ekathimerini.com RSS FEEDhttps://www.ekathimerini.com/infeeds/rss/nx-rss-feed.xml© ekathimerini.com 2020elFri, 30 Oct 2026 18:34:13 +0000 https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1319703/the-election-riddle/ ekath-1319703 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:34:13 +0000 It could be a riddle of the type, “I am a monk with many shirts, and the more you strip me, the more you cry. What am I?” An onion. “On the one hand, I obstruct change, on the other, I turn everything upside down. What am I?” Elections. OPINION ELECTIONS, FRANCE, ISRAEL, LAURA KOVESI, POLITICS, SERBIA, OPINION Nikos Konstandaras Nikos Konstandaras https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/whats-on/1319828/olina-athens-november-6/ ekath-1319828 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:17:36 +0000 Athens-based indie-pop musician, songwriter and performer Olina will present her sophomore album, “What Moved You?”, in a live performance at Ilion Plus (17 Kodrigktonos). WHAT'S ON MUSIC, CULTURE, WHAT'S ON Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319826/greek-navy-takes-delivery-of-second-french-built-belharra-frigate/ ekath-1319826 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:53:41 +0000 Greece’s navy has formally taken delivery of its second French-built Belharra-class frigate, the Nearchos, marking another milestone in the country’s naval modernization program. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEFENSE, FRANCE, KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, NIKOS DENDIAS, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Stavros Ioannidis Stavros Ioannidis https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1319819/%ce%bdew-muftis-of-komotini-and-xanthi-sworn-in/ ekath-1319819 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:41:45 +0000 The newly appointed muftis of Komotini and Xanthi in northeastern Greece were sworn in on Friday, completing the appointment process for all three muftiates in the region of Thrace. SOCIETY CULTURE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, IN DEPTH Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/energy/1319705/brussels-softens-energy-stance/ ekath-1319705 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:21:13 +0000 The European Commission will not yet commit to providing an extra leeway to Greece and other countries seeking to offer their citizens more support toward energy costs, but acknowledged that temporary subsidies even of fossil fuels could be necessary. ENERGY ENERGY, FINANCE, ECONOMY Alexandra Voudouri Alexandra Voudouri https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319816/halc-calls-on-peloton-to-remove-halloween-themed-varosha-ride-and-issue-public-apology/ ekath-1319816 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:53:48 +0000 The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) has called on Peloton to immediately remove a virtual cycling experience featuring the uninhabited Famagusta suburb of Varosha in Cyprus from its 2026 Halloween collection, condemning the company’s decision to use a place associated with decades of displacement and unresolved injustice as a setting for seasonal entertainment. FOREIGN AFFAIRS CYPRUS, DIPLOMACY, FAMAGUSTA, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Lena Argiri Lena Argiri https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319814/two-more-suspects-jailed-in-major-tax-fraud-case-involving-greek-bakery/ ekath-1319814 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:26:12 +0000 Two more suspects have been remanded in custody in a major tax fraud investigation involving Greek food chain Horiatiko, bringing the total number of defendants jailed to nine. NEWS CRIME, HORIATIKO TAX FRAUD, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1319799/anthropologist-renee-hirschon-dies-aged-82/ ekath-1319799 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:11:02 +0000 Renee Hirschon Philippakis, a distinguished anthropologist whose academic career was intertwined with Greece, has died, the British School at Athens has announced. SOCIETY HISTORY, OBITUARY, RESEARCH, IN DEPTH, SOCIETY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319709/stournaras-lagarde-made-doves-and-hawks-converge/ ekath-1319709 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:44:50 +0000 Greek central banker and European Central Bank executive board member Yannis Stournaras told Kathimerini on Thursday that outgoing ECB head Christine Lagarde is a remarkable personality who has managed to steer different views in the board to consensus. ECONOMY BANKING, ECONOMY, YANNIS STOURNARAS Eleftheria Kourtali Eleftheria Kourtali https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319798/inside-the-supercomputer-powering-greeces-ai-ambitions/ ekath-1319798 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:09:55 +0000 A former power station at the Lavrio Technological and Cultural Park southeast of Athens – once Greece’s second electricity-generating plant – is now home to Daedalus, the country’s first national supercomputer, designed to train computational models. ECONOMY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMY Sofia Christou Sofia Christou https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319789/greece-determined-to-lay-undersea-electricity-cable-with-cyprus-marinakis-says/ ekath-1319789 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:55:47 +0000 Greece is determined to proceed with the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), an undersea electricity cable linking Crete and Cyprus, without seeking Turkey’s permission or making concessions, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has said. ENERGY CYPRUS, GREAT SEA INTERCONNECTOR (GSI), MARITIME BORDERS, TURKEY, ECONOMY, ENERGY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1319788/what-greece-did-not-do-in-libya/ ekath-1319788 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:36:37 +0000 The decision by the parliament in eastern Libya to ratify an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) delineation agreement with Turkey seven years after it was signed sent a chill through the Greek