MARIA KATSOUNAKI

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For an Oscar or a Raspberry?

A storm in a teacup or a serious shift in the Greek cinema industry’s institutional landscape? Draft laws, as a rule, tend to attract the interest only of those who are directly affected, a few specific circles.

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06.04.2024 / 21:50

The mixer of ruthless demagoguery

“We have said that we want gun ownership for the Greek man, training for the Greek woman, for everyone,” the leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party, Kyriakos Velopoulos, said in an interview with state-run broadcaster ERT.

30.03.2024 / 20:20

Which world would you like to live in?

The three-day parliamentary debate on a motion of no confidence submitted by opposition parties over developments in the Tempe train crash inquiry ended on Thursday. We were a little puzzled, we mostly confirmed what we knew and very often wondered about the “truth” that was repeatedly professed.

16.03.2024 / 21:06

Society’s red lines

Parliament’s investigative committee for the Tempe rail disaster wrapped up its deliberations, with the findings submitted by the ruling New Democracy party being approved by the House majority.

10.03.2024 / 22:55

Resilient anachronisms

Before email and messaging, we had regular mail and envelopes, which candidates for the national or European Parliament would send off to voters, only so they could form huge piles in the entrances to our apartment buildings.

02.03.2024 / 20:25

History through stories

How many times was the word “wrong” heard as an admission or an apportioning of blame at Kathimerini’s conference on the 50th anniversary since the restoration of Greek democracy?

24.02.2024 / 21:39

The many faces of SYRIZA on stage

Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of leftist SYRIZA, adopted a “postmodern” approach last Thursday in his appearance at the party’s 4th Congress.

10.02.2024 / 21:14

For a roof over our head

It is essential to hold a discussion about the housing crisis, especially when this is conducted with some empathy and understanding, as was the case in Parliament Wednesday, when Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis answered a question on the issue from PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis.

03.02.2024 / 21:20

It’s not just Aegina and Crete

On the one hand, the government repeats it is pushing for “innovation, extroversion, modernization,” but, on the other hand, in the bowels of the shadowy deep state, some illegible “interests” are following a reverse course.

27.01.2024 / 21:00

The lobster spaghetti comeback

It doesn’t matter how hard we crashed into the wall of reality 14 years ago. Financial ruin did not dull the heady fantasy of prosperity, which remains vibrant as always – and ill-fated.

16.12.2023 / 21:15

Why are our streets so deadly?

Six people {were killed in the streets of Attica in 24 hours from Thursday to Friday, raising some serious questions. Is it just a very unfortunate coincidence, or is it the expected outcome of the sum of a series of particular attitudes?

02.12.2023 / 20:28

The stigma

In 1994, Greek director Alexis Bistikas was the first public figure to openly admit that he was suffering from AIDS. A year later, this charismatic man, who was already known for his brilliant work, passed away, aged 31.

11.11.2023 / 20:30

Kasselakis land

At first, the shot is carefully balanced, focused on the face and the space, just enough to reveal a potential prime-ministerial profile.

04.11.2023 / 22:01

Pillars of society or suckers?

What do tax evasion, electricity theft and illegal fuel rackets have in common, apart from the fact that they’re all crimes? They invoke the same feeling that one increasing pool of people is living at the expense of another, ever-shrinking, pool.

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