Roula Pispirigou has been unanimously found guilty of the deaths of her two youngest daughters, Iris and Malena, by the Athens Mixed Jury Court today.
Pavlos de Grece has confirmed that military service is expected for all male members of his family, addressing reports that his brother, Philippos, is preparing to enlist in the Greek military.
Book your ticket for the motorsports super spectacle of the year!
On May 31, Athens will experience for the first time a show that will “make history” at Tatoi Airport! The Red Bull Showrun by ALUMIL brings the RB7, one of the most iconic Formula 1 cars, but also the biggest motorsports names, such as the legendary MotoGP rider, Dani Pedrosa, and the incredible drifter, Mad Mike.
What is the RB7 car?
The Red Bull Showrun, together with exclusive partner ALUMIL, brings the mighty RB7, the car that won 12 victories and 27 podiums, leading Oracle Red Bull Racing to win both the constructors' championship and the drivers' title. With a deafening 2,400 cc V8 naturally aspirated engine and 750 horsepower at 18,000 rpm, the legendary car promises an unforgettable show!
Who will drive?
Austrian Patrick Friesacher, Red Bull's longest-serving driver and former Formula 1 driver with Minardi, will be in the cockpit of the RB7. In 2023, he rocked Thessaloniki and now he is preparing to conquer Athens!
A unique motorsport spectacle at Tatoi Airport:
Get ready to live the experience with all your senses! The RB7 will race along the Tatoi runway, offering incredible speeds, impressive “donuts” and burnouts that will transform the area into the ultimate motorsports paradise.
What else will you see besides the RB7?
Motorbike show by Dani Pedrosa: The world-famous MotoGP driver is coming to Greece for the first time and promises an unforgettable stunt show with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Drifting by Mad Mike and the Mazda RX-7: Mad Mike will offer a unique drift show full of burnt rubber!
Aerial surprises: Impressive maneuvers by the Flying Bulls aerobatic helicopter, Dario Costa’s Zivko Edge 540 racing plane – Guinness World Record holder for the “longest tunnel flight” – and the paramotor show by Red Bull athlete Dimitris Kolliakos.
The experience doesn’t end on the track! Before the Red Bull Showrun by ALUMIL on Saturday, May 29th and 30th, experience the world of Oracle Red Bull Racing at the Racing Expo at Zappeion Megaron. Visit the authentic paddock, try out the Red Bull Racing simulator, test your reflexes in the reaction game, speed up at the Pit Stop and get souvenirs. And of course, “refuel” with food and ice-cold Red Bull!
“After the fatal accident in North Macedonia and the telephone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and the foreign minister of the neighbouring country this morning, with coordinated actions by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health, Civil Protection and the Greek Emergency Medical Services (EKAB), Greece has taken over all the burn victims requested by the European Civil Protection Mechanism,” government sources said.
“The 18 wounded will be treated at the Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki and at military hospitals in Athens and Thessaloniki. Already at the Papanikolaou hospital, 3 seriously injured 25, 25 and 19-year-olds are being treated with extensive burns, one of whom is already undergoing surgery,” they stress.
The three ambulances with the injured arrived at the Papanikolaou Hospital
The three young people from North Macedonia who were seriously injured in the deadly incident arrived at the Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki by ambulance at about 17:30 on Sunday afternoon (16/3).
They are already in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.
The foreign ministries of the two countries are in constant contact for the transfer of other serious cases to the Papanikolaou hospital. In fact, beds in the first ICU are being rearranged to be ready to receive the new cases.
According to the management of the Papanikolaou Hospital, the structure is ready to receive as many cases as needed.
Authorities in North Macedonia are investigating the possibility that the fire that killed at least 59 people at the Kotsani club was a case of corruption, Interior Minister Panze Toskovski said.
“This company does not have a legal license to operate. This license, like many other things in the past, is linked to corruption,” the interior minister said during a news conference in Kochanyi, the site of the tragedy during a club concert last night.
More than twenty people are suspected in the investigation, according to the Home Minister. Among them are the two key members of the hip-hop group DNK, very popular in North Macedonia. The band’s concert started at midnight. About three hours later the fire broke out.
The club owner’s son, the manager of the managing company and members of the store’s security are among the suspects.
Around fifteen people have been arrested including officials of the Ministry of Finance. The remaining suspects are hospitalized or included among the dead, according to Pancho Toskovski.
Greece’s official entry for Eurovision 2025, “Asteromata” by Klavdia, has been revealed with the release of its official music video. The song, which will represent Greece at this year’s contest in Basel, Switzerland, is a collaboration between Klavdia and Arcade, who composed the music, with Arcade also writing the lyrics.
The Greek Community of Melbourne’s (GCM) highly anticipated 2025 Greek History and Culture Seminars has commenced with an outstanding start, drawing large audiences eager to engage with thought-provoking discussions led by some of the brightest young scholars.
The inauguration of the President of the Republic, Konstantinos Tasoulas, the absence of political parties from the event, a series of government actions in Health, Economy, Education, Justice, the upgrade of Greece‘s investment grade by Moody’s, and urban regeneration in Mati, were among the topics addressed in the Sunday post by Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Facebook.
Today and tomorrow in Geneva, another attempt will be made to break the deadlock in which the Cyprus problem has been mired since the summer of 2017, with the breakdown of the negotiations in Crans-Montana.
This effort is not aimed at negotiating a solution but at negotiating…for the negotiations!
