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5 days ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis |Modern British History
These additions aim to preserve living traditions for future generations. “Intangible heritage is the soul of our culture,” said Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. The new entries are:Ai-Soulas Festival, Soroni, RhodesA two-week celebration of Saint Silas (July 30), featuring religious ceremonies, cultural performances, and sports, uniting the Rhodes community.
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5 days ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Today, May 9th, VASSY releases her BossAcoustics EP, a deeply personal project marking a new chapter. “This feels like coming home,” she shares with Rolling Stone AU/NZ. “Before EDM, I was shaped by Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, and timeless melodies. BossAcoustics is my homage to those roots.”The independently-released EP reimagines her signature tracks in an acoustic, Bossa-infused style—intimate, soulful, and authentic. “Fans have long asked for this stripped-back sound,” VASSY says.
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6 days ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Of the 4,222 applicants who took the Certificate of Adequate Knowledge for Naturalization exam on April 6, only 2,136 passed, achieving a pass rate of 50.74%. Additionally, 12 candidates were disqualified for cheating. The exam, a key requirement for non-Greek nationals applying for citizenship, tests proficiency in the Greek language, history, culture, and civic institutions.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
The assailants, dressed in black with surgical masks, knuckle dusters, and reinforced knuckle gloves, entered the train carriage and approached the teen after spotting his bag with a Greek flag on it. One attacker challenged him, saying, “What are you, a Golden Dawn member? Shout f* Golden Dawn.” The teen replied, “F* Golden Dawn.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
The recently released Greek biopic Stelios (ΥΠΑΡΧΩ), chronicling the life of legendary singer Stelios Kazantzidis, has struck a chord with audiences both in Greece and internationally. Directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, the film stars popular Greek singer Christos Mastoras in his feature film debut, bringing to life the iconic figure whose voice resonated deeply with Greeks around the world.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Thanks to advanced X-ray technology, a charred scroll from a Roman villa buried by the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been identified as a work by the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus. The Herculaneum scroll, one of three housed at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries, was virtually unwrapped, revealing it as part of On Vices, a multi-volume text from the first century BC.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
May 5, 2025Launched in Athens, the voluntary app aims to enhance online safety for minors amid growing concerns about digital overexposure. Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou introduced the app as “a powerful tool to protect children online,” emphasizing its role in age verification for social media and as a foundation for future digital initiatives.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Newsroom, May 5, 2025, 10:32 EESTAs trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union intensify with a 90-day tariff extension deadline looming, the U.S. is pushing for greater access to EU agricultural markets, targeting the EU’s Geographical Indications (GI) system, particularly Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) labels. Greek Feta and Italian Parmesan are at the forefront of this dispute, with the U.S. claiming these labels distort competition and block American products.
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1 week ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Blue Skies, founded by Thomas Varvitsiotis—son and brother of former New Democracy ministers—and Yiannis Olympios, is an offshoot of the prominent V+O agency. The opposition alleges that Blue Skies employed high-ranking New Democracy officials as a form of undisclosed financing and that 15 of its employees engaged in social media trolling to bolster Mitsotakis’s image, including targeting families of victims of the 2023 Tempi rail disaster, Greece’s worst train crash.
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2 weeks ago | 
greekcitytimes.com | Stella Mazonakis
Greece has acquired eight Airbus H215 helicopters (with an option for two more) to combat wildfires, as part of a contract signed on April 30, 2025, between Airbus Helicopters and the Hellenic Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. The deal, facilitated by Growthfund’s Project Preparation Facility and supported by two European funds, aligns with the Ministry’s Aegis Programme to enhance civil protection capabilities.
