The picturesque village of Olympos, on Karpathos island. Following the promotion of more Greek destinations in Northern Italy by the Greek National Tourism Organization – which participated in two professional workshops organized by the airports of Venice and Verona on March 24 and 25 – a new direct flight is to connect Karpathos with Verona …
Some of the fuel subsidy the Cypriot government introduced to ease the burden of rising prices got siphoned away from consumers, who did not full benefit from the initiative at the pump, according to findings from the Cyprus Consumers Association. The subsidy, amounting to 8.33 cents per liter, went into effect Saturday, April 4, and …
The debate about whether the cross of preference as a voting system is to blame for clientelism in Greece is not new. The dilemma between direct democratic legitimacy and the party-list system, which would cut the cord between voter and MP, has been raised for decades in the public domain. There are examples of mixed …
Greece’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Aglaia Balta. [Reuters] Greece continues its delicate diplomatic balancing act in dealing with the war in the Middle East, given its close alliance with the US, its strategic relationship with Israel, its membership in NATO and the EU, and its deepening relations with Egypt as well as …
Olympiakos and Panathinaikos showed on Tuesday they are ready to make up the first pair of teams in an all-Greek final this May, at the Euroleague Final Four to take place in Athens, too. They thrashed Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively and showed Europe they are the teams to be compared with in the last …
[Christina Georgiadou] Dragatsaniou Street, located in the heart of Athens’ commercial triangle, was known as the capital’s main hub for those shopping for electrical goods. However, during Greece’s debt crisis, the old businesses closed and the street became deserted. Gradually, the void was filled with cafes and bars that have altered the character of the …
“Hezbollah or Allah?” – “God or his party?”– someone from Dilan Adamat’s group joked as a violent storm broke over a place where rain is rare. The thunder was so loud it could easily have been mistaken for a ballistic missile or drone strike – like the hundreds that have hit Erbil, the capital of …
Classic koulourakia from Smyrna Among the most fragrant and delicious koulourakia, these Easter cookies have a crumbly, buttery dough that melts in your mouth. The chef uses sheep and goat milk butter for its wonderfully rustic, distinctive aroma, and adds a portion of olive oil (a lovely evolution of tradition!) to make them even more …
Police in Piraeus have arrested a taxi driver with more than three kilograms of heroin in his vehicle, who is suspected of drug trafficking throughout the Greater Athens region. A police statement Tuesday said a search of the 34-year-old’s home turned up more heroin, bringing the total quantity of the drug seized in his possession …
File photo. A man wanted in Serbia for alleged participation in a string of gangland morders has been arrested in southern Athens, authorities said Tuesday. A police statement said the 40-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Voula on April 2, on the basis of an international arrest warrant from Serbia. He is alleged to …