ekathimerini.com RSS FEEDhttps://www.ekathimerini.com/infeeds/rss/nx-rss-feed.xml© ekathimerini.com 2020elSat, 30 May 2026 14:51:00 +0000 https://www.ekathimerini.com/leisure/destinations/1305233/a-perfect-saronic-weekend-exploring-aeginas-ancient-highlights/ ekath-1305233 Sat, 30 May 2026 13:23:00 +0000 A compact archaeological guide to the island where maritime power, myth, and easy island living meet just an hour from Athens. TRAVEL AEGINA, ISLANDS, TRAVEL, LIFESTYLE Duncan Howitt-Marshall Duncan Howitt-Marshall https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305350/copper-crooks-nabbed-in-karditsa-and-larissa/ ekath-1305350 Sat, 30 May 2026 13:01:34 +0000 Police in central Greece said they have dismantled a criminal gang accused of stealing nearly €900,000 worth of copper from electricity transformers in rural areas. NEWS CRIME, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305349/queues-form-on-north-macedonia-border-following-biometric-entry-exit-rollout/ ekath-1305349 Sat, 30 May 2026 12:17:33 +0000 Long traffic queues have formed at Greece’s border with North Macedonia following the introduction of the European Union’s new digital biometric border screening system, causing significant delays for travelers entering the country. FOREIGN AFFAIRS NORTH MACEDONIA, SECURITY, TOURISM, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305272/report-details-mps-role-in-illegal-subsidies/ ekath-1305272 Sat, 30 May 2026 11:28:53 +0000 An internal audit submitted to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office by former OPEKEPE auditor Paraskevi Tycheropoulou has introduced new details in the investigation into allegedly illegal agricultural subsidies involving 13 lawmakers from Greece’s ruling New Democracy party. ECONOMY AGRICULTURE, CORRUPTION, EPPO, JUSTICE, OPEKEPE, ECONOMY, POLITICS Nektaria Stamouli Nektaria Stamouli https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/interviews-in-depth/1305247/treat-home-destinations-as-an-asset-to-protect/ ekath-1305247 Sat, 30 May 2026 10:42:52 +0000 What is changing now is that Barcelona is creating a centralized travel economy authority, which oversees what are the benefits for the public, as well as what funding and what actions are needed at each step.  INTERVIEWS HOUSING CRISIS, TOURISM, IN DEPTH, INTERVIEWS Sofia Christou Sofia Christou https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1305345/migrant-amateur-teams-in-greece-get-into-world-cup-spirit/ ekath-1305345 Sat, 30 May 2026 09:17:14 +0000 Before North America, World Cup magic made a stopover in Greece. Players battled and bonded not at the mega-stadiums of Mexico, Canada and the United States, but on practice fields squeezed into urban neighborhoods of Athens. SOCIETY CITY LIFE, MIGRATION, SOCCER, SOCIETY, IN DEPTH, SPORTS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1305281/unesco-lists-6-minoan-sites/ ekath-1305281 Sat, 30 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 Greece celebrated the UNESCO World Heritage listing of six Minoan palace centers on Crete at a ceremony on Friday at the ancient archaeological site of Zominthos, on the slopes of Mount Psiloritis. CULTURE ARCHAEOLOGY, CULTURE Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305344/police-officer-arrested-in-athens-with-weapons-ammunition-and-cash/ ekath-1305344 Sat, 30 May 2026 08:08:17 +0000 A police officer was arrested Thursday evening after officers found weapons, ammunition and thousands of euros in cash during a roadside check in southern Athens. NEWS CRIME, POLICE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1305257/park-parties-all-the-new-rage-in-athens/ ekath-1305257 Sat, 30 May 2026 07:34:00 +0000 I’ve realized in the past couple of years that the best parties are those you haven’t planned for – those you hear about out of the blue, on the same day, when you’re already out and about. CULTURE CITY LIFE, CULTURE, MUSIC Eleni Sampani Eleni Sampani https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305276/athens-weighs-responses-to-turkish-bill/ ekath-1305276 Sat, 30 May 2026 06:47:27 +0000 Athens is examining a range of legal and practical responses to a Turkish bill reportedly being prepared by the ruling AKP party to advance Ankara’s claims in the Aegean Sea through the doctrine known as the “Blue Homeland.” FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Vassilis Nedos Vassilis Nedos https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305342/us-urges-greece-to-return-convicted-november-17-leader-giotopoulos-to-prison/ ekath-1305342 Sat, 30 May 2026 06:19:30 +0000 The United States has weighed in again on the recent release of Alexandros Giotopoulos, publicly urging the Greek government to do everything within its power to ensure that the mastermind of the defunct guerrilla group November 17 returns to prison. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY, JUSTICE, NOVEMBER 17, TERRORISM, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Lena Argiri Lena Argiri https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1305288/remembering-the-fall-of-constantinople-in-mystras/ ekath-1305288 Sat, 30 May 2026 04:16:00 +0000 Deputy Defense Minister Thanasis Davakis represented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the ‘Palaiologeia 2026’ commemoration Friday in Mystras, in Sparta. IMAGES HISTORY, SPECIAL EVENT, MULTIMEDIA, IMAGES Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305291/financial-support-for-the-media/ ekath-1305291 Sat, 30 May 2026 02:10:00 +0000 The 2026-2030 program to help financially support the country’s media enterprises will begin, following the issuance of a joint ministerial decision. ECONOMY