side, which has invested heavily in its relations with the Haftar family. OPINION DIPLOMACY, EAST MED, LIBYA, MARITIME BORDERS, TURKEY, OPINION Constantinos Filis Constantinos Filis https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319782/greek-navy-serviceman-arrested-over-arson-attacks-targeting-former-partners/ ekath-1319782 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:29:09 +0000 A 46-year-old noncommissioned officer in the Greek navy was arrested on the western island of Lefkada on suspicion of carrying out three arson attacks targeting former partners in the Athens area. NEWS CRIME, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319785/singer-files-complaint-against-allegations-linking-him-to-horiatiko-tax-fraud/ ekath-1319785 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:16:27 +0000 Greek singer Antonis Remos has filed a police complaint against anonymous blogs that have linked him to an alleged tax fraud network involving the Horiatiko bakery chain. NEWS HORIATIKO TAX FRAUD, MUSIC, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319780/pizza-fan-seeks-path-to-reopen-stores-after-asset-freeze/ ekath-1319780 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:39:32 +0000 Authorities are in talks with executives of Pizza Fan to find a way to reopen the pizza chain’s stores, which were shut down after authorities froze assets belonging to people implicated in an alleged tax fraud scheme. NEWS CRIME, EMPLOYMENT, JUSTICE, PIZZA FAN, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319582/electrical-appliances-see-revenue-decline/ ekath-1319582 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:00:27 +0000 Revenue in the consumer electrical and electronic appliances market fell 2% in the eight-month period from January to August. ECONOMY ECONOMY, RETAIL Dimitra Manifava Dimitra Manifava https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1319778/young-bear-found-shot-dead-in-prespa-national-park/ ekath-1319778 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:45:14 +0000 A female brown bear about 2 years old was found shot dead in Prespa National Park in northern Greece, environmental authorities said. ENVIRONMENT ANIMAL WELFARE, CRIME, DEATH, NEWS, ENVIRONMENT Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319772/police-detail-alleged-e77-million-tax-fraud-network-linked-to-horiatiko/ ekath-1319772 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:17:29 +0000 Police said they had dismantled an alleged criminal organization that used a network of 430 interconnected companies to evade taxes and other financial obligations, causing losses of nearly 77 million euros to the state and social security system. NEWS CRIME, HORIATIKO TAX FRAUD, NEWS Eleni Karanikola-Kontorousi Eleni Karanikola-Kontorousi https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319771/4-6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-halkidiki/ ekath-1319771 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:48:51 +0000 A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Friday. No injuries or damage were reported. NEWS EARTHQUAKE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319584/business-loan-cost-is-soaring/ ekath-1319584 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:39:32 +0000 The €5 billion in outstanding loans from the Recovery Fund that have yet to be disbursed are driving credit expansion. ECONOMY BANKING, ECONOMY Evgenia Tzortzi Evgenia Tzortzi https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1319679/police-unable-to-block-kasidiaris-speech-in-thessaloniki-minister-says/ ekath-1319679 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:20:50 +0000 Police could not ban convicted neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris’ Thessaloniki speech, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said, because the Thessaloniki first-instance court president said canceling an indoor event is illegal. POLITICS GREEK LEFT ALLIANCE (ELAS), ILIAS KASIDIARIS, KKE, NIKOS ANDROULAKIS, PASOK, SYRIZA, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1319569/shrinking-villages-test-rural-policy-priorities/ ekath-1319569 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:57:15 +0000 Births in Greece fell 42% between 2009 and 2024, but low birth rates are not the only reason villages are emptying, according to a study by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki researchers. SOCIETY DEMOGRAPHICS, STUDY, IN DEPTH, SOCIETY Giorgos Lialios Giorgos Lialios https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319767/azerbaijans-president-skips-turkey-hosted-summit-stirring-talk-of-a-rift-with-ally-ankara/ ekath-1319767 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:42:08 +0000 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev failed to attend a regional summit hosted by Turkey on Friday, fueling speculation about a rift between the once-close allies. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319765/dockworkers-stage-international-strikes-to-denounce-arms-shipments-and-demand-better-conditions/ ekath-1319765 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:39:38 +0000 Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions, unions said. ECONOMY LABOR, SHIPPING, STRIKE, TRANSPORT, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/diaspora-politics/1319763/oakleigh-glendi-returns-for-11th-year-with-music-food-and-dancing/ ekath-1319763 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:02:35 +0000 Oakleigh Glendi returns to Melbourne’s Warrawee Park on Saturday and Sunday 1 for its 11th year, with two days of Greek music, dancing, food and family entertainment. DIASPORA AUSTRALIA, DIASPORA, FESTIVAL, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319760/navy-officer-sought-over-arson-attacks-targeting-ex-partners/ ekath-1319760 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:47:40 +0000 A 46-year-old Navy officer is being sought by police after allegedly setting fire to vehicles belonging to three former partners in separate attacks in Athens early Friday. NEWS CRIME, FIRE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/analysis/1319754/turkish-opposition-backs-voters-to-reject-government-coercion/ ekath-1319754 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:26:56 +0000 When Turkey's opposition made big gains in local elections in March 2024, its leaders believed they had finally found a way to defeat long-serving President Tayyip Erdogan. ANALYSIS ELECTIONS, POLITICS, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, TURKEY, IN DEPTH, ANALYSIS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1319685/finding-a-new-language-for-an-unfamiliar-world/ ekath-1319685 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:18:27 +0000 Translator Sian Valvis on the challenges of bringing Dimosthenis Papamarkos’ acclaimed short-story collection “Gjak” into English. CULTURE BOOKS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE Marina Karpozilou Marina Karpozilou https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/energy/1319581/powerless-electricity-meters/ ekath-1319581 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:50:37 +0000 DEDDIE admits about 1% of power supply consumption remains impossible to measure. ENERGY ENERGY, ECONOMY Chrysa Liangou Chrysa Liangou https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1319752/three-face-charges-over-fatal-plaka-gas-explosion/ ekath-1319752 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:22:15 +0000 Three men accused of damaging a natural gas pipeline while attempting to steal copper face serious charges over last month’s explosion in Athens’ Plaka district that killed six people. NEWS CRIME, DEATH, EXPLOSION, NEWS Sofia Spingou Sofia Spingou https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319750/ships-remain-docked-at-seven-ports-as-seafarers-strike/ ekath-1319750 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:43:54 +0000 Ships remained docked at seven ports on Friday as three seafarers’ unions staged a nationwide 24-hour strike demanding higher wages, better working conditions and improved safety measures. ECONOMY SHIPPING, STRIKE, TRANSPORT, ECONOMY, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319695/top-court-rejects-extended-tax-deadlines/ ekath-1319695 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:15:44 +0000 The Council of State, Greece’s supreme administrative court, has imposed new limits on the government’s ability to assess taxes and penalties in older tax cases, ruling that extended limitation periods exceed constitutional boundaries. ECONOMY JUSTICE, TAXATION, ECONOMY Prokopis Hatzinikolaou Prokopis Hatzinikolaou https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1319668/a-thermometer-for-the-city/ ekath-1319668 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:40:08 +0000 Photographer Demetris Koilalous’s “Undisclosed City” moves from deserted Athens streets photographed during lockdown to intimate portraits of residents, probing the alienation and hidden lives behind the city’s facades. CULTURE ATHENS, CITY LIFE, CORONAVIRUS, EXHIBITION, INTERVIEW, PHOTOGRAPHY, CULTURE Harry van Versendaal Harry van Versendaal https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319748/turkish-envoy-highlights-progress-in-ties-with-greece-urges-continued-dialogue/ ekath-1319748 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:21:29 +0000 Turkish Ambassador to Greece Cagatay Erciyes on Thursday highlighted positive developments in Greek-Turkish relations and called for continued dialogue and closer bilateral cooperation at a reception marking the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319746/greece-turkey-clash-over-maritime-deal-at-un-security-council/ ekath-1319746 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:41 +0000 Greece and Turkey clashed over the maritime boundaries agreement between Ankara and Tripoli at a UN Security Council debate on maritime security on Thursday. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY, SECURITY, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1319691/ankaras-cairo-charm-offensive-faces-headwinds/ ekath-1319691 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:42:22 +0000 Turkey’s offer to grant Egypt an additional 15,000 square kilometers of exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Eastern Mediterranean has failed to overcome Cairo’s reluctance to cooperate with Ankara on maritime boundaries, amid disputes over Libya and regional security. FOREIGN AFFAIRS EGYPT, MARITIME BORDERS, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Vassilis Nedos Vassilis Nedos https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1319757/istanbul-celebrates-103rd-anniversary-of-turkish-republic/ ekath-1319757 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000 People wave Turkish flags and hold posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, during celebrations marking the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul, Thursday. IMAGES ANNIVERSARY, TURKEY, MULTIMEDIA, IMAGES Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319701/kikilias-confirms-plans-to-support-ferry-companies/ ekath-1319701 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 02:31:00 +0000 The government intends to introduce additional support measures to help Greece’s ferry companies cope with the higher cost of marine fuel, Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Vasilis Kikilias confirmed on Thursday. ECONOMY SHIPPING, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1319712/cyprus-wants-firms-that-actually-do-business/ ekath-1319712 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 02:00:03 +0000 One practical change starts January 1, when registered companies must begin submitting annual employment reports. ECONOMY CYPRUS, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1319650/an-unpredictable-president-a-grim-white-house-trump-faces-down-the-midterms/ ekath-1319650 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:51:00 +0000 President Donald Trump’s private dining room, located just off the Oval Office, is where he goes to watch television, make phone calls and sift through stacks of printed-out news articles and documents that eat up most of the space. THE NEW YORK TIMES DONALD TRUMP, US ELECTIONS, THE NEW YORK TIMES Newsroom Newsroom