The Greek government collected surplus revenues of €19.7 billion from taxes in the four-year period from 2022 to 2025. Part of that was converted into permanent benefits, allowances and aid to vulnerable groups and those affected by natural disasters, along with measures to address the pandemic and the energy crisis. There was also an increase …
Thousands of homemade rockets lit up the night sky in the village of Vrontados on the eastern Aegean island of Chios late on Holy Saturday, as the island’s traditional “rocket war” marked the Orthodox Easter celebration. Rival groups from two local parishes, Panagia Erithiani and Agios Markos, began preparations early in the evening, with test …
“Thanasis, why are the mountains black?” asks Christopher King, speaking to Pontic lyra virtuoso Thanasis Stilidis. The two men exchange a long, almost conspiratorial glance before Stilidis replies: “The mountains are always black before dawn. Because dawn is near. That’s why the mountains are black. Because after sorrow comes joy. After death comes resurrection.” This …
Chef: Nena Ismyrnoglou Prep: 30 minutes Cooking: 3.5 hours Ingredients (serves 6) • 2.5 kg lamb (leg and shoulder), cut into portion-sized pieces, bone-in • 1 cup flour, for dredging • 300 g onion, finely chopped • 200 g pearl or shallot onions, peeled • 150 g fennel bulb, finely chopped • 2 bay leaves …
[Yiannis Malafis/Facebook] Politicians, business leaders and tourism stakeholders on the eastern Aegean island of Chios have called for the Orthodox Easter “rocket-war” celebrations to go ahead this year, despite a recent police crackdown on an illegal fireworks workshop linked to the iconic local tradition. In a social media post, the island’s mayor, Yiannis Malafis, shared …
File photo. Police fired at a getaway vehicle during a pursuit of suspected burglars on Good Friday evening in Vari, authorities said. According to the police, shortly before 9 p.m. three unidentified suspects broke into a house on Sifnou Street in the eastern Attica town by smashing a first-floor window and stole about €5,000 before …
A private spy firm founded by former members of Israeli intelligence has confirmed its involvement in a sting operation targeting state officials and private interests in Cyprus, saying it wanted to expose corruption. A senior aide to Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides resigned in January after a video posted online showed him discussing investment projects in …
Jewelry shop owner Ioanna Velentza, 26, noted that metal costs have doubled, forcing price increases. In the winding streets of Athens’ historic Plaka district, beneath the Acropolis, business owners are bracing for an uncertain tourist season amid regional conflicts and rising costs. “We’re caught between two wars,” said Pantelis Vassilakos, a 30-year restaurant veteran. “The …
This country must, at some point, strike a balance between the old and the new – between development rooted in genuine reform and the kinds of dealings, institutional or otherwise, that undermine it; between a style of politics reminiscent of tribal patronage and one that respects rules and institutions Source link
A flame lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was flown on a Greek government aircraft to Athens on Easter Saturday, ahead of its distribution nationwide for midnight Easter church services. In a ceremony repeated every year, it was welcomed at the airport with the honors accorded to a visiting head of …