In this wide-ranging survey of ancient Greek narrative from archaic epic to classical prose, Alex Purves shows how stories unfold in space as well as in time. She traces a shift in authorial ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Friday, January 15, 2021
The Greek Civil War: World War II’s Epilogue in the Mediterranean
They had agreed to support the restoration of Greek civil authority while overseeing the distribution of aid and the re-creation of armed forces to ensure internal security, all while commitments ...
Greece to relax COVID-19 restrictions
Greece has been in a nationwide lockdown since Nov. 7, 2020, which has been extended many times. The retail sector had briefly reopened ahead of the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays, before ...
Could Turkey-Greece talks yield positive results?
Turkey has agreed to resume long-stalled talks with Greece on complex territorial disputes, but its calculus appears focused on short-term gains in its relations with the United States and the ...
Covid-19: Retail Stores to Reopen in Greece; 610 Cases Friday
The retail sector is set to reopen in Greece as the country has successfully battled its second wave of Covid-19 during its two-month lockdown. Starting Monday, January 18, Greece’s retail sector, along with hair and nail salons, will be open for business once again, albeit under strict safety measures. The move comes after Greek epidemiologists […] The post Covid-19: Retail Stores to Reopen in Greece; 610 Cases Friday first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Greek Sailing Champion Shares Story About Sexual Assault
Greek sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou recently opened up about experiencing sexual assault as a young athlete while training in the hopes of competing in the Olympic Games. Known as an extremely skilled sailor, Bekatorou has dominated her peers in the sport. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Bekatorou and her teammate Emilia Tsoulfa […] The post Greek Sailing Champion Shares Story About Sexual Assault first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Isaak Papadopoulos: From a Boy at a Micrasiatic Village to a Lecturer at the University
“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” Aristotle A courageous person is making his mark on the field of education with impressive podcasts in the “The Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” online programs. I have been following the online presentations of Dr. Isaak Papadopoulos, […] The post Isaak Papadopoulos: From a Boy at a Micrasiatic Village to a Lecturer at the University appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Olympics sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou speaks of being “sexually abused” by Federation official
Greek Olympics sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou has spoken about having been sexually abused at a young age by a senior official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. The 43-year-old Gold metal winner broke her silence at an online conference titled “Start to Talk” organized by the Ministry of Sports in the framework of the Council of … The post Olympics sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou speaks of being “sexually abused” by Federation official appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
PM Mitsotakis makes U-turn, keeps lockdown fine at €300 after outcry
Just hours after he announced to raise the fine for lockdown violations from €300 to €500, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a big U-turn. He announced that he will keep the 300-euro fine for one week. Speaking at the Plenary session in the Parliament on Friday evening, Mitsotakis said that he will keep the 300-euro … The post PM Mitsotakis makes U-turn, keeps lockdown fine at €300 after outcry appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Shopping conditions as Greece reopens retail, maintains some lockdown restrictions
Greece announced on Friday to open retail stores and malls, services and churches on Monday January 18, 2021. At the same time it maintains lockdown restrictions such as night curfew, travel ban between regions, the mandatory use of masks and movement with per SMS. Citizens are free to do their shopping without previous appointments (click … The post Shopping conditions as Greece reopens retail, maintains some lockdown restrictions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Olympic champion says she was assaulted by sports official
… sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting …
Heathrow and Gatwick: Full list of flight destinations with no quarantine on return to UK
… of Micronesia Fiji Finland Gibraltar Greek islands: Corfu, Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Zakynthos Greenland …
2,000 FETO terror members got asylum from Greece: Media
Since defeated coup in 2016, almost 20,000 members of Fetullah Terrorist Organization fled to Greece, says Greek daily - Anadolu Agency ...
Turkish PM Erdogan Doesn’t Rule Out Talks With PM Mitsotakis
Turkish PM Erdogan refused to rule out a personal meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis when speaking with reporters on Friday after he attended prayers. “In all our talks (with European leaders), we have always had a positive approach on the issue of meeting with Mr Mitsotakis,” the Turkish leader said, less than two […] The post Turkish PM Erdogan Doesn’t Rule Out Talks With PM Mitsotakis first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
“Greeks are crazy, but have a wise God” – Greece 2021 Committee releases official memorabilia
The items have historic phrases of 1821 heroes emblazoned on them
Recipes: Gazpacho and Greek salad
Summer favourites are Greek salad to reminisce of distant travels, and a chilled, summer-in-a-bowl, gazpacho soup. Prepare the capsicum ahead of time so it can cool before adding to the soup (or skip ...
