Tag: Athens
Right now: Violent clashes in Athens
Police and protesters have clashed in the Greek capital, Athens. Firebombs have been thrown by protesters and police have reportedly used tear gas. Participating makes Ekots Milan Djelevic direct from Athens and foreign reporters Filip Kotsambouikidis.
Local Round-Up: Irish brogues in fashion in Nørrebro store
Few would disagree that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were ‘Far and Away’ the least convincing Irish-speaking couple in Hollywood history, although neither could match the sheer fallibility of Tommy Lee Jones’ effort in the regrettable thriller ‘Blown Away’. To be sure, it was appalling. But how easy is it to arrive at the accent? […]
Turkey’s Erdogan renews threats to block NATO’s bid from Sweden, Finland continues threats against Greece
By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus] October 3 (ANI): Once again, Turkey’s mercurial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats against Sweden and Finland that he would block their efforts to join the NATO alliance if they do not keep their promises they allegedly made to Ankara and has further escalated Ankara’s bellicose rhetoric against NATO […]
Citizens’ assemblies could lead the way to better democracies
Citizens’ assemblies play an integral role in the development of smart cities, enabling people to become more involved in decision-making processes, writes Paul Budde. OVER THE YEARS I have regularly mentioned my involvement in smart cities. I have been involved in this for over a decade. It was obviously my background in the application of […]
Europe’s heat wave, forest fires reach Poland, Greece
ATHENS, Greece: As firefighters battled wildfires across the continent this week, the heat wave that scorched Europe moved east to Italy, Poland and Slovenia, which issued their highest heat waves. After stopping a major forest fire due to high winds that ravaged areas near Athens for two days, Greece urged Europe to do more to […]
European aviation chaos is crushing confidence in flying
The recent disruption in passenger schedules is clearly visible in the rise in partial cancellations and changes to bookings. Between May 30 and July 10, it has nearly tripled from 13 percent before the pandemic (in 2019) to 36 percent this summer. The collapse of last-minute bookings and the increase in cancellations and changes is […]
GLOBALink | Finland, Sweden’s accession will weaken NATO: Greek researchers
ATHENS, July 1 (Xinhua) – Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be a negative development for the West, as it will eventually weaken the alliance, said a Greek researcher commenting on the results. of the recently concluded NATO summit in Madrid. NATO has formally invited Sweden and Finland to […]
Calling all foodies: Copenhagen voted one of the best brunch places in Europe
If you’re looking for a good place to eat a little late brekky this weekend, keep in mind that Copenhagen was recently named the 12th best brunch place in Europe. According to examinationcarried out by Uswitch, It has been revealed that Copenhagen has a brunch rating of 8.63 out of a 10 score based on […]
Finland, Sweden’s accession, will weaken NATO, says Greek researchers
© Provided by Xinhua Turkey has dropped its objections to the two countries’ NATO accession, but many questions remain regarding the alliance’s enlargement plans before and after the start of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. ATHENS, June 29 (Xinhua) – Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be a negative development […]
FIFA issues decisions on foreign football players in Russia
The global football board has extended a rule that was originally introduced in March Foreign football players and coaching staff will have to unilaterally terminate their contracts with Russian clubs until the summer of 2023, FIFA has announced. The decision is an extension of a verdict that was first introduced in March after the outbreak […]
Poland banishes Russia-based star from national team
Maciej Rybus recently signed a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow Writing for the Russian Premier League giant Spartak Moscow has ended the Polish left-back Maciej Rybus’ international career. The 32-year-old played for Lokomotiv Moscow for five years from 2017 and 2022, but joined cross-border rivals Spartak on a two-year deal as part of a free […]
A Polish official knocks out the national team player for Russia’s decision
Politician accused Maciej Rybus of staying in Russia to play for “blood money” Poland’s State Security Secretary Marcin Przydacz took to Twitter to criticize national team star Maciej Rybus for his decision to stay in Russia. Previously played for his rivals Lokomotiv Moscow from 2017 to 2022, Rybus signed a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow […]
One of the suspects in illegal immigration was arrested by the Border Guard
The Border Guard has completed a preliminary investigation into a criminal organization suspected of selling accommodation, transport and false documents to smuggle people through Europe across Turkey. The investigation has led to a suspicion by the Border Guard’s Turku unit of the promotion of illegal Iranian immigration and counterfeiting. He is believed to have played […]
