This salad is really light and full of dill and mint aromas. Enjoy as a main meal, adding mussels or shrimps if you wish, for a more hearty result. Serves: 4-6 Prep. time: 20′ + 1h waiting Cooks in: 20′ Ready in: 40′ Ingredients 2 large iceberg, chopped 1 bunch dill, finely chopped 3-4 sprigs fresh mint, leaves picked 600 […]
Spetzofai is a rustic spicy Greek dish that is made with thick sausages and long green and red peppers in a rich tomato sauce. It is considered one of the best mezze over a glass of wine or tsipouro! Here it is served as a meal on top of spaghetti, paired with salty kefalotyri cheese or […]
While the world was focusing on the drama surrounding the closure of the Suez Canal in late May, another maritime crisis is unfolding — almost unnoticed — on the northern shore of the Mediterranean. The Corinth Canal, one of the most important infrastructure works of modern Greece which completely revolutionized its maritime activity, has remained closed to maritime […]
Europe took delivery of, and administered, nearly 17 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines last week, according to a regular monitoring report that showed that a total of 116 million shots had been given as the region’s campaign picks up. A total of 134 million doses have been sent to countries in the European Union and […]
A protester wearing a protective face mask takes part in a rally by health workers outside the Greek Ministry of Health in central Athens, Thursday, demanding the government increase the number of medical workers in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. www.ekathimerini.gr
Greece seeks common ground with Turkey but this needs “to be…based on international law and the Law of the Sea,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told Euronews TV on Thursday. To solve any problems, “we must follow the same clear rules set by the international community, which Turkey does not seem to accept,” he said. Responding […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday announced a series of reductions in tax and social security contributions during a teleconference on rebooting the economy. He said the measures were designed to help businesses that were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic and provide liquidity in the economy, also by attracting foreign investment. Corporate tax is […]
The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in his message on Wednesday afternoon the expansion of the vaccination program to the citizens over 30 years of age from Holy Week. The Prime Minister presented the roadmap for the exit from the lockdown and announced that the restaurant will reopen from Easter Monday, on May 10 elementary […]
The platform for vaccination appointments for the 30-39 age group will open on April 27, ahead of schedule, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Wednesday, according to Athens News Agency. “They will sign up one day and be vaccinated the next,” Kikilias explained, adding that if there is high demand, vaccinations could be administered by private-sector […]
The school year for kindergarten and primary schools will be extended until June 25, will junior and senior high schools will be open until June 11, as the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos said on Thursday. The Minister said that end-of-year graduation and promotion exams would be suspended for the year. The Panhellenic exams will […]