CONSTANTINE CAPSASKIS

The legacy of a killing and Greece’s culture wars

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the lethal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens in December 2008.

A pathway to the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures

Angelos Chaniotis, professor of ancient history and classics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, delivered a very topical lecture at the nonprofit educational institution College Year in Athens (CYA).

30.11.2023 / 13:33

Komvos: Bridging academia, business, diaspora to build better future for Greece

Leading academics, business leaders, journalists and public officials gathered at the Megaron Karatzas in Athens on Saturday to set out their vision for how the “Komvos – Networks of Global Hellenism” initiative can harness the extensive international networks of the Greek diaspora to manifestly contribute to the prosperity of Greece.

28.04.2023 / 12:53

PASOK must maintain sense of own strategy, Venizelos says

Evangelos Venizelos, former deputy prime minister of Greece and former minister of foreign affairs, speaking with Kathimerini English Edition Editor Tom Ellis as part of the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday, discussed the role of PASOK in a future governmental coalition, stating that, having borne the brunt of the fallout from the financial crisis, it […]

26.04.2023 / 19:34

Ukraine invasion was revelation for Germany, says top German foreign aide

The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a revelation for Germany, as it was for the wider international system, and one that marked a radical shift in Germany, the German chancellor’s top foreign advisor Jens Plötner has told the Delphi Economic Forum.

16.01.2023 / 07:20

Countering rise of Turkey’s clout in Africa

The three-day tour of West Africa completed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday was deemed to have been crowned a success as countries such as Ivory Coast, Gabon and Ghana share a common understanding with Greece of what the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) stipulates.

06.12.2022 / 20:32

Analyst urges Israel to reject Turkey-Libya deal

Stressing the important role played by Greece and Cyprus, which are also members of a strategic alliance in the region, the vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), Eran Lerman, has urged Israel to repudiate the latest Turkish-Libyan memorandum.

02.12.2022 / 09:57

Athens seeking Tirana deal for Hague referral

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will examine the possibility of signing an agreement that will refer the delimitation of the exclusive economic zones of Greece and Albania to the International Court of Justice in The Hague during a meeting in Athens with his counterpart Olta Xhacka.

08.06.2022 / 02:37

June brings with it politics and fires

As Greece inches closer to summer, its inhabitants are once again confronted by the third, oft-forgotten, certainty along with death and taxes, seasonal wildfires.

09.04.2022 / 14:29

Dendias: EastMed is ‘alive and kicking’

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Saturday rejected the idea that the EastMed pipeline is dead at the Delphi Economic Forum, replying to a statement to that effect by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States Victoria Nuland during her visit to Athens earlier this week.

08.04.2022 / 15:43

Mitarakis: Greek border management in line with international commitments

Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis has defended Greece’s border policy, while saying that the country’s treatment of migrants and refugees is in line with its obligations under European and international law.

08.04.2022 / 12:39

Blair: ‘Democracies will rediscover a belief in their own system’

The future of democracy, particularly in a post-Ukraine-war world, was the main subject of a conversation between former prime minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and Executive Editor of Kathimerini Alexis Papahelas at the Delphi Economic Forum on Friday.

07.04.2022 / 20:02

Pyatt reaffirms strong US-Greek bonds, celebrates transformation over his term

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the United States Ambassador to Greece, reaffirmed the close strategic relationship between Greece and the United States in his speech at the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday, and praised the transformation of Greece over his five years in the country.

07.04.2022 / 16:50

Venizelos: Europe was unprepared for Russian invasion

The future of European security following the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the main focus of a conversation between former socialist PASOK minister Evangelos Venizelos and Tom Ellis, Editor in Chief of Kathimerini English Edition, held as part of the Delphi Economic Forum on Wednesday.

07.04.2022 / 06:11

Papandreou discusses the many threats facing democracies today

George Papandreou, President of Socialist International and former socialist Prime Minister with PASOK, discussed the many threats facing democracies today at the Delphi Economic Forum on Wednesday.