Turkey will not allow “terrorist supporters” to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have not yet addressed Ankara’s security requirements, says President Erdogan Turkey will not approve Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO until they properly address Ankara’s concerns over their alleged support to terrorist organizations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, promising not to repeat “past mistakes.” “As long as Tayyip Erdogan is […]
Turkey will not allow terrorist supporters to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have not yet addressed Ankara’s security requirements, says President Erdogan Turkey will not approve Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO until they properly address Ankara’s concerns about their alleged support to terrorist organizations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, promising not to repeat “past mistakes”. “For as long as Tayyip Erdogan […]
Turkey will not allow “terrorist supporters” to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have not yet addressed Ankara’s security requirements, says President Erdogan Ankara will not approve the two Nordic states’ applications to join NATO until they properly address Turkey’s concerns over their alleged support to terrorist organizations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said and promised not to repeat “past mistakes.” “As long as Tayyip […]
“Sonnenrad” used in the shooters’ manifesto: a spiritual symbol of hatred
Just before supermarket shooting who killed 10 people on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York, the suspected terrorist has posted a manifesto online. The top is adorned with a “sun row” or “black sun” an old Nordic symbol. Sonnenrad consists of 12 repeated runes – letters from ancient Germanic languages - arranged in a […]
Bulgarian Author is Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Bulgarian Writer and poet Georgi Gospodinov has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The proposal was signed by chairwoman Zdravka Evtimova. Bulgaria’s candidacy was sent a few months ago but so far there has been no response from the Swedish Nobel Committee. Georgi Gospodinov is the most awarded Bulgarian writer outside Bulgaria, as […]
Greece is looking for first-class weapons from the United States
Athens expresses desire to join F-35 program and lobby against Turkey’s attempt to upgrade its own fleet Greece has confirmed its desire to buy a squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets from the United States, while lobbying against its regional rival Turkey’s attempt to upgrade its air force. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the […]
Greek leader suspended for talks with Biden on Turkey, energy
Athens – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flies to Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on Monday, their first since taking office. Mitsotakis is expected to discuss Turkey and efforts to ease tensions between the two countries and NATO allies. But as the conflict in Ukraine rages, talks will also focus on efforts to […]
How the Russian Empire performed at its last Olympics in 1912
The Summer Games in Stockholm became the very last Olympics in which the Russian Empire participated. Next time, already like the Soviet Union, athletes would be forty years later! The history of the Olympic movement in the Russian Empire is quite short and predictably ends with the dissolution of the empire itself. The country had […]
Culture Round-Up: Exposure to Copenhagen’s multicolored cinema
Nordisk Film has reversed plans to demolish the iconic Palads cinema in Copenhagen and replace it with a multiplex in a proposed 18-storey building located at the nearby Vesterport Station, Berlingske informs. An upgrade insteadInstead, it will modernize the cinema, which is famous for a pastel-colored facade visible from many parts of the city center. […]
Copenhagen ranked among the best cities to have a baby
Banzai to Japan, buh to USA Nationally, Japan probably performed best in the index with five cities in the top 13. The United States, meanwhile, struggled with four cities in the bottom six. Reykjavik topped the rankings, followed by Kyoto, Tallinn, Helsinki and Fukuoka, while Oslo, Copenhagen, Chiba, Tokyo and Seoul topped the top 10. […]
Spain draw from World Cup ticket after Group B surprise on Thursday
MADRID, November 12 (Xinhua) – Thursday was a good day for the Spanish national team, which is now within touching distance of qualifying for its 12th straight World Cup final. The Spaniards went into the penultimate round of group play two points behind Group B leader Sweden with a tough match away against a Greek […]
Ibrahimovic misses AC Milan’s trip to Liverpool
Milan [Italy], 14 September (ANI): AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the UEFA Champions League (UCL) match against Liverpool FC on Wednesday after suffering an early injury. The former striker Manchester United, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Juventus are resting as a precaution after feeling pain in the Achilles tendon during training on Tuesday morning, […]
Copenhagen is among the most luxurious cities per. Km²
Paris the grand champion European cities dominated the list with 12 out of the top 20, led by Paris (5.98 luxury places per km²) with its 427 Michelin-starred restaurants, 108 designer stories from the world’s ten greatest luxury designers and 95 hotels with a 5-star rating. Phuket finished second, followed by Brussels, Geneva and Cannes, […]