BUSINESS, MEDIA, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305302/ferry-route-from-cyprus-to-lebanon/ ekath-1305302 Sat, 30 May 2026 01:00:50 +0000 A Lebanese shipping company is advertising a ferry link between Cyprus and Lebanon. ECONOMY CYPRUS, SHIPPING, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305290/state-property-agency-to-be-ready-by-this-fall/ ekath-1305290 Fri, 29 May 2026 23:03:00 +0000 By the end of the fall, the Real Estate Acquisition and Leaseback Agency will be operational, Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis said Friday. ECONOMY INVESTMENTS, KYRIAKOS PIERRAKAKIS, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305229/turbomed-to-demonstrate-onboard-turbocharging-balancing-at-posidonia/ ekath-1305229 Fri, 29 May 2026 22:28:18 +0000 Turbomed specializes in turbocharger repair, onboard maintenance solutions and spare parts supply. ECONOMY BUSINESS, POSIDONIA, SHIPPING, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305179/stalled-reform/ ekath-1305179 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:16:25 +0000 Starting Friday, tens of thousands of families will live through the anxiety of the nationwide university entrance exams. The system is incorruptible – but that is also its only advantage. OPINION OPINION Editorial Editorial https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/cartoon/1305198/cartoon-29-05-2026/ ekath-1305198 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:49:13 +0000 CARTOON OPINION, CARTOON Ilias Makris Ilias Makris https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305242/new-parties-old-politics/ ekath-1305242 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:40:00 +0000 Let’s say a young person is undecided and does not yet know who to vote for in the next election. The conservative government, on a daily basis, demonstrates its establishment mentality. OPINION ALEXIS TSIPRAS, ELECTIONS, GREEK LEFT ALLIANCE (ELAS), HOPE FOR DEMOCRACY, MARIA KARYSTIANOU, PASOK, POLITICS, OPINION Xenia Kounalaki Xenia Kounalaki https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305296/athex-turnover-in-tops-e1-billion/ ekath-1305296 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:21:34 +0000 May ended at the Greek stock market on Friday with monthly gains of 8.41%. ECONOMY STOCKS, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305174/symbols-without-meaning/ ekath-1305174 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:04:19 +0000 In our turbulent time it is alarming that new parties are born and the political debate is held in an ideological framework which has no relation with the challenges that we must face. OPINION POLITICS, OPINION Nikos Konstandaras Nikos Konstandaras https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1305295/deputy-environment-and-energy-minister-tagaras-dies/ ekath-1305295 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:51:17 +0000 Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Nikos Tagaras has died aged 70, after a long illness. POLITICS OBITUARY, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305293/gang-sold-cars-stolen-in-greece-italy/ ekath-1305293 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:37 +0000 An international police cooperation has led to the dismantling of a Greece-based ring that sold luxury cars stolen in the Greater Athens region and in Italy, authorities said Friday. NEWS CRIME, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305285/greece-south-korea-ink-deal-on-elefsina-shipyard-investments/ ekath-1305285 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:15:42 +0000 ONEX and Hanwha Ocean have signed a memorandum of cooperation in Athens for a new shipbuilding, industrial and defense ecosystem centered on Elefsina through a strategic partnership between Greece, the United States and South Korea.  ECONOMY BUSINESS, SHIPPING, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305286/greek-man-allegedly-planted-camera-hidden-in-a-sock-to-spy-on-critic-of-irans-regime/ ekath-1305286 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000 A Greek national traveled to Britain on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to conduct surveillance on a journalist critical of the Iranian regime, prosecutors alleged Friday when the man appeared in a London courtroom to face espionage charges. FOREIGN AFFAIRS GERMANY, IRAN, JUSTICE, SECURITY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305279/unruly-passenger-forces-scotland-uganda-flight-to-stop-on-crete/ ekath-1305279 Fri, 29 May 2026 17:35:22 +0000 An easyJet flight from Scotland to Egypt has been diverted to Crete after flight attendants were unable to subdue an unruly passenger, state ERT television said. NEWS CRIME, TRANSPORT, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305282/greece-steps-up-surveillance-of-ionian-sea-after-ukrainian-drone-find/ ekath-1305282 Fri, 29 May 2026 17:33:29 +0000 The government has ordered that surveillance in the Ionian Sea and surrounding waters off western Greece be stepped up after a Ukrainian-origin sea drone was discovered off the island of Lefkada earlier this month. