Democracy at a crossroads

The 8th Conference of the Hellenic Political Science Association seeks to enhance our collective understanding of both the threats and challenges facing democracy at the dawn of the 21st century. The conference comprises three basic themes: Democratic theory, crisis, alternatives; Democracy as extant institutional arrangement: malfunctioning, challenges; Democracy within Society: Problems and Challenges. The conference will [...]

Greece: On tourism and property

The need to upgrade tourism as a product and the search for efficient methods of tourist development will be at the very centre of the 2nd International Tourism and Property Show scheduled to take place in Athens, from February 22 to 24. Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the event will bring [...]

Greek scientist honored

Dr. Katerina Harvati Makes Time’s Top Scientific Discoveries
Dr. Katerina Harvati is a Greek paleoanthropologist specializing in Neanderthal evolution and modern human origins working at the renowned Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She is also a core member of an international group of scientists whose research was included in the Time Magazine Top 10 Scientific Discoveries for [...]

Replanting the burned Greek forests

SEEDS OF HOPE >>> Drive to Reforestation
The replanting of burnt pine forests on Mount Penteli, north of Athens, is to begin on Sunday, January 13, in a reforestation drive backed mainly by Greek-American and Cypriot ‘pro-green’ businesspeople based abroad. The initiative to reforest areas of Athens stricken by last summer’s destructive fires was launched last autumn. The [...]