Kathimerini

A new police directorate, specifically tasked to fight organized crime, will be created, probably before the end of the year, officials say.

In December 2016, the first graduates of the newly established program Introduction to Muslim Studies, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, sat down to study Islam, an emerging world which, in one way or another (positive or negative), we find before us and must learn to "read," away from stereotypes and prejudices.

The memoirs of former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble were recently released in Germany. As expected, Greece features heavily.

Stage director Katerina Evangelatou is midway through her second term as artistic director of the Athens-Epidaurus Festival, the country's biggest cultural event. She assumed the post in extremely troubled times in 2019, having to contend with the Covid pandemic, and is now sailing in much calmer waters, with experience and confidence.

Christos Kaltekis, born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, a city renowned for its vibrant Greek community, wishes to relocate to Greece. His mother is of Greek descent and his father from the central Elassona region. Raised with a profound love for their ancestral homeland, Christos and his brother, both working in the field of information technology, aspire to invest in their Greek roots.

Greek authorities have taken proactive measures as they announce the commencement of the forest fire season, as reported by the Greek publication Kathimerini. The decision comes in response to unusually high temperatures, low rainfall, and strong winds, setting the stage for potentially hazardous fire conditions.

The sole resident of Kerasia, at 600 meters on Mount Papikio in Rodopi, has been observing the changes to the village's river since the 1980s. "We used to hear the Aspropotamos roar. Now it's gone quiet.

When Tina Kyriaki saw Marina Satti's video for Greece's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, it made her mad. Very mad, in fact. "My first thought was that we were gouging out our own eyes," the founder of Alternative Athens tells Kathimerini, quoting a Greek proverb.

Every country that wants to become a member of the European Union "must fulfill the conditions," Natasa Pirc Musar, the president of Slovenia, tells Kathimerini, discussing the integration of the Western Balkans.

Viohalco subsidiary Noval Property REIC is eyeing the creation of a portfolio estimated to be close to 1 billion euros by the end of the decade, from €571 million today. For this purpose, the company has designed a €340 million investment program which foresees the development of its own properties as well as the acquisition of third-party assets.