A monument honoring Giorgos Lyngeridis, the 31-year-old riot policeman who died after being attacked by sports hooligans in Athens in 2023, has been unveiled by Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis. The memorial was erected in the riot police barracks in the Goudi district. Chrysochoidis said Lyngeridis would always be remembered as “an example of bravery …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, six days after Trump’s election win. Mitsotakis emphasized the importance of the Greece-US strategic partnership for regional stability and security, expressing hope for close cooperation on bilateral, regional and global issues. The prime minister also invited Trump to visit Greece. Source link
The Demos Center (17 Ipitou) in Athens presents “Mama Klorin,” an evocative exhibition by Albanian artist and former cleaner Doreida Xhogu, along with other female migrant cleaners, opening November 15. Curated by Ioanna Papapavlou and Pati Vardhami, “Mama Klorin” dives into the unseen lives of these women, transforming materials like clay, glass, video and items …
[InTime News] Alexis Haritsis has been officially elected leader of the New Left in an unopposed contest at the party’s inaugural congress. Haritsis, who served as interior minister and deputy economy minister in the 2015-2019 SYRIZA-Independent Greeks government, received the backing of 95.5% of the 1,257 delegates who voted in the leadership election, the conference’s …
Ploutarchos Pourliakas, 88, the oldest runner in the 41st Athens Authentic Marathon smiles after receiving his medal at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, November 10, 2024. [Reuters/Louisa Gouliamaki] At 88, Greek runner Ploutarchos Pourliakas has proved yet again that age is just a number and poses no barrier to determination after he completed the …
File photo. The National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an emergency weather warning on Monday morning. According to EMY, weather conditions are expected to deteriorate from Monday afternoon through Wednesday, primarily in western Greece, with heavy rain, thunderstorms, frequent lightning strikes, and localized hailstorms. The severe weather on Monday and Tuesday will affect the southern Ionian …
Charalampos Pitsolis crosses the finish line to win the 41st Athens Marathon, in Athens, Sunday. [Yorgos Karahalis/AP] Charalampos Pitsolis claimed victory in the 41st Athens Marathon on Sunday, finishing with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 56 seconds. The 31-year-old Pitsolis overtook fellow Greek runner Panagiotis Karaiskos in the final kilometers of the …
Marking 100 years since Franz Kafka’s death, Nea Arcadia presents “K. or the Collective Terror of the Individual,” an exhibition blending art and literature. Featuring works by Christos Bokoros and Giorgos Rorris (pictured), the show delves into Kafka’s existential dread and its reflection in today’s world. Artists interpret Kafka’s surreal reality, portraying scenes from his …
A figure depicting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen at a store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US, on November 6, 2024. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters] This is an earth changing event. The country which for over a century played a decisive role in how the world developed elected Donald Trump president for the second time, a presidency that …
[AMNA] Greece lowers the percentage of taxes in terms of GDP and converges with the eurozone average, while increasing its dependence on indirect taxes and especially value-added tax. It still applies a completely different taxation mix to its citizens to the rest of Europe, insisting on collecting the largest part of revenue from VAT and …