The sailing ship recreates historical journey from Sweden to China
Europe; Sweden September 12, 1745, the Gothenburg, a ship belonging to the Swedish East India Company, was nearing the end of a 30-month journey with goods from China to its home port, the city after which it got its name. Within sight of the quay where it was to be tied, it struck a well-known […]
Interview: Ball proud to fight against generations of Chinese champions
By sports writers Liu Yang, Zhang Yuan and Oliver Trust BERLIN, September 1 (Xinhua) – German table tennis’ evergreen Timo Boll says he’s proud to fight generations of Chinese table tennis champions, with Ma Lin and Fan Zhendong his toughest opponents. In a new interview with Xinhua, Boll recalled his experiences of tackling world champions […]
The love of Greece came with marriage
Thus, they followed their mother Queen Ingrid’s tradition of holding summer reunions in southern Jutland. When Anne-Marie turns 75 on 30 August, she has long since returned from Denmark to the Peloponnese in Greece. Here she and her husband, ex-King Constantine, have lived since 2013. Princess Anne-Marie was only 15 years old when the Greek […]
Italy may have been the hottest day in Europe on record
The Sicilian authorities confirmed the Italian record, but the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has to formally confirm it, CNN reports. “At the moment, there is no reason to annul it, but if possible, we will make an ex-post evaluation of the accuracy of the measure,” said Sicily’s official weather station operator, the Sicilian Agometeorological Information […]
Greece to modernize the aviation fire fleet
Athens [Greece]August 12 (ANI / Sputnik): Greece will invest 1.7 billion euros ($ 2 billion) to modernize its firefighting capabilities in the air following massive forest fires that recently swept through the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. “Even before the recent fires, it was within the plans we made to invest in […]
Egypt achieves 6 medals in Tokyo 2020, the largest in its Olympic history
© Provided by Xinhua Team Egypt finished the Olympics in Tokyo with 6 medals, the best in its Olympic history. CAIRO, August 8 (Xinhua) – Egypt achieved a total of six medals at the 2020 2020 Tokyo 2020, including a gold, a silver and four bronze medals, marking the largest number of medals secured by […]
Roundup: Wildfire continues to rage near Athens, dozens of houses damaged
ATHENS, 4 August (Xinhua) – The fire in Varybobi in northern Athens has burned about 1,250 hectares of forest and other land, while nearly 100 houses, dozens of cars and 27 companies have been damaged so far, Greek Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias told a press conference here on Wednesday. […]
VMA in Gävle
Ekot reports from the fires in Greece and Turkey. Michalis Kyriakidis, who lives in Athens, is from Greece. He is a journalist and has previously worked at Swedish Radio. Levent Pandir in Turkey comes right from one of the fire stations Bodrum in Turkey and tells about the area and what he has seen and […]
Forest fire continues to rage near Athens, dozens of houses damaged
© Provided by Xinhua The fire, which broke out on Tuesday in a dense pine forest area in the northern suburbs of Athens, continued to rage on Wednesday, as thousands of people were evacuated from residential zones. A total of 442 people were taken to safety by firefighters or police during the evacuation after encountering […]
Danish sailor wins laser radial for women at the Olympics in Tokyo (updated)
TOKYO, August 1 (Xinhua) -Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark won the ladies’ laser radial at Tokyo 2020 here on Sunday. Before the medal race, Rindom had an advantage of seven net points on the overall ranking. Despite a seventh place in the medal race, she managed to secure gold with a total of 78 points, three […]
A guide to traveling abroad to Finland in the midst of Covid’s limitations
Coronavirus restrictions are gradually being relaxed in Finland and elsewhere in the world, which has led many to reconsider traveling abroad. However, the Finnish health authorities strongly recommend unnecessary travel, especially to countries where the pandemic situation is particularly serious, such as Brazil, South Africa and India. The EU has proposed plans to abolish Covid […]
Copenhageners are the least anxious home-based employees in the world according to the new ranking
The pandemic has paralyzed many – physically, mentally and financially. But Copenhageners who work at home have emerged relatively unharmed according to a new ranking, which suggests that they are least anxious anywhere in the world. To investigate the effect of the pandemic on those working at home, Prices for small businesses rated 43 cities […]
Lukashenko defends the incident with the forced plane
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is now defending the incident when a civilian passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk, after which a journalist and regime critic on board were arrested. Mr Lukashenko told the country’s parliament that he acted to protect the people, and that it was legal to force the plane to land […]
Lukashenko is expected to comment on the forced flight
