Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has often insisted on a stable electoral calendar, with elections toward the end of a government’s four-year term. But rumors and scenarios of earlier elections keep persisting, and not only because the media love to speculate about them. Kathimerini understands that the debate about the next election has been going on …
A new survey by the Institute for Educational Policy seeks to get to the bottom of why Greek school children consistently score poorly in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey conducted since 2000 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to evaluate education systems. According to over 1,600 educators questioned …
File photo. A series of arson attacks was reported overnight across multiple areas of Athens, targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) and a commercial vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but the incidents caused material damage. The first attack occurred at approximately 1.30 a.m. on Patission Street, where unidentified individuals set fire to an ATM …
Extended Easter holiday shopping hours will begin Thursday, the Athens Commercial Association announced, as retailers prepare for increased seasonal demand. Stores will operate on longer schedules in the lead-up to Orthodox Easter, including optional opening on Sunday, April 5. Hours continue through Holy Week, with reduced trading on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Shops will …
File photo. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a series of economic measures in his weekly Sunday address, aimed at easing the impact of the Middle East conflict on domestic prices. Measures, with a total budget of €300 million, include targeted subsidies for lower-income households for fuel, supermarket goods, fertilizers and ferry tickets, with additional support …
Morningstar DBRS has upgraded its forecast for Cyprus’ economic growth in 2026 to 3% from 2.9% expected last December, before slowing down to 2.6% for 2027. In its baseline scenario for the Cypriot economy, the Canada-based rating agency said on Friday it projects growth to expand slightly faster this year, and has raised its forecast …
Four suspects were placed in pretrial detention following multi-day hearings in a case involving an alleged fraud scheme that defrauded Greece’s social security fund, EFKA, of millions of euros. The case involves 22 defendants, including two accountants and an advertiser deemed central to planning and executing the alleged scheme. Also detained was the brother of …
“What would have happened if I had been born 20 years earlier?” Hagen Fleischer wondered when he first saw the photographs of the 200 men executed in the Kaisariani shooting range on May Day 1944. Would he still be studying the faces of the condemned through the same black-and-white images, as he does today – …
[AP] Despite the turbulence in the Middle East, international inbound airline seats are already up 8% from last year for the summer season, exceeding 30 million. The appetite for Greece appears particularly acute among US travelers, as carriers there have already launched or are about to direct flights, some earlier than in 2025. United Airlines …
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis (right) speaks with Athens Mayor Haris Doukas during the second day of the socialist party’s congress, in Athens, on Saturday. Doukas, once and potentially again a rival for the leadership, wants the party to commit formally to no alliance with the ruling New Democracy in case of a hung Parliament after …