LINA GIANNAROU

The cost of doing everything right in Greece

Two things are certain: Irini Kakoulidou will finally get a holiday this summer and it won’t be on Tinos.

Safety issues keep Greek school in Brussels shut

Work has gotten under way to address the significant safety issues that shut down the Kestekidion Greek School in Brussels on March 17, though it is unlikely that the building in the Saint-Gilles neighborhood will be ready for the next academic year.

12.03.2023 / 12:02

Suspected mobsters attack archaeologist

Police are investigating the brutal beating of an archaeologist last Tuesday in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia, with reports linking it to illegal building activities on Mykonos island’s famed beaches.

02.03.2023 / 17:55

‘We can track our food order but not our trains’

“Would they ever allow an air traffic controller at an airport to work nonstop without a single day off?” Giorgos Apostoleris, 61, could not hide his grief and anger.

03.02.2023 / 21:53

Greek content creator in OnlyFans: ‘I’m selling pixels, not my body’

Eva is still on Iceland time. She has been back in Athens for two weeks, but her mind is constantly wandering to the North Atlantic. She had always wanted to do the trip, but had never been able to afford it. Until now. “The greatest luxury is freedom.

13.01.2023 / 18:58

Teens getting sex education via pornography

With access to pornography just a mouse click away, experts warn that it is shaping antisocial behavior among teens.

29.12.2022 / 15:00

Teen gang rape highlights amoral outlook

Two teenage boys have been remanded in custody after testifying to an investigating magistrate in Athens on Tuesday, in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old fellow schoolboy in the suburb of Ilion.

27.11.2022 / 17:55

Online communities trump nationality, religion

The internet is where the heart of the most powerful communities beats, according to the findings of a Solid Havas survey conducted in 30 countries, including Greece, on the impact of communities in the digital age.

24.11.2022 / 23:58

‘There’s no place for us in this amusement park’

“We’re fighting tooth and nail to stay open,” says Yiannis Karayiannis, the owner of Astron, a glassware and porcelain store on Voulis Street, just off downtown Syntagma Square.

11.11.2022 / 22:27

Survey exposes gender inequality at universities

Twenty percent of Greek students have suffered inequality because of their gender, socioeconomic status or political affiliation, according to a new poll.

17.09.2022 / 19:14

‘I love the same way you love’

“The Turks are always very friendly,” almost all Kastellorizo’s residents agree when asked by Kathimerini, and many go on to point to Gogo and Kerem. I don’t know if it’s my hunger speaking, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen more appetizing fried calamari than that being tipped out of Gogo’s […]

07.07.2022 / 18:09

Wildlife rescue group issues appeal for help

The Athens-based wildlife conservation group ANIMA has issued a cry for help as it struggles to cope with a leap in admissions at its first-aid center in the suburb of Kallithea.

19.06.2022 / 10:35

Pirated online content, counterfeit purchases up

An impressive 62% of Greeks aged between 15 and 24 lead the pack in Europe among those that knowingly purchased counterfeit consumer goods in the last year, according to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

16.06.2022 / 12:43

Euro LGBT police coming to Pride out of uniform

The European LGBT Police Association, which met in Athens on Wednesday, announced that European LGBT police officers will participate in Athens Pride on Saturday, without wearing their uniforms out of respect for the decision by the organizers.

13.06.2022 / 07:06

Acropolis sightseeing for the blind

Tour guide Danae Kousouri describes the Propylaea to a group of visitors. Having conducted countless tours on the Sacred Rock, she is familiar with every little detail, every crack on the marble. However, this is the first time that she is called upon to describe a monument to an audience that cannot actually see it.