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Gaps undermine strategy for youth violence
Greece’s newly unveiled national strategy to prevent youth violence and delinquency risks falling short unless long-standing gaps in mental health staffing, coordination and infrastructure are urgently addressed, experts warn.
Tattoo Convention | Athens | May 10-12
The Athens Tattoo Convention returns at the Tae Kwon Do stadium, hosting over 400 tattoo artists from around the world.
Albania votes as PM Rama seeks fourth term
Albania holds parliamentary elections on Sunday in which prime minister Edi Rama is seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office after a campaign dominated by promises to join the European Union and accusations of widespread graft.
Albanian election sees old rivals, new parties and an ambitious promise of European Union membership
Prime Minister Edi Rama is seeking a fourth term as Albania's prime minister in a general election on Sunday, after taking on his political nemesis in a boisterous campaign dominated by the country's uphill effort to join the European Union.
Where have Greece’s swallows gone?
There was a time not so long ago when we looked to the skies for the heralds of the returning spring, but swallows appear to have become increasingly scarce.
No more tricks with POS, apps
The tax administration is preparing a system that will prevent any tampering with the data.
Piraeus highlighted as strategic hub for Europe
European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas met with the deputy chief executive officer of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), Panagiotis Tsonis, in the context of the annual conference of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) held in Thessaloniki.
Course on ethical hacking
The Technology Training Department of Hellenic American Lifelong Learning is offering a course on certified ethical hacking, starting on May 21.
How Ozempic is shaping weddings
Michelle Nedwick doesn’t mind if the 100 guests she’s inviting to her Oct. 3 wedding know she used a weight-loss medication to help her slim down.
Cyprus expects record number of Romanian visitors
Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has expressed his conviction that this year there will be a record number of tourists from Romania on the island, exceeding 100,000 for the first time.
Planning and staffing
It is impossible to effectively deal with deeply rooted social problems like juvenile delinquency without a comprehensive plan.
Putting our children in the enemy’s way
Nationalism and drugs. “Defend Salonica” and racism. Recruiting youngsters to create a gang of thugs. Which of these pairings is most dangerous? Let’s circle the word “youngsters.”
A cascade of irresponsibility
We are almost used to it in Greece: In the summers, we read expert analyses about the aridity of the soil, which is the main cause of large, destructive, deadly fires.
How do you deal with racism?
I was impressed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech at the presentation of Nikos Michalopoulos’ book, “Emmanouil Karalis: When You Look from Above.”
The global role of the dollar after the Trump tariffs
In 1944 the victorious countries of World War II were invited to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to decide the postwar world economic order and the architecture of the international monetary system.
Matchday drug gang busted
Testimonies in a narcotics trafficking case involving soccer fan groups in Thessaloniki will conclude Monday, judicial officials said.
Nia Vardalos going Greek at the Pallas Theater
“Just a sec; let me get a video of you all to send to my mom and then we can start,” Nia Vardalos exclaimed when she saw us gathered for Monday’s press conference in the foyer of downtown Athens’ Pallas Theater.
Cretan highway project starts
The concession agreement for the construction of the Hania-Iraklio section of the Northern Highway of Crete was signed on Friday.
Four out of seven companies plan hirings
Technology, digitization and the need for effective data management are changing established needs and creating new ones in businesses for salespeople, software developers, analysts and data engineers, as well as administrative executives.