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Nikolas Apelaios II described the days leading up to the Italian attack on Greece, from October 23 to 27, 1940, stating that the Greek ambassador in Rome had informed the government that the attack was expected between October 25 and 28. According to him, Italian reconnaissance aircraft were photographing military points of interest, while senior Greek officials considered the attack imminent. Apelaios reported that on October 24, Ioannis Metaxas recorded in his diary rumors of an attack the next day and informed the chiefs of staff to remain in Athens or to notify where they were. On October 25, according to the post, Metaxas informed the Cabinet about the concentration of Italian troops at the border, and the government rejected both substantial territorial concessions and symbolic gestures toward Italy. He noted that Metaxas and his ministers did not attend the premiere of the opera "Madama Butterfly" at the Royal Theater on October 25, in the presence of Antonio Puccini and Curzio Malaparte. From the government, as he wrote, Deputy Foreign Minister Mavroudis and Deputy Minister of Press Nikolidis attended. The next day, Ambassador Politis reported that the Athens–Rome airline had been suspended until further notice. In his narrative, at the reception of the Italian embassy on October 26, Ambassador Grazzi was often absent, while on the upper floor the ultimatum to Greece was being dictated from Rome. Nikolidis called Metaxas early on October 27 regarding reports of incidents at the border. Apelaios noted that the Athens News Agency denied the news at 04:00, following an order from Metaxas. Apelaios also wrote that, on October 27, Greek and Italian officers met to discuss the incidents, while the Greek government was receiving information about the movements of Italian units towards the border. He added that shortly after Metaxas left his office, information arrived from the Italian embassy that a declaration of war was imminent, but it was decided not to inform him. According to him, the Prime Minister's car departed for Kifisia without him knowing the information. #Ιστορία #Ελλάδα #ΔεύτεροςΠαγκόσμιοςΠόλεμος (translated)

The President of the Bulgarian National Assembly, Mihaela Dotzova, emphasized the importance of Cyprus as a close ally of Bulgaria in the European Union during a meeting with the President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, in Rome. #Κύπρος #Βουλγαρία #ΕΕ (translated)

The Rome Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against two Israeli ministers for operations related to the Global Sumud Flotilla, focusing on violations of international law and the conditions of detention of activists. #Ιταλία #GlobalSumudFlottilla #ΔιεθνέςΔίκαιο (translated)

The President of the House, Annita Demetriou, held bilateral contacts in Rome during the Conference of Presidents of European Parliament, focusing on the importance of the United Kingdom for the resumption of negotiations regarding the Cyprus issue, which she described as a European problem and called for support from European partners. #Κυπριακό #ΔιμερείςΣχέσεις #Ευρώπη (translated)

The author of the post referred to the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments of the Council of Europe in Rome and to the working breakfast of women presidents of parliaments. According to the post, the breakfast focused on gender equality, the protection of human rights, and zero tolerance for gender-based violence and femicide. https://t.co/zHCKx6fye2 #Ισότητα #ΑνθρώπιναΔικαιώματα #ΓυναικείαΔικαιώματα #IT (translated)

Either the International Criminal Court will stop threatening us or we will put an end to the Court. The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, argued that the ICC threatens American sovereignty as it claims jurisdiction to prosecute citizens of countries that have not acceded to the Rome Statute, which established the institution. #ΔΠΔ #κυρώσεις #διεθνείςσχέσεις (translated)

Leonidas Palaiodimos wrote that M. Rubio did not go to the Pnyx to thank the Greeks for Democracy, but to present an ideological manifesto. According to him, Rubio highlighted patriotism, ambition, rivalry, courage, and desire for the unknown, placing particular emphasis on what he called "anger." Palaiodimos noted that during the speech, these virtues were connected to the journey from Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and western dominance. He added that Rubio warned about the guilt towards history, homeland, and nation, as well as about policies that prevented losses, international bureaucracy, deindustrialization, mass immigration, weakening of defense, and cession of sovereignty. As Rubio's proposal, Palaiodimos described the return to a nation that was not ashamed of its power and collaborated without ceding its sovereignty. He estimated that Rubio spoke as a representative of a hegemonic state and presented the manifesto of the then American government. He also added that he believed his words were liked by the Greeks, while he stated he was unsure of the reaction of the "so-called elites." #Δημοκρατία #Πατρίδα #Ιστορία (translated)

The most important development in recent hours came from Rome, where Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti stated that the European Union must take into account the rise in inflation when assessing countries' deviations from fiscal targets. #Eurogroup #Οικονομία #Ευρώπη (translated)

