Her life until the final year of high school was solely dedicated to track and field. An athlete specializing in middle-distance running events, she was ready for the Gymnastics Academy.
Seeking to acquaint ourselves with the retired livestock farmer who is among the 21 MEPs who will represent Greece in the European Parliament, we visited Toula Alexandrakis’ butcher shop in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece.
France is in danger of entering a permanent conflict, in case President Emmanuel Macron is forced to “cohabit” with Jordan Bardella after the elections. This is the assessment of political scientist Jonah Levy, vice chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Berkeley.
We had just begun our conversation with Loukia Saranti when a Thessaloniki MP known for his outgoing manner dropped by, prompting me to introduce my guest. “You think I don’t know the iron lady of industry?” he responded.
Athletes are counting down the days to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, there are some who are counting not just the days but also the seconds.
“Macron does not know what the answer is about the people’s reaction, but he is taking the risk as he considers politics as gambling,” argues Christian Lequesne, professor of political science at Sciences Po in Paris.
Matthew Nimetz, who acted as US and UN mediator in the “name” dispute between Athens and Skopje for 25 years, highlights the significance of proper implementation of the Prespa Agreement, not only for Greece and North Macedonia, but also for regional stability.
The losses suffered by ruling New Democracy in the recent European Parliament elections were from “both sides,” Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tells Kathimerini, noting that while these losses were mostly concentrated in the center, the ones to the right were “not negligible” either.
For many years, French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi was an almost unwanted person in Greece, at least for those who knew his name and associated him with the first and most emblematic public building constructed in Athens in the 21st century.
I had never eaten melon with feta before. I certainly hadn’t had it at the start of a meal. “But it’s the best appetizer for raki,” says Byron Nicolaides as he poured.
Those who argue that Haris Doukas is the person who can play a central role in the future of PASOK and the center-left justify their view by saying that “left-wing voters support him and right-wing voters are not afraid of him.”
Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services, ensures – along with his thousands of associates – that the magic of each event reaches our screens and speakers.
The costumes created by Oscar-winning designer Holly Waddington for Yorgos Lanthimos’ film “Poor Things” follow the journey of Bella Baxter – the main character played by Emma Stone – from childhood to adulthood.
This year is her seventh term at the helm of the Kalamata Dance Festival (KDF). Linda Kapetanea took over the duties of artistic director in 2018, and before she could find her footing, the Covid pandemic happened.
The “exit” narratives that once dominated the political discourse in the European Union are now a thing of the past, but these European Parliament elections will judge the degree of commitment to the further integration of the bloc, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta tells Kathimerini.
Furnished rental startup Blueground has joined the unicorn club – companies whose value exceeds 1 billion dollars – its CEO and co-founder tells Kathimerini.
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.
What caused the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and what will be the impact of his death on the country’s relations with the United States? Who is his most likely successor and what will the day after look like in Iran and the Middle East?
Νot even nine months have passed since director Yorgos Lanthimos triumphed in Venice by winning the Golden Lion award with “Poor Things” and the Greek filmmaker managed to create yet another film.
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.
Two years ago, the former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, in an interview with Kathimerini, underlined the excellent relations between the Israeli and Greek people.
For more than two years, Doctors of the World Greece (MdM-Greece) have been working relentlessly in Ukraine to help rebuild hospitals and shelters, and provide medical, psychological and material support to locals forced to flee occupied territories amid mines and shelling and the sorrowful sound of sirens. “The destruction […]
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