Petrounias advances to final with strong rings performance
Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece performs on the rings during the men’s artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, on Saturday.
Santorini bursts with tourists as locals call for a cap
Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere – on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that zigzag up the steep hillsides, atop donkeys that clip-clop along the narrow cobbled streets.
UK calls for ‘openness,’ ‘flexibility’ in Cyprus talks
The UK remains committed to a Cyprus peace deal “under UN parameters,” but “ultimately, it is for the key parties to decide on the details of a settlement,” Stephen Doughty, the newly appointed minister of state in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, told Kathimerini on the sidelines of his visit to Athens this week.
Tough times for main opposition parties
A fragmented opposition, with left-wing SYRIZA and socialist PASOK close together in a contest for second place, was the saving grace for ruling center-right New Democracy after dropping more than 12 percentage points in June’s European Parliament election.
Greece and Cyprus eyeing key roles at the European level
With Ursula von der Leyen securing another term as European Commission President, EU members are now vying for the top positions in the new Commission, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides looking for posts that reflect their growing roles within the EU.
Greece dismisses Turkish claims
Greek officials bristle at Turkish officials’ claims that they have allegedly recognized Turkey’s rights to a continental shelf around the Aegean islands, claims that are also reflected in Turkish media.
Greece’s former spy boss tells judges service did not use illegal malware in 2019-22
The former head of Greece’s EYP intelligence service has denied allegations that the state agency used illegal phone malware in 2019-2022 to spy on targets, court documents show.
Empowering justice: Greece’s journey to protect women and reform policing
Reflecting on the depths of the Eurozone crisis a decade and a half ago, the economic and governance progress made by the EU’s southern states is notable. As Northern Europe increasingly faces political instability and economic stagnation, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece have been faring comparatively well recently. While this is a positive macroeconomic trend,…
Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River.
Famagusta 3.5% | Athens | To August 25
Fifty years after the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus, the exhibition features photographs by journalist Sotiris Danezis from the 3.5% of the Turkish-occupied ghost town of Famagusta (Ammochostos), which was opened in 2021 by the occupation authorities. The exhibition is held at the Melina Cultural Centre in Thiseio (Iraklidon 66) and entrance is free.