1453: Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed the Conqueror, ending the Byzantine Empire after 1,100 years 1592: The Korean navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, repels a Japanese fleet in the Battle of Sacheon, the first use of a Korean Turtle Ship 1660: On his 30th birthday, […]
By Martin Banks Denmark is set to take over the key rotating presidency of the EU and Europe’s business community has moved fast to issue a “wish list” of demands. This was drawn up after BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents, its leaders, convened in Copenhagen. The event was hosted by its two Danish member federations – the Confederation […]
By Martin Banks Over 14 million EU citizens work and live in a Member State other than their own, new figures show.
The yield margin of 10-year Greek bonds reached a new five-year low against the German Bund on Monday, with the spread reaching 0.42%.
585 BC: Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians at war with the Medes leads to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated. 1431: Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution 1588: King Philip II […]
By Martin Banks The EU says it has put together teams of firefighters and aircraft to help European countries affected by wildfires.
Year 9 students from the Greek Community School of Melbourne (GCM) City Campus participated this year in the commemorative event for the Battle of Crete, held at the Shrine of Remembrance.
Hotel prices in Athens and Attica in general continue to rise, as do arrivals, despite a significant increase in hotels and even more in other available accommodation.
1679: Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person’s right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment 1703: Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great 1873: Heinrich Schliemann discovers “Priam’s Treasure” a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia 1905: Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea […]
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Alkistis Protopsalti is one of the most important and timeless performers of the Greek music scene. Born in 1954 in Alexandria, Egypt, to Greek parents, she brought her passion for music to Athens at a young age, where she was raised. With a career spanning over four decades, […]
