EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). “Frapes” is the media nickname given to Giorgos Xylouris, a Cretan local power broker who emerged in Greek news coverage as a central figure in a major corruption scandal linked to agricultural subsidies. The nickname...
PHOTO: Zoi Konstantopoulou shows Giorgos Xylouris, aka "Frappes", the Cretan mafia kingpin, the infamous picture of him next to PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Nick Stamatakis In the following videos, the disturbing...
By Nick Stamatakis On Sunday afternoon, November 30, the day following the historic premiere of Kapodistrias by Yiannis Smaragdis at the Museum of the Moving Image, the Federation of Hellenic Societies and the Know Thyself Initiative, together with Helleniscope, organized...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Helleniscope’s Editorial Team Kyriakos Pierrakakis’ election as President of the Eurogroup is more than a personal milestone. It is a moment dense with political symbolism and institutional meaning—for Greece,...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ EDITOR'S NOTΕ (Nick Stamatakis).  Many among us had underestimated Kimberly Guilfoyle's role in Greece. They emphasized her feminine qualities and overlooked her past in the inner circles of America's...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Helleniscope’s Editorial Team For months, the government tried to spin this as a procedural delay — “audits,” “compliance,” “verification.” But the truth is clearer: Greece’s farmers are being strangled by...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis) – This isn’t just a funny clip from the wildly popular Radio Arvyla show (complete with English subtitles). No — it’s a masterpiece of elite...
EDITOR'S NOTE. We finally have in our hands the video of the ceremonial events around the premiere of Kapodistrias on November 29... Enjoy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvp-pfr4bJU
PHOTO: Costas Karamanlis (with his wife Natasa) and director Giannis Smaragdis. ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis).  Former Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis delivered a sharp and institution-focused speech at an event...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Jim and Eleni Bousis (written by Eleni) As a Greek American, and limited to my Greek language and history, I was drawn emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to learn who this...