• In Belarus, the country’s leadership continues to claim that it acted perfectly in connection with the flight drama on Sunday, when a Ryanair plane was forced down in Minsk and a regime-critical journalist was arrested.• On Wednesday, President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to comment on what happened for the first time.• He has been […]
Finnair flights to avoid Belarusian airspace
The Finnish national airline Finnair has announced that its aircraft will avoid the airspace of Belarus for the time being. The first scheduled flight is scheduled to depart from Helsinki to Gazipasa, Turkey on Wednesday. According to Finnair, the flight will extend the flight time. Finnair’s statement came after a Ryanair passenger plane was forced […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Belarus’s response, old villas and rain on the way
Belarus has been at the center of international controversy as it forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk so that KGB officers could arrest an opposition activist. Roman Protasevich on Sunday. On Monday, Belarus released a video of Protasevich allegedly confessing to crimes involving 15 years in prison. Finland’s response […]
Passenger: It was like a fire – the plane was surrounded
A regular passenger plane, between Athens and Vilnius, was forced yesterday to land at Minsk airport using fighter jets. Once the plane was allowed to take off again, the famous Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was missing. There is now also information that a female Russian fellow traveler, who is to have a relationship with Protasevich, […]
Ann Linde: Completely unacceptable and ruthless
Yesterday afternoon, the Ryanair plane en route from Athens in Greece to Vilnius in Lithuania was forced to land in Minsk, Belarus, which took place under false pretenses that there was a bomb on board. In Lithuania, a preliminary investigation into aircraft hijacking and kidnapping after the incident is now being launched. “This is a […]
Haavisto criticizes Belarus for grounding aircraft
Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has said that Belarus’ explanation as to why it forced a passenger plane carrying an opposition activist to land is incorrect. Haavisto also told Yle’s morning television program Yle Aamu that sanctions on a country controlled by an autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko, were an option. Haavisto added that he had […]
Monday’s newspapers: Vanhanen’s departure, Helsinki companies in danger, tram fever
Ilta-Sanomat has an afternoon newspaper published an interview with the Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen (Cen), following Saturday’s news of his resignation and giving instructions to the leader of the Central Party and the current Minister of Science Annika Saarikko. Vanhanen, who began his political career as a member of the Espoo City Council more […]
Aircraft were forced to make an emergency landing – Lukashenko arrested critics
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko today ordered the country’s air force to divert a Ryanair plane to Minsk, Russian media reported. According to reports, it must have been to arrest a critic, the journalist Roman Protasevich. The flight must have taken place between Athens and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Migrants and jellyfish: Alice Petrén, Lesbos
Lesbos Thursday morning. The sea is calm here under a bright blue sky. Yesterday morning, my colleague Filip Kotsambouikidi’s and I took towels with us and took a morning bath before the working day. When we got down to the quay with the bathing ladders, very close to the pier where the big ferry to […]
Walls are being built around Greek refugee camps
In Greece, the construction of high walls around several of the refugee camps on the mainland has begun. According to the authorities, this is done to increase the security of those living in the camps, but the residents of the Ritsona refugee camp outside Athens do not trust it. “If they were really worried about […]
Ystads IF ready for the European Cup final
The Swedish Championship play-off ended already in the quarter-final series against Lugi. Ystads IF thrives better in Europe. There awaits the final of the European Cup after victory in the semifinal against Anorthosis Famagusta. A three-goal victory was the requirement to pass the Cypriot opposition in the semi-final return at home. For safety’s sake, Ystad […]
Three are suspected of arranging the illegal entry of Afghans into Germany and Finland
The Turku Crime Prevention Unit of the Western Finland Coast Guard has completed a preliminary investigation by an international criminal group, which is suspected of smuggling 12 Afghan citizens to Finland or Germany via Finland. One person is suspected of transporting planes from Athens to Lappeenranta in Eastern Finland and onwards via Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Stockholm Thursday morning. “Nothing is like waiting times, spring flood weeks budding times …” Then Erik Axel Karlfeld baldedti a poem that might have been part of a Swedish canon if we had had one. We have with us that the wait is something positive, the wait heralds better times, babies and budding times. But […]
Erró’s Energy Sparks A New Exhibition
The name Erró is often followed by the phrase “Iceland’s most famous artist”, a custom that can make the uninitiated feel a little uninformed, or even a philistine. After all, Erró’s work is not an essential civic highlight, as we say Miró or Gaudí from Catalonia. Fortunately, the Reykjavík Art Museum is fully equipped to […]
Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations to buy a property as a young adult
The study analyzes several factors, including property purchase costs, job availability, average salary, and happiness ratings, to determine the best city to buy property at a young age. Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations when buying a property when you are young The study found that the next 20 countries are […]
Top rider in a dark time
The career otherwise offered many highlights. After helping Lance Armstrong to the first Tour victories in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and otherwise winning Around Denmark, Tyler Hamilton switched to Bjarne Riis & apos; CSC. Here he was the favorite of many Danes at the Tour in 2003, which, however, became a painful affair when he […]
From Iceland – IT IS NOW! Krot and Krass renovation chat, their new studio and old meets-new
Published February 26, 2021 When the flicker of light appeared at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation of Icelandic artists to discuss the future. Conversations were free – some focused on the coming years, others reflected the understanding of the last few months, others still looked with wide […]
The Greek Prime Minister is criticized after the big dinner
In Greece, harsh criticism is leveled at the country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitotakis after attending a dinner with around 30 people. The timing has aroused anger, as the government has at the same time tightened traffic restrictions further, with, for example, a curfew in Athens as early as 6 p.m. This is not the first […]
Final disposal of nuclear fuel, GDP growth and women’s football: Finland in the world press
Spent fuel from all nuclear reactors in the country (fuel irradiated in a nuclear reactor) is stored as a disposal facility for thousands of years. The surprising development of Finland’s gross domestic product also attracted the attention of international news points this week. According to Statistics Finland, the country’s GDP grew by 3.3 percent in […]
Iran risks banning world chess unless it supports competitions with Israelis
Iran risks being suspended from international chess tournaments from next month unless it publicly approves Iranian players facing rivals from Tehran’s regional enemy, Israel, according to a member of the game’s global governing body. In a Tuesday interview with VOA Persian from his home in Athens, Greece, Nigel Short, Vice President of the International Chess […]
Severe earthquake between Greece and Turkey
A major earthquake has shaken the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, near the Greek island of Samos, several news agencies reported. The quake was measured at seven on the Richter scale and was also felt on the island of Crete and in the capital Athens, writes AFP. According to local media, there are so […]
Women’s handball’s uncrowned TV expert
TV2 recently became TV3 for Trine Nielsen after almost 15 years on the channel, which probably shows national team handball every December and January. When big brother Jesper Jensen became national team coach for the women’s national handball team, Trine Nielsen, who turns 40 on 16 October, after many years on TV2 – first as […]
5 foreign military commanders who gave Russia credit
History 12 Oct 2020 Boris Egorov Hermitage Museum; Private collection. The Hague; Rybinsk Museum-Preserve; Public Domain After abolishing the opportunity to build a career at home, these officers set off for the remote exotic country of Russia, offering them much-deserved credit for their talents and military capabilities. 1. Patrick Gordon General goods Before Patrick Leopold […]
Now the verdict falls against neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
After a long and highly publicized legal process, the court will now decide whether the party’s leadership is responsible for the beatings and murders that party members are said to have committed. At the same time, large demonstrations are expected. It was the notorious murder of the anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013 that became […]
Turkey: Sanctions risk aggravating the situation
The EU’s promise to Cyprus to punish Turkey with sanctions if it continues to drill for gas and oil in disputed waters is criticized in Turkey. In Ankara, high-ranking sources say sanctions are more likely to exacerbate the already tense situation in the eastern Mediterranean. “Sanctions against Turkey will only make us even more determined […]
Great hopelessness among the refugees on Lesbos
The new, temporary tent camp set up after the fire in the Moria refugee camp will accommodate around 3,000 refugees, especially the most vulnerable. Outside the temporary camp, about fifty refugees are waiting in line, one of them being 19-year-old Mazen from Syria. His eyes are red and shiny, he looks taken aback. – I […]
Handball icon had kids with teammate
Rikke Skov both created a career and found love on the handball court in Viborg. The former national team player, who turns 40 on Monday 7 September, is one of the biggest profiles of the last two decades on the Central Jutland handball team Viborg HK. Ten times Skov helped lead the Viborgers to DM […]
