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Total solar eclipse: Enjoyed by millions of people in the USA, Mexico, Canada (video-photos)
When will we see a similar phenomenon in Europe and Greece
‘I’m not hiding,’ ex-transport minister says
The government's former transport minister, Kostas Karamanlis, dismissed accusations that he is shirking responsibility for the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster during a debate in Parliament on a no-confidence motion against the administration over its handling of the deadly crash.
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LGBTQ youth group condemns Golden Dawn attack on offices
An organisation representing young LGBTQ people in Athens has condemned an attack on its offices, blaming it on the youth wing of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group.
In a statement, Colour Youth said the attack took place on Sunday night.
Photos from the scene showed Golden Dawn symbols and slogans spray painted on the entrance to Colour Youth's offices.
Mitsotakis in Canada – Agreement for seven new Canadair aircraft completed
Kyriakos Mitsotakis describes the 41-year gap since the last official visit by a Greek Prime Minister to Canada as “inexplicable,” given the strong ties between the two countries
Student sit-ins: A Greek user manual
Occupation: This pivotal term traces back to the distant 1973, resonating with undiminished intensity to the present day. Campuses worldwide were ablaze, the culmination of which would be witnessed in Athens: the events at the Law School in February and March, followed by those at the Polytechnic later on, notably the famous three-day occupation in November that ended in bloodshed.
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For younger Greeks, democracy is not all it’s cracked up to be
The quality of the democracy achieved during the Metapolitefsi era, its institutional and financial performance, is held in much lower esteem by younger generations than older Greeks, a new poll has found.
Metapolitefsi divides generations
The remarkable (if not yawning) chasm between the generation that experienced the entire cycle of Greece's return to democracy after the fall of the 1967-74 military dictatorship and younger age groups born into the cycle of the so-called Metapolitefsi has been vividly illustrated by a poll commissioned by Kathimerini that was presented last week at a conference on the subject.
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Lessons from the Metapolitefsi
Is Greece's transition to democracy, a historical process known as the "Metapolitefsi," complete? What are the legacies and hangups left behind, 50 years after the collapse of the military dictatorship? The debate on these and many more questions has started, and it needs to carry on, if for no other reason than to separate myth from reality.
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Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 2
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 1
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.