Emmanuel Sigalas

Spanish archaeologists find Homer's Iliad poem in Egyptian tomb ➡️ l.euronews.com/q0EX

After a decade of Greek recovery, questions remain: Are banks strong enough to support the economy? What can be done to close the gap in living standards? This post explores Greece’s achievements, challenges and lessons on the path from crisis to recovery ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…

The M.A. program in Ottoman History in Crete. In English, no tuition fees. Taught by among the finest Ottomanists in Europe. Did I say in Crete?

@Joewatstein @CCavafy Thanks. I think you need to follow me back so that I can DM you?

@esigalas @CCavafy That’s no problem at all - please do DM me.

Lovely to receive my contributor copies of this smart new volume on Cavafy as World Literature. I have a short chapter about the uses to which Classicists put Cavafy in their scholarship.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 2025, Parliament established the first European distinction of its kind, a European Order of Merit.   The first laureates were announced today in Parliament.   Learn more: link.europa.eu/RhTbxW

Day 021, orbit 0329 – Emotions / first impressions 😍 #εpsilon • @esa • @esaspaceflight • @ESA_fr • @NASA_Johnson • @Space_Station

Στο Κουφονήσι η τοπική κοινωνία είναι αναστατωμένη από την απόφαση της Γενικής Γραμματείας Δημόσιας Περιουσίας να μισθώσει δυο διάσημες παραλίες του νησιού, το Πορί και την Ιταλίδα για ξαπλώστρες και καντίνες. kathimerini.gr/society/564081…

Today is the US launch of Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ (Oxford). The book, however, is already SOLD OUT! Oxford is printing new copies. Due to a generous donor, you can get a free digital copy at josephusandjesus.com

When Alexander the Great returned to Mesopotamia from the Indus Valley around 324 B.C., he founded a strategic new port city known as Alexandria on the Tigris. It grew into a major trade center, declined, and its location was lost. Now—no longer! archaeology.org/news/2026/02/1…

The Brief – Europe needs to get over its gas storage hysteria dlvr.it/TQnBrV

Fine particulate matter is produced mainly by transport, industry, and residential heating. In 2023, it was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU. The EU's plan: cut premature deaths caused by air pollution by at least 55% by 2030. More: link.europa.eu/P8H6jX #WorldCancerDay

Why do so many students fail to complete their degrees on time? On average, less than half of bachelor’s students graduate on time. In some countries, completion rates remain low even after three additional years. What policies can help? bit.ly/3JSn17E

In 2024 9.4% of 18-24-year-olds in the EU had completed at most a lower secondary education and were not in further education or training (early leavers).📚 Highest shares in: 🇷🇴Romania (16.8%) 🇪🇸Spain (13.0%) Lowest: 🇭🇷Croatia (2.0%) 🇮🇪Ireland (2.8%) 👉link.europa.eu/qqBBB4

Θα έπρεπε ο @olympiacosfc να εχει βγάλει ήδη βίντεο με ποδοσφαιριστές, παράγοντες κλπ να καταδικάζουν αυτήν την ενέργεια και να λένε ξεκάθαρα ότι δεν θέλουν τέτοιους τύπους μέσα στα γήπεδα. Εκτός αν θέλουν.

In January 2026, among countries with minimum wages, the highest were in: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (€2 704) 🇮🇪 Ireland (€2 391) Lowest in: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (€620) 🇱🇻 Latvia (€780) More ➡️ link.europa.eu/RyPmvF

@LuxMea Congrats! When is it due to be published?

… and part two. Excited for the next part! 🤓

It’s delivery day today for the manuscript of this Iittle one 🤓 (obviously this isn’t the actual cover, my friends have too much time on their hands… 🙈)

Περιφερειακοί λογαριασμοί (2023) statistics.gr/el/statistics/… Regional accounts(2023) statistics.gr/en/statistics/… Infographic (2023): statistics.gr/en/infographic… #ΕΛΣΤΑΤ #ELSTAT #GreekDataMatter

A very rare and detailed depiction of Athens, from 1674. By Jacques Carrey, accompanying Charles Francois Olier Marquis von Nointel. Details such as the Frankish Tower on the Acropolis, the Pillars of Olympian Zeus along with Hadrian's Gate on the left, Theseion (Temple of Hephaistos) on the right) and Piraeus on the back. One of the last depictions of Parthenon before the Venetian bombardment, but of course already misshaped with the minaret addition.

Young people under 30 make up over half of the world’s population, yet their role in shaping education policy remains limited. The @GEMReport & @UNYouthAffairs' new report shows that only 1 in 3 countries has formal mechanisms to involve youth: bit.ly/2026youthrepor… #EducationDay