Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday dismissed criticism that his government is promoting a “woke agenda,” after a conservative newspaper claimed that an elective schoolbook that will be released next year is allegedly depicting a same-sex household. Source link
Seventy-one years after the events of 6–7 September 1955, commemorations mark the Istanbul Pogrom, two nights of organized violence against the city’s Greek (Rum) community and other non-Muslims. The riots followed a bomb explosion at the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki, housed in the birthplace of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The blast caused limited damage. Subsequent investigations …
Greece’s economic achievements over the past 15 years are impressive, Klaus Regling, former head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), has told a conference in Athens. Source link
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has described the measures announced at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) as a “pact for progress and prosperity,” outlining a wide ranging package of tax cuts, income support and measures targeting households, businesses and workers. The package includes measures for civil servants, pensioners, farmers, families, self employed professionals, businesses and …
John Psaropoulos, Sinan Ciddi, Steven Cook, Alexia Kalaitzi, and Erini Karamouzi join Thanos Davelis this week as we explore Greece’s €3 billion defense deal with Israel and more. Source link
A remarkable Mycenaean tomb near Aigio in western Greece has been discovered intact, giving archaeologists an extraordinary opportunity to study the burial practices, traditions and family connections of a community that lived more than 3,000 years ago. Archaeologists working near Aigio have uncovered an untouched Mycenaean tomb containing a wealth of funerary objects, including jewellery, …
A 54-year-old motorcyclist was killed after crashing on the Thessaloniki-Kavala highway in northern Greece on Saturday afternoon, police said. Source link
The European Central Bank is expected to raise its deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% next Thursday, as the deadlock in the US-Iran conflict continues to drive energy prices higher. The move would mark the ECB’s second rate increase of 2026, following a similar hike in June. Greek households and businesses face …
One man was killed and another injured when the boat they were on was hit by a yacht while sailing at around midnight at the Saronic Gulf port, Cenchreae (Kenchreia), in the Peloponnese. Source link
Greece is borrowing more cheaply than France and Italy as investors increasingly reward the country’s post-crisis economic reforms and improved fiscal credibility, according to Nick Hill, Managing Director and Global Head of Credit Strategy and Guidance at Moody’s. Speaking to TA NEA on the sidelines of Bruegel’s Annual Meetings in Brussels, Hill said government bond …