Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 90 other breakaway lawmakers launched a new political party on Friday, seeking to regroup to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan after their former party faced an unprecedented legal crackdown. Source link
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a new Constitution that reflects the needs of the 21st century, arguing that Greece must modernise its institutional framework during a parliamentary debate on constitutional revision. Addressing Parliament, Mitsotakis said Greece needed a Constitution “that keeps pace with our times” and described the revision process as a responsibility …
Seldom does the anniversary of a defining moment in history bear such relevance for the present as today’s 52nd anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece. Source link
Fifteen-year-old Danai Tselebi departed Athens on Friday to represent Greece at the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in California. The student from Kavala, who won Greece’s national title in the Microsoft PowerPoint 365 category earlier this year, will compete in the global final in Anaheim on Monday, July 27. The championship exam will last …
Cypriots worry about the stability of the national grid due to the excessive demand caused by the heat wave. Source link
Brad Pitt revealed in the past that his experience making the 2004 epic Troy became a defining moment that changed the way he approached his acting career. In a 2019 interview for The New York Times Magazine’s Great Performers issue, Pitt said his disappointment with the film pushed him to stop following outside advice and …
Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency announced on Friday that on July 29, it will auction 13-week Treasury bills, in book entry form, in the amount of €400 million. The bills will mature on October 30. Source link
The European Central Bank has released a shortlist of ten designs for the first complete redesign of euro banknotes since 2002. Europeans can now vote on the final look of the new euro notes, choosing between two clear themes: European birds and rivers, or iconic figures from European culture. Christine Lagarde, President of the European …
I hear various ministers casually mocking the findings of polls that show that 60% of Greeks have expressed their disappointment with their financial situation – some even saying they cannot save a single euro or that they cannot make ends meet. Source link
The Orthodox Church commemorates the passing of Agia Anna on 25th of July. Agia Anna, the mother of the Theotokos (Panagia), was the wife of St. Joachim and the daughter of Mattham, a Levi priest. Anna and Joachim were married and childless for about 50 years. This saddened them, and they vowed that should the …