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Himare property rights on agenda for Brussels

Fredi Beleri was released from a prison in Albania on Monday, September 2, and on Monday, September 9, is expected in Brussels, where he will serve as a member of the European Parliament after being elected on the ticket of Greece’s governing New Democracy in June.

SYRIZA and sex

“Everything is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” Oscar Wilde’s famous quote comes to mind when we think of Stefanos Kasselakis.

22.07.2024 / 18:01

Race for commissioner

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is leaning towards proposing the governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas as the new European commissioner from Greece, Kathimerini understands.

16.07.2024 / 19:20

A poignant symbol of Cyprus’ enduring trauma

The slogan “I do not forget” belongs to the author Nikos Dimou, as does the image of a bleeding, divided Cyprus.

02.06.2024 / 09:20

Greek PM: ‘I would like to see ND win the elections in 2027’

A painting by Konstantinos Parthenis of the Virgin Mary and Child, combining a sense of piety with fluid Art Nouveau forms, looks over Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he works on the puzzle of governance at his desk.

27.05.2024 / 12:50

Greek psychologist duo set up self-awareness retreat in Delphi

A new seminar developed by two Greek psychologists with significant professional experience abroad could be described in three words: “Awakening in Delphi.” This five-day program combines meditation and Greek philosophy with modern psychology and movement.

31.10.2023 / 22:42

‘Calling Palestinians terrorists has to stop’

It was June 29, 1982 and Andreas Papandreou had just returned from a fraught European Economic Community summit. The Greek prime minister gave his family a detailed account of what was said during the talks with his European counterparts with regard to the war that was raging in the Middle East.

06.10.2023 / 23:48

West Side Story of the most powerful philhellene

In 1993, a Cuban American, not yet 40, serving in the US House of Representatives in Washington, delivered a speech on the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus that resonated deeply, particularly among the Cypriot and Greek communities in America. Why? Because it revealed the true character of Bob Menendez.

25.09.2023 / 11:58

Officials bracing for migration wave

Greece and the rest of the European Union are bracing for ever-larger waves of migrants and refugees.

07.09.2023 / 21:09

‘What law dictates that I cannot be sworn in?’

In a double appeal for his release, Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek who was elected mayor of Himare in southern Albania in the municipal elections of May 14, addresses the judicial institutions as well as the prime minister of Albania, Edi Rama. In an interview with Kathimerini, Beleri, who has not […]

29.08.2023 / 20:58

The arrest of Beleri ‘has nothing to do with me’

Last Monday morning, I received a message from an unknown Albanian number that criticized a report I had written in last Sunday’s Kathimerini on the imprisonment of Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the city of Himare in southern Albania, in which the Albanian prime minister is accused of involvement […]

21.08.2023 / 10:44

Croat envoy notes ‘excellent relations’

The arrest of 95 Croatian soccer fans in connection with the violent incidents and the death of Michalis Katsouris outside the AEK stadium in Athens on August 7 has tested relations between the two countries, but “Croatia trusts the Greek justice system,” according to the country’s ambassador to Greece, Aleksandar Sunko.

20.08.2023 / 21:45