Author: Artemis Economalli

Washington, (18 January- 14.29). The U.S. presidency has begun. They call him names, weaponized the legal structures, sued him in open court, try to kill him, not once but twice, they stormed his house, searched his personal belongings all under the name of political persecution. But Donald J. Trump was never beaten. He proven with humor and style to serve his revenge cold. A political Maverick the real victory of Donald J. Trump is unmistaken. It was a landmark slide. The country has enough of the Democrats. Enough of the falsehood that the country looked through. Hollywood was screaming to…

Europe’s new “Iron Lady”, Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, is one of the strongest voices for an uncompromising stand against belligerent Russia. Brussels (30 June – 28). Having grown up under the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Kaja Kallas was urging EU leaders to take the Russian threat seriously long before the invasion of Ukraine On Saturday, the Reform Party chose climate minister Kristen Michal to replace outgoing Kaja Kallas, who is the EU’s new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The unanimous decision to nominate Michal was made following a closed-door meeting by the party’s governing board only two days after…

London (06/11 – 58) France and the United Kingdom (UK) have jointly made a request in favour of Sri Lanka to the court of the Southern District of New York, for a six-month freeze on any litigation in the Hamilton Reserve Bank case until Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring is completed, the Financial Times reported. Accordingly, last week the two countries filed a joint “amicus curiae” to the New York judge hearing the case, arguing in favour of Sri Lanka’s request for a six-month freeze on any litigation. The co-signatories in their “amicus curiae” want the judge to grant Sri…

Toronto, Alaska (16/11 – 50) Our lives are being maneuvered and we are being manipulated by unelected, insidious forces, toward objectives not necessarily in the people’s interest. Now that the so-called “pandemic”, declared by the mysterious self-appointed World Health Organization, and followed obediently by governments everywhere, has been decreed “finished”, we should devote a moment to introspection, considering who is running the show and for whose benefit, as governments gaily abdicated their vested responsibility to govern. Pandemic is over? I hope they told those killer viruses who destroyed the population of Europe and North America. What? Oh, just 1% mortality?…

Greece is on the right side of history with respect to the environment – and that holds true across the political spectrum. Unlike what we see in other western countries, and despite the expected criticism from opposition parties on specific acts or measures by the government, there seems to be a broad acceptance for the need to “go green” by both progressives and conservatives. Recently, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a conservative, told the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai that Greece had “one of the best performances of any European country” in terms of renewable energy, having…

In what was described as a “legislative breakthrough”, the Greek government announced a comprehensive action plan to tackle dementia, considered by analysts as a significant challenge for the country’s ageing population. As part of a wider mental health reform in Greece, the health ministry announced an action plan on Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for “ethical delineation and safeguarding of patients’ rights”. The Athens Alzheimer’s Association welcomed the initiative, describing it as a “legislative breakthrough” in the Greek health system. Analysts suggest that dementia and the Alzheimer’s disease are expected to become one of the most significant burdens for the Greek…

Relations between Greece and Turkey can improve and certain differences can be settled through dialogue, without third-party interference, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at a press briefing on the flight back home from a visit to Berlin, Erdogan appeared optimistic about his upcoming trip to Athens next month, where he will be holding talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as part of ongoing efforts to normalize relations between the two neighbors. “I am hoping we will begin a new process. We want to reduce our enemies and increase our friends and we hope that we can make this step,” he said,…

An increase of 48.9% in one year was recorded in adoptions in Greece. In particular, in 2022, they reached 274 compared to 184 in 2021, according to the latest data from ELSTAT. Specifically, in 2022, female adoptions amounted to 130 and male adoptions to 144, showing an increase of 28.7% and 73.5%, respectively, compared to 2021. Adoptive parents are mainly two husbands and wives. In this category, there was a 26.8% increase (from 127 to 161) in adoptions compared to 2021. A significant increase (from 25 to 71) was observed in adoptions by a stepparent representing a single-parent family (184.0%). Regarding the…

This summer, I decided to seek refuge from the heat in Mount Pelion, a mountainous region in the heart of Greece, halfway between Athens and Thessaloniki. It is home to breathtaking forests and vibrant local communities, where the preservation of natural wealth is a way of life. But soon after I arrived, the spectre of a major wildfire brought much anxiety to residents of the area and their guests. As the climate crisis has intensified in recent years, so has the wildfire season in Greece. This year continued this trend. By the end of July, more than 500 wildfires were…

One of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives has been caught in Greece after a photo of him cheering on his football team gave away his whereabouts. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples. He has been on the run for 11 years – but earlier this year was spotted in a photo of fans celebrating in Greece. The Naples Carabinieri police said: “What betrayed him was his passion for football and for the Napoli.” Officers said the photos were taken after Napoli won its first Italian championship in over three…