Med Yacht Show returns to Nafplio this month
The picturesque town of Nafplio, in the northeastern Peloponnese, is preparing to host the eighth Mediterranean Yacht Show from April 29 through May 3.
Tempe ‘fills us with a sense of responsibility and shame’
Katerina Sakellaropoulou marked three years as President of Greece on March 13. Ahead of that anniversary, Kathimerini had requested an interview to look back on that period in office. The interview took place, but publication was halted by the rail tragedy at Tempe.
AEK joins Panathinaikos at the top of the table
AEK beat PAOK away and has joined Panathinaikos at the top of the Super League table, as the Greens stumbled at home against Volos.
The difficult homecoming of Greece’s ‘lost children’
Many decades ago, mainly between 1948 and 1975, orphanages and families that could not afford to raise them sent some 4,000 Greek children to the United States, the Netherlands and other countries for adoption.
Jobless rate jumps to 11.4%
The unemployment rate jumped to 11.4% in February from 10.3% in January.
Greece’s blue gold
March 22 marked World Water Day and the launch of the 2023 UN Water Conference in New York. Last week also marked one of the most important debates for the Greek legislature and the Mitsotakis government regarding transforming Greece’s water management.
Construction running riot on Mykonos
A vast wall erected by a bar/restaurant is seen on Panormos beach on Mykonos. Kathimerini traveled to the popular Aegean island to investigate allegations of out-of-control building violations after the brutal attack on an archaeologist opposing such rampant construction.
Modern flight simulator by Aegean and CAE
Aegean Airlines and CAE announced on Thursday that they will join forces to create the first modern flight simulator and crew training center in Greece.
Inflation drops significantly in March
Eurostat’s provisional data on March inflation, released on Friday, showed a slowdown in the rate of price growth in Greece, but also in the eurozone as a whole.
Bus, trolley bus work stoppages planned on Monday
Bus and trolley bus drivers in Athens will be walking off the job for five hours on Monday and holding a rally outside the headquarters of the Railway Organization (OSY) at noon in protest at safety lapses on the national rail system that contributed to the deadly train collision in central Greece on February 28.