A. Tsipras

Comedian Lakis Lazopoulos performed his latest satirical work, “Oh my God, what have we done to you”, infront of a star-studded audience that included Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his wife Peristera Baziana who were given a warm welcome upon their entry at the crowded theater.

Neighboring countries may be cashing in on lucrative Hollywood deals with big budgets and international stars, but Greece is turning them away. Producers of the fifth installment of the Bourne spy series starring Matt Damon abandoned Greece as a possible location for the film, choosing instead to transform Tenerife into Athens.

Outgoing Speaker of the House Zoe Konstantopoulou called a press conference on Sunday night, simultaneously to Radical Left Coalition leader A. Tsipras’ address at Vellidis Conference Hall in Thessaloniki. She held the conference to respond to comments made by Independent Greeks (ANEL) head Panos Kammenos who accused her of watering down her efforts to combat corruption.