ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ There must be a reason why so many high-tech CEOs - first among them Elon Musk - have visited Greece and have established research labs there; three years ago,...
source - dimokratia.gr A Cretan mafia member made headlines with what he shouted at journalists. "Go to Dora Bakoyannis’ house," he added for the “sacred” scandal.The revelations about the “sacred” scandal shaking Crete, which reaches the "court" of Prime Minister...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). This detailed account describes the rise of a significant mafia network in Chania, Crete, with deep connections to both local authorities and influential figures, including members of the Mitsotakis family. The mafia thrived through illicit...
By Eleni Phufas When Domenikos Theotokopoulos arrived in Venice during the High Renaissance in the mid 1500s he persistently  retained his Greekness visibly – one way in which we know that is how he signed his artwork - Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Helleniscope’s Editorial Team On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the streets of Athens witnessed another demonstration protesting the Tempi train disaster. While the turnout was notably smaller compared to the...
PHOTO: Village of Machairas, Central Greece. Photo: EV By Evaggelos Vallianatos Threatening Greece On April 15, 2025, the appointed president of Greece issued a decree that is bound to have serious, nay, potentially catastrophic consequences on the countryside of Greece. The executive...
ΕΑΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΑΤΕ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΟΝΗΣ By Helleniscope’s Editorial Team The saga of the Cretan mafia has taken a dramatic turn with the arrest and detention of the two alleged masterminds. Initially released under restrictive terms...
New York Friday, September 5, 2025 PRESS RELEASE  The World Council of Cretans mourns with deep sorrow the passing of Nikolaos Papadakis (Papadis), General Director of the Research and Study Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos,” a personality of global stature. We mourn with profound...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis) The island of Crete, already rocked by revelations of the Mitsotakis family’s mafia-style dealings — from the sale of monastery land to shady allies, to brazen interference in the election of a bishop — now...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). Greece is in crisis—and it’s not the economy this time. Birth rates have collapsed, schools are shutting down, and the population could shrink by a quarter in the coming decades. The government created a ministry...