On Wednesday, November 20, K. Scarlett Kingsley graced the educational institution College Year in Athens (CYA) with an insightful look at the ever-interconnected relationship between agriculture and warfare. In her talk, “The Perils of Agrarianism: The Breakdown of the Hoplite-Farmer in the Fifth Century BCE,” Kingsley introduced her perspective on this relationship by providing an …
The publication of the memoirs of Angela Merkel, who was Germany’s chancellor at one of the toughest times of Greece’s post-junta history, is an opportunity for reflection. Enough time has elapsed so we can look back on why the country went bankrupt and on the grueling austerity measures that were imposed as a result. Yet …
[AP] An event celebrating the 70th anniversary of CERN and Greece’s contributions to its groundbreaking research took place at the National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos. The milestone coincides with the election of Professor Konstantinos Fountas as president of the CERN Council, marking a historic first for a Greek scientist. Professor Fountas, a physicist and …
The headquarters of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). Three out of four enterprises in Greece show losses or profits below the minimum wage in their tax returns. Small and personal companies do not fall under any kind of “minimum taxable income,” so the tax they are required to pay depends on the content …
[Giorgos Albanidis/APE-MPA] In a plant nursery near Thessaloniki, a Greek family is preparing to distribute nearly 150,000 poinsettias ahead of Christmas, with the majority going to foreign markets. The family’s poinsettia business, which began as a small operation in the 1990s, has grown into a competitive global exporter. Today, over 70% of their products are …
[Intime News] Plans for a National High School Diploma in Greece, a key pledge of the New Democracy government, have faltered amid political hesitation, logistical hurdles, and fears of a public backlash. Proposed as an overhaul to the existing university entrance system, the diploma would rely on school-based examinations combined with standardized test banks. Advocates …
The operation codenamed “Talos” led to the arrest of three individuals, while charges have been filed against two more for possession of child pornography. The cyber crime division, after utilizing information from foreign authorities, identified internet users in Greece who accessed websites and applications containing illegal material. Following this analysis, authorities tracked down these users …
Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu (C), leader of the PSD (Social Democracy Party) party and presidential candidate reacts at the PSD campaign headquarters after the first exit-poll, in Bucharest, Romania, 24 November 2024. [Bogdan Cristel/EPA] A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and centre-right opposition party leader will likely face each other in a Dec. 8 presidential run-off …
Back in 1999, there were 100 supermarket chains operating in Greece, but today their number has fallen below 40 in this market of 12 billion euros per annum. Of the 60 or so chains that were lost, there were some very small ones that closed, others were acquired, others went bankrupt, while there was no …
[Kathimerini/Anastasia Stamatopoulou] A fire broke out on Sunday evening at a popular nightclub in the Pangrati area of central Athens, sparked by candles on a birthday cake, leaving six people injured. The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. as a waiter was delivering a birthday cake to a group celebrating at the venue. The candles …