The people keeping Agios Efstratios alive
On Agios Efstratios, one of the Aegean’s most remote inhabited islands, the past continues to shape the present. Source link
Extending territorial waters to 12 miles: When and how?
Following Greece’s explicit reference – made for the first time in a diplomatic demarche to Turkey – to the country’s right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, the debate concerning how and, above all, when such an option can be exercised has understandably returned to the fore. Source link
Two held over attack with small explosive device in Peloponnese
Two men were arrested after a car chase Sunday in the southern Peloponnese region for allegedly setting off a small explosive device outside a block of flats in the town of Amaliada. Source link