Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decisively locked in his decision to lead Greece through to 2025 and beyond, insisting that his government will not call early elections. Despite ongoing speculation about potential election windows in late 2025 or even sooner, he has made it clear that there will be no changes to the electoral laws, …
[AP] Α vibrant holiday event transformed Thessaloniki’s seafront into a festive spectacle on Sunday, as rowing athletes dressed as Santa Claus paddled through the waters, spreading seasonal cheer. Organized by the ThesSUP team, the event celebrated the growing sport of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) while infusing it with Christmas spirit. Approximately 30 participants, clad in Santa …
PASOK will soon take action to address what it describes as “exorbitant increases” in health and hospital coverage premiums imposed by insurance companies, opposition leader Nikos Androulakis has announced. The initiative will begin as soon as Parliament resumes its work after the holiday break. “This issue affects hundreds of thousands of citizens with hospital programs. …
The European Commission has for the first time placed Greece among the countries where it sees risks in achieving the goal of social convergence. Next year it will prepare a detailed report for each of the 10 countries in this category, which also includes Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Luxembourg. What …
[GNTO] The sector of tourism “has become the backbone of Greek-Turkish rapprochement and the vehicle that brought our two peoples closer,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said last week, apropos of the Greece-Turkey Joint Tourism Committee meeting in Athens. Tourism has also contributed to “the mitigation of negative stereotypes dominating the societies of both countries,” she …
[Paris Tavitian/ Museum of Cycladic Art] “The statues of Athena and Tyche, overseeing the grand entrance of the Stathatos Mansion from its rooftop, will no longer feel so lonely,” I thought on Wednesday evening while heading to the opening of the exhibition “Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades.” The exhibits will be accompanied …
Hundreds of seasonal firefighters attend a protest outside the Civil Protection Ministry to demand year-round contracts, in Athens, Thursday. [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo] The most interesting thing to emerge from Wednesday’s MRB poll is insight into what citizens consider the country’s biggest problems, which should also be of concern to the government. They are not too …
[Reuters] Cyprus is making moves to boost its workforce and fill gaps in key sectors with new policies that give both skilled professionals and foreign students more opportunities. Labor Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has just issued decrees that make it easier for highly qualified workers from outside the European Union to find jobs and give foreign …
Recently, an article by Ariel Harkham, co-founder of the Jewish think tank Jewish National Initiative, in Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post provoked reactions about the next day after the war and the necessary shifts in Israeli security doctrine. Harkham’s proposals include, among others, leasing areas on the Greek islands for the establishment of naval bases …
Levadiakos snatched a point at AEK on Sunday [Intime]. Greek soccer teams appeared to be distracted by the upcoming holidays, as they produced few goals and little action over the weekend in the Super League, with Levadiakos offering some excitement ahead of Christmas, by snatching a draw at AEK. Leader Olympiakos appeared to disappoint its …