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WHAT'S ON MUSIC, CULTURE, WHAT'S ON Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305361/one-of-22-suspects-detained-in-crete-subsidy-fraud-case-after-hearing/ ekath-1305361 Sun, 31 May 2026 08:52:32 +0000 A Greek court ordered the pre-trial detention of one of 22 defendants in an alleged subsidy fraud case involving farm payments in Crete, concluding a two-day series of testimonies on Sunday. NEWS JUSTICE, OPEKEPE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305359/woman-hospitalized-after-fire-in-ptolemaida-apartment/ ekath-1305359 Sun, 31 May 2026 08:06:00 +0000 An elderly woman was found unconscious after being rescued from an apartment fire early Sunday in the northern town of Ptolemaida. NEWS FIRE, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305355/greek-poultry-producer-nitsiakos-agrees-investment-deal-with-mhp/ ekath-1305355 Sun, 31 May 2026 07:32:36 +0000 Greek poultry producer Nitsiakos announced Saturday that it has signed an investment agreement with MHP SE, Europe’s largest poultry producer, under which the Ukrainian food group will gradually acquire a 70% stake in the company. ECONOMY INVESTMENTS, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/whats-on/1305358/bilal-athens-july-5/ ekath-1305358 Sun, 31 May 2026 06:47:08 +0000 Bilal, a leading soul and R&B vocalist, will perform in Athens at Gazarte Roof Stage (34 Voutadon), marking 25 years since his album “1st Born Second.” WHAT'S ON MUSIC, CULTURE, WHAT'S ON Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305356/new-subsidy-plan-aims-to-bring-vacant-homes-back-to-market/ ekath-1305356 Sun, 31 May 2026 06:19:39 +0000 Greece is preparing to launch a new housing program aimed at boosting the supply of available homes by subsidizing extensive residential renovations, as authorities seek to bring thousands of vacant properties back into the market. ECONOMY HOUSING CRISIS, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305354/sunny-sunday-across-greece-with-isolated-mountain-storms/ ekath-1305354 Sun, 31 May 2026 05:46:00 +0000 Mostly sunny and warm weather is forecast across Greece on Sunday, with temperatures climbing slightly above seasonal norms in many parts of the country. NEWS WEATHER, NEWS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1305353/at-least-4-new-left-mps-to-leave-party-seek-to-join-tsipras/ ekath-1305353 Sun, 31 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 It appears that at least 4 of New Left's 11 MPs are set to become independent next week. POLITICS ALEXIS CHARITSIS, ALEXIS TSIPRAS, NEW LEFT, POLITICS Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305306/endresshauser-hellas-brings-bunkering-and-emissions-solutions/ ekath-1305306 Sat, 30 May 2026 22:51:44 +0000 Endress+Hauser Hellas will use Posidonia 2026 to present advanced measurement solutions supporting compliance, efficiency, and safe marine operations, as shipping accelerates its transition toward alternative fuels, emissions control, and data-driven processes. ECONOMY BUSINESS, POSIDONIA, SHIPPING, ECONOMY Newsroom Newsroom https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305278/the-other-greece-2/ ekath-1305278 Sat, 30 May 2026 20:53:21 +0000 Events like the innovation festival, Panathenea 2026 can be a wake-up call for those who don’t participate. OPINION OPINION Editorial Editorial https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1305254/manufacturing-tina/ ekath-1305254 Sat, 30 May 2026 19:40:00 +0000 “OK – ‘Nikos Androulakis is inadequate, Alexis Tsipras is outdated, Maria Karystianou is pro-Russian,’ and as for Sokratis Famellos and Gabriel Sakellaridis, there is nothing even worth discussing. OPINION GREEK LEFT ALLIANCE (ELAS), NEW DEMOCRACY, PASOK, SYRIZA, OPINION Paschos Mandravelis Paschos Mandravelis https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/interviews-in-depth/1305150/i-write-the-novels-that-i-want-to-read/ ekath-1305150 Sat, 30 May 2026 18:28:00 +0000 “One of the Gallaghers came to live here recently,” my taxi driver says. “You know, from Oasis. We have a lot of celebrities here.” INTERVIEWS BOOKS, CULTURE, INTERVIEW, LITERATURE, IN DEPTH, INTERVIEWS Elias Maglinis Elias Maglinis https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1305019/will-we-only-watch-what-netflix-serves-us/ ekath-1305019 Sat, 30 May 2026 16:13:48 +0000 Dafni Bechtsi’s smile is contagious. So is her optimism, which she confesses to me, with some hesitation, although it is clear that it is an innate element of her character. CULTURE FILM, INITIATIVE, TELEVISION, CULTURE Aimilios Charbis Aimilios Charbis 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/economy/1305297/npls-burden-one-in-three/ ekath-1305297 Sat, 30 May 2026 12:52:25 +0000 Nonperforming loans still correspond to about 37% of the Greek gross domestic product. ECONOMY BANKING, ECONOMY Evgenia Tzortzi Evgenia Tzortzi 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/news/1305292/frenchman-sentenced-over-crete-killing/ ekath-1305292 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:53:29 +0000 A court has sentenced a French national to 20 years in prison for the death of a 36-year-old woman on Crete, a case that shocked Greece in December 2024. NEWS CRIME, NEWS 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