The Turkish side has been refusing for 8 years to take part in a process for a solution to the problem, unless its demand for a change in the UN framework for the form of the Cyprus settlement is first accepted. It demands sovereign equality for the Turkish Cypriots and abandonment of the basis for seeking a solution of a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality as provided for by UN resolutions.
The meeting in Geneva will be attended by the UN Secretary General and the delegations of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides together with the guarantor powers (Greece – Turkey – Britain). The EU will also be represented as an observer.
The Cypriot delegation arrived in Geneva last night. President Christodoulides is accompanied by members of the National Council, namely the former President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the leaders of the parliamentary parties DISY, AKEL, DIKO, EDEK and DIPA and the Vice President of the Ecologists’ Movement.
Later this morning, a meeting of the National Council will be held under President Christodoulides to discuss tactical issues and for the leaders of the parties to express their views.
The work of the conference will begin at 8 pm, with a dinner hosted by the UN Secretary General to welcome the heads of delegations.
After the dinner, which is expected to conclude at 10 pm, President Christodoulides will again brief the National Council.
Tomorrow, the UN Secretary General will hold bilateral meetings with each side in the morning, followed by an all-party meeting at the Palais des Nations, the UN headquarters from 12 to 3 pm.
The United Nations is represented at the informal meeting by the UN Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Rosemary Di Carlo, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart.
On the Greek Cypriot side, led by President Christodoulides, the delegation includes, among others, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna, the Director of the President’s Diplomatic Office, Doros Venezis, Negotiator Menelaos Menelaou, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis, National Security Advisor Tasos Tzionis, and a legal team led by Cyprus’ Attorney General George Savvidis.
The Turkish Cypriot delegation is headed by Ersin Tatar, accompanied by Special Representative Gounes Onar, Legal Affairs Advisor, Sioulen Karabatziak, Coordinator of the “Bilateral Technical Committees”, Seniha Birad Chinar, and Hussein Isiksal, Special Advisor for International Relations and Diplomacy. Also in Geneva is the so-called “foreign minister” of the pseudo-state, Tahsin Ertugruloglu.
The delegation is accompanied by representatives of Turkish Cypriot parties, including the chairman of the Republican Turkish Party (RTK), Toufan Erhiurman, and the chairman of the People’s Party, Kudret Ozersai.
The Greek delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, while Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will also participate.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will lead the Turkish delegation.
The UK delegation will be led by the UK Minister of State for Europe, Stephen Dowty, who was in Cyprus in early March for contacts with the two leaders. The delegation will also include the British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Michael Tatham.
The European Union has also confirmed that it will be represented, but it has not been announced with whom or at what level.
Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides has said that the Greek Cypriot side is ready for all scenarios and that it is going to Geneva with one specific goal, the resumption of negotiations from where they left off in Crans-Montana in 2017.
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said after a meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz ahead of the informal five-party talks that he will express to his interlocutors in Geneva that an agreement can be reached in Cyprus with the cooperation of the “two states” on the basis of sovereign equality and equal international status.
Greek authorities arrested 23 people suspected of involvement in three artifact smuggling rings operating in Northern Greece, police said.
Moody’s has upgraded Greece’s credit rating to investment grade, marking the end of the country’s financial crisis era.
A historic partnership is coming to light the path of Greek cultural heritage on the other side of the Atlantic.
The Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America are joining forces in an initiative that aspires to convey the essence of Hellenism and the Orthodox Christian tradition to the present day.Thus, they proceeded to conclude a historic Cooperation Agreement, which aims to highlight and preserve Greek culture and the Orthodox faith in the United States and beyond.
This specific partnership constitutes an essential bridge between Greece and the Greek-American community, an initiative that not only recognizes the value of our cultural and religious heritage, but also actively invests in its dissemination and strengthening. Through this collaboration, the IME, known for its use of innovative digital technologies in highlighting history, and the Archdiocese, a steadfast guardian of Orthodoxy in the American space, join forces to bring the Greek spirit closer to younger generations.
A collaboration with vision and perspective
It is a collaboration with vision and perspective, which includes a series of actions that aim not only to preserve cultural identity, but also to disseminate it to the global audience through modern technologies and multidimensional initiatives.
Among the key actions of the collaboration are:
The importance of this collaboration was clearly reflected in the meeting between His Eminence Archbishop of America Elpidophoros and Ms. Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou, Executive Vice President of the IME, where their shared commitment to work with dedication for the implementation of the goals of the Agreement was confirmed. More specifically, Ms. Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou pointed out that “this collaboration comes to illuminate the path of Greek cultural heritage on the other side of the Atlantic. It is not a simple cultural or educational initiative. It is an ambitious plan that embraces the past, present and future of Hellenism. It is an investment in knowledge, tradition and memory, a promise to future generations that their heritage will remain alive, vibrant and accessible.”
A path open for new generations
The Foundation of the Hellenic World and the Archdiocese of America are opening a new chapter in the cultural and religious connection between Greece and the United States, creating a legacy that will never fade. With the power of technology, education and faith, Hellenism continues its timeless journey, illuminating the future with its values and ideals.
On Monday, March 10, 2025, a reception was held at the Residence of the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris, in honor of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, Head of the Greek Delegation to the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which takes place from May 10 to 21, 2025.
An investigation into the circumstances of the death of 24-year-old Anastasia Melega from Moldova, who was found dead in a nightclub bathroom in the Occupied Territories, is being called for by humanitarian organizations, reporting that the young woman was being held as a sex slave.
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Roussopoulos, is in New York, where he is attending the 69th session of the UN Commission on the promotion of women's rights.