Nightclub taxi drives away the blues in lockdown Greece
Greek taxi driver Konstantinos Bekio is doing his bit to lift his passengers' spirits amid the gloom of coronavirus lockdown, turning his cab into a nightclub complete with strobe lights and music.
Tourists in Greece stranded by strike
Transportation comes to a standstill in Greece as air traffic controllers, taxis and public buses go on strike in protest against the government's latest austerity measures to save the debt-laden ...
Achilles in Greek Tragedy
This study examines how one of the most popular and glamorous figures of Greek mythology was imagined on the tragic stage of fifth-century Athens. Dr Michelakis argues that dramatists persistently ...
Greek Covid-19 Support Measures Get Extension
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the Covid-19 relief measures of rent exemptions and employee subsidies will be extended.
Greece’s “green” areas on EU ECDC coronavirus map
Greece is the only country in European Union, next to Finland, that has several regions marked with “green” on the latest map issued by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) charting the spread of the coronavirus. Finland has just one region. Epirus in northwestern Greece, the Ionian Islands and the Cyclades and … The post Greece’s “green” areas on EU ECDC coronavirus map appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis’ speech at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs meeting regarding the draft law on the breadth of the territorial sea in the Ionian Sea (14.01.2021)
M. Varvitsiotis: Parliament must send a strong message of unity and unanimity By extending its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 miles, Greece is sending a strong message that it can resolve its differences peacefully, extend its boundaries and, above all, protect its interests, stressed Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis during his speech before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs with regard to the relevant draft law.Mr Varvitsiotis also stressed the need to send a message, without self-pity and free of party politics, that the Hellenic Parliament and the Greek people are united in a single direction: extending our national sovereignty in the Ionian Sea. As he characteristically stated, Parliament is being called upon to demonstrate that “Greece can handle issues concerning its national sovereignty with unity and unanimity”. For this reason, he called upon the Communist Party of Greece to change its stance during the parliamentary debate, rather than voting "present."The Alternate Minister added that Parliament is also sending this message to Turkey in view of the exploratory talks starting on 25 January. Particularly after everything that took place during 2020, when Turkey’s provocations sky-rocketed, the adoption of the draft law will signify, in his words, that “it is national and not party politics that will be taking a seat at the table”.In response to the opposition's criticism with respect to the issue of delimitation of the territorial sea, Mr Varvitsiotis stressed that, contrary to the lack of courage of the previous government, the current government pursues multilateral alliances, fortifies the country’s arguments, extends its national sovereignty and guarantees our national rights, identifying the rules of International Law as the sole means for resolving bilateral disputes. “Foreign policy is a shifting policy, affected by international developments, the overall security climate and international alliances. You must, therefore, act and react accordingly, create new alliances and prepare the ground for future moves”, he remarked.
Mitsotakis: Greece is one of two countries not marked red on the ECDC pandemic map
… course of the pandemic in Greece. "Today, according to … , with a few exceptions, Greek society showed discipline in following … course of the pandemic in Greece. "Today, according to … with a few exceptions, Greek society showed discipline in following …
Dendias: The international convention on the law of the sea is part of Greek domestic law
… the sea is part of Greek domestic law. But it is … of the European acquis. Greece has also ratified it independently … regarding the exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, during the meeting … European acquis, which is also Greek law." Source: ana-mpa
Bulgarian Sentenced to 27-Year Jail Term for Crime He Didn?t Commit
An 85-year-old Bulgarian man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and a EUR53,000 fine for trafficking migrants into Greece. The absurdity of this case is that the man never set foot in our sou
Amazon Web Services Opens Office in Greece
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that they will soon open their first office in Athens as part of the conglomerate’s ongoing investment in Greece. The firm had previously opened a CloudFront ...
Russia clearing up details of Adler Russian vessel inspection by Greek navy
The Foreign Ministry that the IRINI operation was launched in the Mediterranean based on the UNSC resolution that clearly outlines its role in supporting the UN arms embargo placed on Libya ...
