PM: North Macedonia should use constitutional name everywhere
FOREIGN POLICY

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Saturday the obligation of North Macedonia’s officials to use the country’s constitutional name in every use, as dictated in a 2018 UN-brokered agreement between Athens and Skopje.

The Greek economy’s strong and weak points
FINANCE

The Greek economy’s growth rate as well as the increase in investments and exports are currently the country’s strongest points, compared to the rest of the eurozone.



Affordable housing plan moving ahead
ECONOMY

The government’s ambitious plan for affordable housing, dubbed the social compensation program, entails the construction of apartment blocks on public land with private funds and renting them out at low rates.

Diaspora startups dwarf Greece’s
BUSINESS

Boston, London, New York and San Francisco are but a few of the technological hubs where one can find emerging tech companies with Greek DNA, from the biotechnology sector to artificial intelligence.

Red Arrows swish through dusty Athens sky 
NEWS

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, known as the Red Arrows, performed its first display over southern Athens on Saturday.



ANALYSIS

The warm climate that Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin made a point of cultivating during the Russian president’s official visit to China confirms that we are at the beginning of a new cold war.

Athenian tavernas: Serving up tradition
EATING OUT

When you hear the word “taverna,” what images spring to mind? Perhaps it’s a tight space, a basement, tables covered with parchment paper or checkered tablecloths. Wine barrels are at the rear, the walls are covered in vintage photos and notices regarding  the policies of the establishment, often informing customers that food and drink are […]

Red snapper soup with herbs and a pinch of cumin
COOKING

The late Epiphanios of Mylopotamos, a monk and a chef who publicized the gastronomy and viticulture of Mount Athos to the wider world, made a cracking red snapper soup, with lots of herbs, but also cumin, which is unusual for fish. The small amount of cumin doesn’t define the dish, but it does make it spicier.

A load of delicious tripe
EATING OUT

These five iconic eateries have resisted the passage of time and firmly established themselves in Athens and Thessaloniki’s culinary scenes.

14 historic confectioneries that are a reason to travel around Greece
FOOD

For all of us Gastronomos travelers, no mission is complete without a stop for something sweet at a local confectionery.