Kathimerini

Il Moncalvo's work "St Diego de Alcala in Ecstasy with the Holy Trinity and the Symbols of Passion," a pen and sepia wash drawing, was the only artwork never recovered after the what was described as the "theft of the century" at the National Gallery in Athens in January 2012, with the thief later claiming at his trial that he destroyed it after escaping.

On the day that a group of far-right military officers seized power in Greece, in the early hours of April 21, 1967, Kathimerini's then-publisher, Eleni Vlachou, had the journalistic wherewithal to press the button on the tape recorder on her desk. "Not to be pessimistic, but we won't be getting out of this predicament anytime soon. And the right, the so-called right… It's done for.

Greece has the second most expensive "basket" of basic household purchases among five European countries. These include countries with a much higher per capita income, such as Germany and Spain, but also countries with similar features to Greece's in terms of income and market size, such as Portugal, and developing economies such as Romania.

A three-day conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy, a period known as the Metapolitefsi, is scheduled to take place from February 29 to March 2 at the National Gallery in Athens.

Residents of central Athens districts have long complained that bars and restaurants have taken over their sidewalks and the vehicles of visitors their parking spaces. As several of them told Kathimerini, the situation keeps getting worse.

The much-touted "digital property transfer file," through which the Ministry of Digital Governance promises purchases and sales in 24 hours, was launched on Wednesday.

However, questions have been raised as to why authorities chose to create a new platform instead of upgrading an already existing one with which notaries submit digital contracts.

Lena Argiri, the DC correspondent for ERT - Greece's public broadcaster - and a contributor to Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis from Washington with the latest analysis on Sweden, Turkey and the US, and breaks down why Washington may not be able to afford delaying the sale of F-35s to Greece much longer. 

Fresh out of university and with vague career prospects, I was not a little awed as I crossed the threshold of the historic Greek newspaper's old headquarters in downtown Athens on my first day at Kathimerini English Edition after weeks of making myself a nuisance to the editor in chief, Nikos Konstandaras, asking for a chance.

2023 was a landmark year for Kathimerini English Edition as it celebrated the 25th anniversary of its partnership with the New York Times.

With a special event in the port of Piraeus, Kathimerini and The New York Times marked 25 years of a joint venture between the two media groups that share common values. Their encounter elevated English-language news coverage in Greece a quarter of a century ago.