Global Europe Brief: Uncharted territory for Greece-Turkey talks
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU in the global perspective. If you like what you read, you can subscribe here. The EU is set to recalibrate its position towards ...
Greek Athlete Breaks Guinness World Record
Greek athlete George Kotsimpos broke the Guinness World Record for the most hand-release pushups in one minute by completing an outstanding 64 pushups in one minute in December. He beat the previous record of 58 hand-release pushups in one minute by six repetitions. Kotsimpos, who hails from Heraklion, Crete, had seriously injured his right arm […] The post Greek Athlete Breaks Guinness World Record first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Greece Could Ease Lockdown Next Week, PM Mitsotakis Says
Greece is successfully dealing with the second wave of Covid-19, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, announcing that authorities could ease some restrictions and reopen shops as early as next week. Opening the debate in Parliament on the course of the pandemic, Mitsotakis was upbeat on thow the nation has nailed the crisis. “Today, according […] The post Greece Could Ease Lockdown Next Week, PM Mitsotakis Says first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Erdogan: I am positive about the prospect of a meeting with Mitsotakis
Our representatives can meet, while I can do the same with the Greek Prime Minister
Conflict and Consensus in Early Greek Hexameter Poetry
The Iliad and the Odyssey depict conflict where consensus should reign, as do the other major poems of the early Greek hexameter tradition: Hesiod's Theogony and the Homeric Hymns describe divine ...
The Greek Muslim spies of Rhodes claimed they barely spoke to each other, but evidence reveals they lied
Despite 52-year-old cook Mehmet Nezadin claiming he had "minimum contact" with Sebahattin Bayram, the Secretary of the Turkish Consulate in Rhodes, nor give ...
Months after historic trial, Golden Dawn leaders evade justice
Two prominent members of Greece's neo-fascist Golden Dawn party remain at large, three months after celebrated verdict.
The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare
Warfare was the single biggest preoccupation of historians in antiquity. In recent decades fresh textual interpretations, numerous new archaeological discoveries and a much broader analytical focus ...
Unanswered questions about Turkey's relationship with ISIS
Unanswered questions about Turkey's relationship with ISIS. Search for: GREEK City Times. Search for: GREEK NEWS · WORLD · TRAVEL NEWS ...
'I needed to do something', a daughter helps a New Haven GREEK diner stay afloat in a pandemic
Antonakis, who lives in Los Angeles, was calling on behalf of her parents Anna and Tony Antonakis, owners of The GREEK Olive, a family diner on ...
Indoor dining allowed again at all Orange Zone restaurants
Read Boulevard in GREECE. The change ... Complete access to news articles on rbj.net is available to Rochester Business Journal's subscribers who are ...
Lambos Hatzis
Born in Klidi, GREECE, Dad is predeceased by his beloved wife, Eleni (the true love of his life) in 2015, son, Paschali (Peter) in 2016, parents, ...
Martin Luther King's Birthday 2021
... Government offices in GREECE will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King's Birthday, a U.S. national holiday.
Greece Jobless Rate Steady At 17.7% In October
Greece's jobless rate remained stable in October, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on Friday. The jobless rate ...
Police body to be established for Athens public transport means
Greek government is mulling the establishment of a special police force for public transport in the greater region of Athens, Transport Minister Kostas. Karamanlis said on Friday. the minister’s announcement comes two days after the brutal beating of a metro worker in a station in central Athens. Speaking on Skai FM, Karamanlis said that the … The post Police body to be established for Athens public transport means appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greece raises fine to €500 from €300 for violations of pandemic restrictions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday that the fine for violations of lockdown restrictions increases from €300 to 500 euros -an amount equivalent to the monthly minimum wage and the state support to workers on suspension contracts due to the pandemic. Mitsotakis made the announcement while speaking at the Plenary Session in the … The post Greece raises fine to €500 from €300 for violations of pandemic restrictions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet
Since a time older than Greek antiquity, the oral poets of Indo-European tradition had been called 'weavers of words' - their extemporaneous performance of poetry was 'word weaving'. With the arrival ...
Ankara, Athens expected to resume talks at NATO next week
Turkish and Greek military delegations are expected to resume technical talks next week at the NATO headquarters, security sources said on Jan. 15.