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEFENSE, SECURITY, SHIPPING, UKRAINE, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Stavros Ioannidis Stavros Ioannidis https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305274/supreme-court-upholds-mati-fire-sentences/ ekath-1305274 Fri, 29 May 2026 17:14:00 +0000 The Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of four officials found guilty in connection with the July 2018 Mati wildfire, which killed 104 people, seriously injured 57 others and devastated eastern Attica. NEWS CRIME, JUSTICE, MATI WILDFIRE, NEWS Sofia Spingou Sofia Spingou https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305277/fake-cash-stash-prompts-corfu-threat-campaign/ ekath-1305277 Fri, 29 May 2026 17:05:58 +0000 Four people have been arrested on the northwestern island of Corfu over a case allegedly involving an intimidation campaign over a fictitious treasure hoard, authorities said Friday. NEWS CRIME, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1305275/get-over-fall-of-constantinople-says-erdogan/ ekath-1305275 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:42:47 +0000 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has marked the 573rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople by criticizing those who, he said, still harbor resentment over the fall of the Byzantine capital. POLITICS HAGIA SOPHIA, HISTORY, TURKEY, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305266/ambitious-pot-plot-rumbled-on-crete/ ekath-1305266 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:25:36 +0000 Authorities on the southern island of Crete have rumbled a marijuana-growing operation involving more than a thousand plants and arrested four people for allegedly producing and trafficking the drug. NEWS DRUGS, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305259/eu-rejects-turkaegean-a-second-time/ ekath-1305259 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:07 +0000 The European Union’s intellectual property agency has rejected an appeal by Turkey’s tourism promotion body against a 2025 decision cancelling the “TurkAegean” trademark, in a ruling welcomed by Greece as a vindication of its longstanding objections. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TOURISM, TURKEY, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Dimitra Manifava Dimitra Manifava https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1305130/finland-open-to-qualified-majority-voting-on-eu-foreign-policy-issues/ ekath-1305130 Fri, 29 May 2026 15:43:40 +0000 Helsinki supports decision-making on certain EU foreign policy issues by qualified majority voting (i.e. 80% of member-states), Finland Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Kathimerini in an interview during her visit to Athens this week. FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY, INTERVIEW, POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, IN DEPTH, INTERVIEWS Vassilis Nedos Vassilis Nedos https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305258/crackdown-on-illegal-power-hookups/ ekath-1305258 Fri, 29 May 2026 15:27:39 +0000 Raids on Roma camps west of Athens have uncovered extensive illegal hookups to the power network and a series of traffic violations, police said Friday. NEWS CRIME, ENERGY, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305157/new-parties-old-politics-2/ ekath-1305157 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:54:07 +0000 Let’s say a young person is undecided and does not yet know who to vote for in the next election. OPINION ALEXIS TSIPRAS, COURSE OF FREEDOM, GREEK LEFT ALLIANCE (ELAS), GREEK SOLUTION, HOPE FOR DEMOCRACY, KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, MARIA KARYSTIANOU, NEW DEMOCRACY, NIKI, PASOK, POLITICS, OPINION Xenia Kounalaki Xenia Kounalaki https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305252/man-given-life-sentence-for-wifes-murder/ ekath-1305252 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:53:02 +0000 A 41-year-old man found guilty of murdering his 32-year-old wife and hiding her body in the attic of their home in the Athens district of Ambelokipi in December 2024 has been sentenced to life imprisonment. NEWS CRIME, FEMICIDE, JUSTICE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305251/migration-minister-threatens-very-harsh-response-to-migration-surge-on-crete/ ekath-1305251 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:39:38 +0000 Greece’s hardline migration minister, Thanos Plevris, threatened unspecified “very harsh” measures against asylum seekers should heavy migratory flows continue in small boats from north Africa to Crete. NEWS MIGRATION, THANOS PLEVRIS, NEWS, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1305241/poll-tsipras-jockeys-into-2nd-place-in-ratings-syriza-evaporates/ ekath-1305241 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:07:56 +0000 Alexis Tsipras’ fledgling Greek Left Alliance, or ELAS, has displaced Socialist PASOK as the country’s potential main opposition party, according to the first opinion poll conducted after the left-wing former prime minister launched his political comeback this week. POLITICS ALEXIS TSIPRAS, GREEK LEFT ALLIANCE (ELAS), HOPE FOR DEMOCRACY, MARIA KARYSTIANOU, PASOK, POLITICS Nicholas Paphitis Nicholas Paphitis https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305245/greek-charged-in-uk-with-assisting-foreign-intelligence-service-linked-to-iran/ ekath-1305245 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:59:37 +0000 A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran’s, over the targeting of a ‌journalist working for the London-based television station Iran International, British police have said. NEWS CRIME, ESPIONAGE, IRAN, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305191/protection-against-a-second-casus-belli/ ekath-1305191 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:32:34 +0000 The imminent Turkish bill will likely exclude the ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine and the ‘gray zones,’ but it is the basis for serious problems in the future. How can Athens respond? OPINION DIPLOMACY, LEGISLATION, POLITICS, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SECURITY, TURKEY, OPINION Constantinos Filis Constantinos Filis