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A painful aspect of the social problem of housing in Greece is accommodation for students, the cost of which, especially in large cities and tourist destinations, is influencing the academic choices of prospective students. If the wider problem of the housing market is intractable, the same justification cannot apply for student housing. Large universities should, […]

Let’s say a large hotel unit is being built on an island. Irrespective of the opinions on its aesthetics, which usually vary, it is an investment that initially many people will see positively.

A painful aspect of the social problem of housing in Greece is accommodation for students, the cost of which, especially in large cities and tourist destinations, is influencing the academic choices of prospective students. If the wider problem of the housing market is intractable, the same justification cannot apply for student housing. Large universities should, […]

I’ve been looking at them for months; but perhaps they’ve been this way for years, showing different wrong times. I’m talking about the two big round clocks at the tram’s Syngrou-Fix stop on Kallirois Street in central Athens.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the lethal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens in December 2008.

The election of Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus is a new development in the island nation's political scene as it was done, for the first time, without the the support of the two major parties – Democratic Rally (DISY) and communist-rooted AKEL.

Greek domestic politics are currently like quicksand that threatens everyone, and a lot will be decided in the coming weeks by how party leaders manage political developments.

No one can claim that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent visit to Ankara and his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were scintillating.

What was the main conclusion drawn by the government from the results of the recent European Parliament election? That it has to focus all of its energy on the everyday problems faced by citizens.

In his charming ground-floor workshop in the Athenian neighborhood of Galatsi, the violin Dimitris Kakos holds in his capable hands is more than an instrument; it is a thread stretching back three centuries.

Europeans are heading to the polls for the 2024 European Parliament elections. Generation Z voters, the newest addition to the electoral body, born between 1997 and 2012, comprise a significant segment of the 366 million people from the 27 member-states eligible to vote.

“Macron does not know what the answer is about the people’s reaction, but he is taking the risk as he considers politics as gambling,” argues Christian Lequesne, professor of political science at Sciences Po in Paris.

Yes, it is a relief when justice works. When domestic abusers pay a price for their actions, when the system follows the legal procedure without discounts due to personal acquaintances or influence from powerful friends.

To know where we stand, to see where we want to go and how, we need to hear from people who are in the heart of events. So, if we are interested in the state of the world today, there is no one more suited to tell us than Martin Griffiths.

It is an exaggeration to say that the far-right in Greece is stronger than ever because this assumes a unity in a fragmented and internally conflicted space.

The presence of Aristotle University at EuroPride 2024, which starts on Friday in Thessaloniki, is seen as a strong message of support to the LGBTQ+ community.

Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias struck a somber tone last week when he appeared on our television screens saying that the Fire Service and the police were in possession of camera footage showing an arsonist setting fire to dried brush in eastern Attica. He also claimed that the footage would be made public.

The reason why the custom of voting for candidates as we do in national elections instead of political parties and their fixed, and ranked, list of nominees for the European Parliament did not stem from a matter of principle.

Results from Sunday’s ballots show that none of the big three parties have reached their stated goals, although all may try to spin a positive narrative from them.

Let’s say a large hotel unit is being built on an island. Irrespective of the opinions on its aesthetics, which usually vary, it is an investment that initially many people will see positively.

Greece “can play a very important mediating role,” in the developing conflict in the Middle East, Palestinian Ambassador to Greece, Yussef Dorkhom, said at a press briefing held at the embassy on Wednesday.

For many years, French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi was an almost unwanted person in Greece, at least for those who knew his name and associated him with the first and most emblematic public building constructed in Athens in the 21st century.

“How wonderful would it be to have a job where I could do nonsense and get paid,” thought Cypriot Fidias Panayiotou five years ago. And that’s how his YouTube channel was born.

It is true that a gloom has descended on the holiday season again this winter, with a large part of the population continuing to be wary and mindful of the virus’ effects, particularly as it seems inevitable that the Omicron variant will take over by mid-January.

The 50-year anniversary of Greece’s transition to democracy following the 1967-74 military dictatorship has continuously fed the public sphere with new perspectives, thoughts, memories and debates.

Turkey’s spokesperson at a meeting of UNESCO’s committee for the return of cultural property denied knowledge of a written authorization allowing Britain’s Lord Elgin to sell large sections of the Parthenon’s sculptural decorations.