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First two PPC orders for LNG approved for July

State-run Public Power Corp. (PPC) is ready to place its first-ever orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the summer from the Revythoussa isle terminal off Piraeus, a move aimed to reduce power generation costs. The ATHEX-listed utility’s board of directors this…

19 April, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Bill protecting unlicensed buildings on beaches revised

A controversial draft bill that has been widely criticized as giving the green light to illegal construction on the country’s coasts has been revised by the government and resubmitted to Parliament. The bill that was presented to lawmakers by Deputy Finance Minister…

18 April, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Two Germans sentenced for taking down the Greek Flag and raising a German flag on Crete

Two 23-year old German nationals were sentenced by a court in Chania, Crete on Monday for taking down the Greek flag down from a flagpole and raising the German flag in its place. The incident happened several days ago on the island…

18 April, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Turkey threatens to install S-400 near Greece and Cyprus

Despite warnings from the international community and particularly the United States, Turkey is determined to proceed with the purchase of the Russian missiles defense system S-400. And not only that. Ankara is threatening its neighbour Greece, to use the S-400 along the…

18 April, 2019

The News Weekly·WORLD

Paul Craig Roberts Western culture has died a politically correct death

Universities in the 20th century were dedi-cated to the advancement of knowledge. Scholarship and research were pursued, and diverse opinions were exchanged and argued in the “marketplace of ideas.” This is no longer the case. Parti-cularly in the social sciences, humanities, education,…

13 April, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

How the Aphrodite of Milos statue shaped the Western idea of female beauty

The statue of Aphrodite of Milos, which was discovered on April 8, 1820, changed western culture in the 19th century, creating a certain ambivalence about the idea of female beauty. Aphrodite – the goddess of love for ancient Greeks – had been…

11 April, 2019

GREECE

Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis

Two Turkish researchers have de-bunked the British claim that the Parthenon Marbles were a gift by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III to Lord Elgin. The Sultan did not issue an edict (ferman) allowing Elgin to loot the Acropolis, the researches have found.…

6 April, 2019

The News Weekly·WORLD

The new Grand Strategy of the United States

It is commonly believed in the United States that the country has no Grand Strategy since the end of the Cold War. A Grand Strategy is a vision of the world that one seeks to impose, and that all administrations must respect.…

6 April, 2019

GREECE

Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again

Albania on Saturday reportedly withdrew a decision published in the online version of its government gazette calling for the seizure of properties belonging to members of the ethnic Greek minority in the town of Himara. According to diplomatic sources, Tirana’s decision came…

6 April, 2019

AUSTRALIA·COMMUNITY·The News Weekly

Several hundreds attend Archbishop Stylianos’ funeral in Sydney

On Saturday the 30th of March, ordinary citizens, clerics, politicians and public figures from the wider Greek community in Australia attended the last farewell to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos, during the funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of…

5 April, 2019

GREECE

Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

It came as expected and feared. Companies in North Macedonia omit the geographic term and sell their products with state labeling as simple “Macedonian.” And this despite the Prespes Agreement or because of it that apparently did not cover all issues between…

5 April, 2019

HEALTH·SCIENCE

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

A survey conducted recently by YouGov for the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that the nations of Southern and Eastern Europe worry more about emigration than immigration. The trend of millions of young, educated people leaving Southern and Eastern Europe to…

5 April, 2019

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First two PPC orders for LNG approved for July

Bill protecting unlicensed buildings on beaches revised

Two Germans sentenced for taking down the Greek Flag and raising a German flag on Crete

Turkey threatens to install S-400 near Greece and Cyprus

Paul Craig Roberts Western culture has died a politically correct death

How the Aphrodite of Milos statue shaped the Western idea of female beauty

Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis

The new Grand Strategy of the United States

Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again

Several hundreds attend Archbishop Stylianos’ funeral in Sydney

Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

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