Long-standing problems
One of the worst and oldest structural problems of the Greek state has to do with overlapping responsibilities in the civil service.
Division has not disappeared from our DNA
Looking back, you sometimes wonder how this country survived and grew. Reading editions of Kathimerini from 1922, you are shocked by the passion and hatred for the rival political party and its leader.
Kalamata International Dance Festival tickets go on sale
Tickets for the 28th Kalamata International Dance Festival went on sale on Wednesday, ahead of the opening performance, “Triptych: The missing door, The lost room and The hidden floor” by Peeping Tom group for the Nederlands Dans Theater on July 15 and 26.
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Dendias calls on Turkey to avoid provocative statements
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated his call on Turkey to decrease tensions with Greece by “avoiding provocative expressions and statements” to maintain peace in bilateral relations, as Ankara this week reiterated its demands that Athens must demilitarize its east Aegean islands, saying it will challenge their sovereignty otherwise.
Week-long Athens Pride to culminate in concert and parade on June 18
With the demand for “unconditional” education, equality to marriage and family, safety and life, Athens Pride kicks off on June 10, culminating with an all-day concert and a subsequent parade on June 18 in the city center.
Man murders wife before killing himself
A man shot and killed his wife before turning the murder weapon on himself on Monday, police in the northern city of Drama confirmed on Wednesday. The body of the 59-year-old woman was found in her home by her daughter.
Sakellaropoulou: Greece will never stop defending sovereignty
Greece “will not stop defending its sovereignty and rights, taking all necessary deterrent measures for its security, but also for peace in our wider region,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in Lithuania on Wednesday.
Bulgaria’s ITN party exits coalition government
Bulgaria’s populist party There Is Such a People (ITN) will exit the four-party ruling coalition that took office in December, taking its four ministers out of the government, its leader Slavi Trifonov said on Wednesday in a video statement on his Facebook page.
Defense minister laments leaks on possible Ukraine arms shipment
Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said on Wednesday he would ask the heads of the three branches of the Greek Armed Forces to contain recent disclosures in the media on the list of weapons that Greece may send to Ukraine, liking them to a “Swiss cheese.”