Yannis Ritsos: The Greatest Greek Poet of His Time
” width=”960″>Photo from Exhibition “Tribute to the Poet of Romiosini, Yannis Ritsos.” Credit: Museum of Cycladic Art
When Yannis Ritsos passed away on November 11, 1990, the world lost one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century.
A prominent and prolific Greek poet with international appeal, Ritsos belonged to the so-called 1930s generation. Epitaphios, Romiosini and Moonlight Sonata are three of his best-known works. In 1975 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
” width=”1080″>French poet Louis Aragon once said that Ritsos was “the greatest poet of our age.” When Ritsos won the Lenin Peace Prize in 1975, he was quoted as saying that “this prize is more important for me than the Nobel.”
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Greek parliament committee approves over 170 million euro support for regional airports
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A Greek parliamentary committee approved a finance ministry bill on Tuesday that will provide 177.9 million euros to 14 regional airports managed by Germany-based Fraport.
The bill ratifies an agreement between the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and Fraport for aid compensating for losses due to restrictive coronavirus measures.
Ruling New Democracy supported it, main opposition Syriza-Progressive Alliance and Movement for Change (KINAL) reserved judgment for the plenary debate, and the Greek Communist Party, Greek Solution and MeRA25 rejected the bill.
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras met with party representatives at his office to provide information before the committee’s decision.