The first underwater civil wedding ceremony, held in the enchanting deeps of the sea surrounding the island of Alonissos, took place on Monday with the island's mayor Petros Vafinis officiating.
Statements made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the ongoing cabinet meeting caused quite a stir.
After it’s premiere last April, “Past Lives” directed by Ukrainian director Maksym Varenyk, returned in July for two more screenings at the Directors Guild Of America. This time as an official selection of Outfest Festival Los Angeles, the largest LGBTQIA+ festival in the world, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. And it was one of Panagiotis Margetis' finest moments so far.
Panagiotis Margetis, the Greek actor who lives and works between Athens and Los Angeles, starred in the film "Past Lives" which was screened as an Official Selection at the 40th Outfest Festival in Los Angeles.
The actor previously starred in the award-winning short films 'Infodemic' and 'Sorry. Happy. Beautiful" - with music by the Greek composer Themis Karamouratidis.
In the upcoming months, Panagiotis will appear in various productions, including Rian Johnson's “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”, and Nia Vardalos' “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis paid an official visit to New York at the weekend, where he had a meeting with New York Mayor Eric Adams.
"It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Greece. I really enjoyed the last meeting we had in Riyadh. It is a great privilege that we are able to discuss with you the global challenges we face in relation to energy, biodiversity, climate change", said the Prime Minister, at the beginning of the meeting.
Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will pay a visit to Athens on Sunday and Monday (August 28-29), to meet with government officials on efforts to reduce global emissions, decarbonize ocean-based shipping, and continue the momentum of the Our Ocean Conferences, the US State Department said in a statement on Friday.
The "reputation" of Greece in July based on the experience of the destination (accommodation, dining, attractions, etc.) among visitors is showing a slight decrease from 9.0 to 8.9, something that happens internationally - often and to a greater extent - during the peak of the season, as reported by the Institute of Greek Tourism Enterprises federation (SETE)-INSETE.
On the contrary, Athens maintains its score of 9.0 for four consecutive months. Both Athens and Greece are rated well above the European average (8.5) and among the top five best rated destinations in Europe.
Cyprus has the right to develop resources lying within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the US State Department said on Thursday, on the occasion of the ENI-Total consortium's discovery of natural gas potential in Block 6 of the Cyprus EEZ.
The energy sector, particularly renewable energy resources, and the prospects of expanding investment relations were the focus of a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and visiting United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday.
18 American congressmen express their strong concern about the possible acquisition of additional S-400 by Turkey in a letter sent to the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. Congressman Chris Pappas, who played a leading role in the NDAA for the F-16, also coordinated this new effort.
A 37-year-old foreign national with an outstanding European arrest warrant issued by German authorities has been arrested by Greek police in Thessaloniki airport. The man, who was arrested on Wednesday, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for e-mail and telephone fraud amounting to roughly 1.5 million euros.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday received the member of the US House of Representatives and distinguished representative of the Greek-American community John Sarbanes at the Maximos Mansion.
The Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis expressed his assessment that Greece is well prepared compared to other European countries in view of the difficult winter ahead.
