The Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (EKKOMED) has approved more than €1 million in funding for 20 film projects across the writing, development and production stages. The funding, totaling €1,030,374.80, was allocated under the center’s “BASIC” programme for the 2025B cycle, following an evaluation process based on artistic and financial criteria. At the production stage, …
[Umit Bektas/Reuters] Turkey supports efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday, adding the channel should not be used as a “weapon” during the Iran war. Speaking at a press conference in Doha alongside his Qatari counterpart, Fidan also said Ankara was contributing to efforts led by Pakistan to …
Six students were injured on Tuesday when a group of self-styled anti-authoritarians attacked a group of left-wing students inside the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a local news outlet reported. The serious incident occurred at the Polytechnic School, the Law School and the School of Economics, with students running for cover, according to …
Public transport will not participate in the 24-hour strike called by the civil servants’ umbrella union, ADEDY, for Wednesday, the union said. “Public transport is not part of the public sector, its employees are not unionized by ADEDY and therefore our strike tomorrow will not affect their normal operation,” ADEDY said on Tuesday. The main …
A search operation was underway by the Fire Department in northern Greece on Tuesday to locate two 20-year-old men who went missing while hiking near the village of Litochoro, at the base of Mount Olympus. Authorities were alerted by the mother of one of the men who told them she had been unable to reach …
[Ismini Vlassopoulou/Intime News] How did a camp music spectacle survive geopolitical earthquakes, economic meltdowns, technological revolutions and regional conflicts? As it turns 70 this year, Eurovision is a cultural paradox in its own right but also a living reminder of the continent’s soft power. In a shattered landscape where only sports, chiefly soccer, can still …
Greek television channel SKAI said late Monday it had suspended the broadcast of reality show Survivor after a contestant was seriously injured in the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, where the game is taking place. “SKAI has been informed of the serious accident that the Survivor contestant had in the Dominican Republic and expresses its …
Foreign direct investment in Greece reached a record high in 2025, according to data released by the OECD, totaling $12.8 billion, by far the highest level in the past 20 years. Foreign direct investment last year was 69% higher than in 2024 and more than 50% higher than in 2022, when the previous record ($8.4 …
Greek authorities are investigating an unmanned surface vessel of Ukrainian technology found off Lefkada, in what officials described as a serious development with potential implications for security, shipping and relations with Kyiv. The Magura-type sea drone, carrying explosives and indications it had participated in a strike mission, was transferred Saturday to facilities of the Underwater …
A Lufthansa airliner with 184 people on board made a safe unscheduled landing at Athens International Airport late Monday shortly after taking off for Munich. Lufthansa said all passengers evacuated the plane by inflatable chutes and in the process three people were lightly injured and taken to hospital for first aid. Flight LH1753 from Athens …