A deep social divide in life and death has emerged in Athens, a study by the Institute of Demographic Research and Studies (IDEM) reveals. Mortality rates are significantly higher in the working-class districts of western Athens, central Athens, and Piraeus than in the wealthier northern and southern suburbs. The analysis highlights a sharp rise in …
Panathinaikos produced a stunning game against Dinamo Minsk on Thursday and won 4-0 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens to qualify to the Conference League playoffs. The Athens giant had a scoring problem until Thursday, with an average of just one goal per game in the Super League, but in this game it was utterly …
[Intime] Athinon Avenue ended Thursday with hardly any changes to its main indexes. The day started off with a decline, as the expected 25-basis point cut by the Fed on Wednesday was already priced in, while the caution the US central bank showed in its statement led markets to believe a more restrained year is …
[Nick Staikos MP/Facebook] Nick Staikos has been appointed minister for consumer affairs and for local government in Victoria, Australia, following a cabinet reshuffle announced by Premier Jacinta Allan. Staikos will join fellow Greek Australian Steve Dimopoulos in the cabinet, who retains his suite of portfolios of tourism, sport and major events, environment and outdoor recreation. …
A new nationwide survey conducted by Pulse shows the ruling conservative New Democracy party maintaining a significant lead, while socialist PASOK, now the main opposition party following defections from the leftist SYRIZA party, remains steady in second place. ND scored 25% of voter support, up from 24% in a previous Pulse poll conducted November 24–26. …
Athens-based artistic collective The Callas will debut their new album, “Anatoli,” at Under Athens (1 Ippokratous & Panepistimiou). For more than 20 years, brothers Aris and Lakis Ionas have been electrifying Greece’s creative scene, and now they’re back with their second Greek-language album. Packed with dreamy, post-punk bangers, “Anatoli” promises to get you thinking and …
Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias postponed his scheduled visit to Serbia on Thursday. Source link
ISTANBUL – As Syria’s political landscape shifts toward a new government potentially aligned with Turkey, revived discussions on strategic energy and maritime agreements are making waves. One proposal is the revival of a natural gas pipeline that would transport Qatari gas to Europe through Syria and Turkey, a plan stalled for over 15 years. According …
Greece will host the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Ancient Civilizations Forum in December 2025. The announcement was made during the 8th Ministerial Conference held in Yerevan, Armenia, where Greece was unanimously awarded the presidency for the upcoming event. The forum, initiated in Athens in 2017, brings together countries rich in ancient cultural heritage, including …
The European Commission has placed Greece in the same group of countries as Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, but that is not good news. It is the group of nine eurozone countries in which the Commission’s “Alert Mechanism” identified macroeconomic imbalances. In-depth assessments will follow on whether these imbalances have worsened or are being corrected. …