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wrote that the Parthenon had stood for 25 centuries, while empires rose and fell in its shadow. She added that the descendants of its builders, whom she connected to Athens and Rome, spread their culture throughout the world. https://t.co/afKFAlFdEb #Παρθενώνας #Πολιτισμός #Αθήνα (translated)

Adonis Georgiadis urged the public to attend the speech of the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, at Pnyx. He described it as a hymn to Greece, Rome, and Christianity, while stating that Rubio impressively knew history well and was an impressive politician. He added that he had not heard a better speech until then. https://t.co/rgnkjLMqyw #Ελλάδα #Πολιτική #Ιστορία (translated)

Adonis Georgiadis said that he closely watched the speech of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Pnyx, in front of the Acropolis, and described it as the most important political speech he had ever heard. According to him, Rubio spoke not only as the head of American diplomacy but also as a political representative of the people of the West, and his speech had historical significance. Georgiadis stated that he fully agreed with what Rubio said and that he felt proud of Rubio's admiration for Greek ancestors, as well as for the public recognition of Greece's credibility and success. He added that Greece, Rome, and Christianity represented, in his view, the foundations of Western civilization and argued that its decline needed to end so that the West could rediscover its roots, values, and spirit. Finally, he expressed his congratulations and gratitude to Rubio. #Πολιτική #ΔυτικόςΠολιτισμός #Ελλάδα (translated)

Ένας 13χρονος μαθητής στη Ρώμη επιτέθηκε και μαχαίρωσε την καθηγήτριά του, αφού προηγουμένως χρησιμοποίησε σπρέι πιπεριού, προτού προσπαθήσει να καταγράψει το περιστατικό στο Telegram, με την καθηγήτρια να μεταφέρεται στο νοσοκομείο χωρίς κίνδυνο για τη ζωή της. #Ιταλία #βία #εκπαίδευση

Πριν καμιά 30αρια χρόνια στη Ρώμη κάτω απ' το σπίτι είχα μια tabaccheria. Μια απ' τις πρώτες φορές που μπήκα, άκουσα μια πολύ οικεία μελωδία, ήταν το "Μου λείπεις" του Νίκου Τερζή και τη φωνή ενός νέου Έλληνα τραγουδιστή που τότε έλεγαν ότι "το παίζει εκκεντρικός για να προκαλέσει". Γούρλωσα τα μάτια και ρώτησα τον tabaccaio που στο καλό βρήκε το τραγούδι, αφού δεν είχε τίποτα το φολκρλόρ, Ζορμπάς, syrtaki και τα ρέστα. "Είναι το τραγούδι από τη διαφήμιση της Opel, έχεις κι άλλα αυτού του τραγουδιστή; Έχει αυτό το κάτι η φωνή και παρόλο δεν καταλαβαίνω un cazzo τρελαίνομαι να τον ακούω". Και κάπως έτσι μέχρι τα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 2000, ο tabaccaio στο San Giovanni βρέθηκε με τα άπαντα του Μαζωνάκη, τα έπαιζε μέρα παρά μέρα στο μαγαζί του και τα άκουγαν λογής Ιταλοί που μπαινόβγαιναν στο κατάστημα για να πάρουν τα τσιγάρα τους, την εφημερίδα τους, τις συλλογές DeAgostini τους, κ.ο.κ. Του την είπα την ιστορία μέσα στη ρέκλα ένα βράδυ στα μπουζούκια, χαμογέλασε και έκανε ότι νοιάζεται. Μπορεί και όντως να νοιάστηκε, δεν ξέρω. Ξέρω ότι όσοι ζήσαμε τα '90ς έχουμε τραγουδήσει, έχουμε μερακλώσει, έχουμε γίνει κουρούμπελα με τα τραγούδια του Γιώργου. Τον έχουμε σχολιάσει και σοβαρά και για χαβαλέ και δυστυχώς και για τις σκοτείνιες του. Γιατί έτσι είναι οι παρέες και αυτά κάνει η νύχτα όταν δεν μπορείς να την αποφύγεις. Πολύ νέος στα 54. Όλα τά' κανε νέος. Καλό ταξίδι ρε Μαζώ. Μεσοβδόμαδο. Κάθε απόβραδο. Σε θυμάμαι και. Βασανίζομαι. Έτσι, κοφτά, με τελεία μετά από κάθε λέξη. Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης | 04.03.1972 - 09.09.2026 #ΓιώργοςΜαζωνάκης #Μουσική #Νοσταλγία