Do we care what foreigners think of Greece, no matter their position or relationship to this country? Of course we do – and so we should, for the very simple reason that all we’ve got is our reputation.
The election of Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus is a new development in the island nation's political scene as it was done, for the first time, without the the support of the two major parties – Democratic Rally (DISY) and communist-rooted AKEL.
Developments at Columbia University and other campuses in the United States and the arrest of protesting students cannot but cause alarm – regardless of whether or not one agrees with their point of view – about the freedom of speech.
After a sharp exchange of occasionally harsh statements, primarily between the defense ministries of Greece and Turkey regarding the Greek initiative to establish a marine park in the Aegean Sea, it was announced that the long-awaited visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara will take place on May 13.
A network of thousands of underground spaces are scattered beneath Athens. Pedestrians hurry past them, not suspecting that the metal lid of a manhole they have just stepped on is one of the gates to a vast web of spaces, which for decades has been sealed in silence and oblivion.
A novel addition to the city’s theatrical landscape has emerged, defying conventional norms. As the indoor Athens theater season draws to a close, the Theater of the NO offers a summer brimming with English-language productions, cerebral discussions and atmospheric music evenings.
“Belarus is a crucial element for Putin but also his weakest link,” argues the exiled politician and leader of the Belarusian opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in a Kathimerini interview.
There is certainly nothing measly about 244,000 votes. This was, more or less, the number of ballots it took to elect the far-right Spartiates as the fifth biggest party in Parliament in June 2023.
Greece’s Health Ministry is preparing a program aimed at developing a model for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency, Stelios Stylianidis, psychiatrist-psychoanalyst and professor emeritus of social psychiatry at Athens’ Panteion University, told Kathimerini.
At 0.165% of gross domestic product, Greece’s official contribution to developing countries puts it third from last among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
I won’t get into the discussion of whether putting Fredi Beleri’s name on the New Democracy ticket for the upcoming European elections would serve the ruling Greek conservative party’s interests; it would, in spades.
Greece “can play a very important mediating role,” in the developing conflict in the Middle East, Palestinian Ambassador to Greece, Yussef Dorkhom, said at a press briefing held at the embassy on Wednesday.
Tapping into the values and beliefs permeating Greek society, a survey by the Dianeosis think-tank shows that the return of economic insecurity, the consequences of climate change and the demographic issue are seen as major threats to the country’s future.
Political leaders continue touring the country ahead of the upcoming European elections on June 9, despite an expected slowdown this week due to the Easter holidays.
It is true that a gloom has descended on the holiday season again this winter, with a large part of the population continuing to be wary and mindful of the virus’ effects, particularly as it seems inevitable that the Omicron variant will take over by mid-January.
The collapse of a building floor in Piraeus on Tuesday where work was being carried out has highlighted the plight of hundreds of thousands of aging buildings in Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and other urban centers without a plan for the future.
It has no writing system but it is spoken, mainly by elderly Muslim women in the Trabzon (Trebizond, historically) region in northern Turkey by a population that ranges between 4,000 and 8,000 people, according to estimates.
