Vassilis Kostoulas

The inexperience of the SYRIZA government (2015-2019) forced Greece to undergo another five tough years, noted Charles Dallara.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have a “unique and historical opportunity to consolidate the steps taken so far” in relations between their two countries, according to Marc Pierini, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and former European Union ambassador to Turkey. In this interview with Kathimerini shortly before the […]

The “exit” narratives that once dominated the political discourse in the European Union are now a thing of the past, but these European Parliament elections will judge the degree of commitment to the further integration of the bloc, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta tells Kathimerini.

Consultancy firms are reporting investment interest that could shape the conditions for a shift from real estate to financial placements in search of the five-year residence permit the Greek state offers for major investments, given the questions the firms receive from capital owners, thanks to the new tools in the Greek Golden Visa program.

“More immigration is necessary. Existing projections already assume substantial immigration, which, however, is insufficient to reverse aggregate aging.” This bold statement was made recently by Rolf Strauch, chief economist of the European Stability Mechanism, in his latest report on demographics and financial stability.

“Obviously, that’s not the way you want to close [a campaign],” Donald Trump’s election advisers said about the former president shortly before the polls opened in the United States.

The return of Donald Trump to the White House signals the end of an era in the post-war geopolitical landscape, Robert D. Kaplan tells Kathimerini.

House prices have returned to where they were before the crisis, but the same has not happened with investments in the sector.

A Trump victory at the negotiating table with the EU could indirectly bolster Europe's strategic autonomy. This perspective reflects the view of European circles that see the crisis with US President Donald Trump as an opportunity for Europe to strengthen itself.

Both Ankara and Washington were well aware of the fact that the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean are Greek, the US ambassador to Athens in the 1993-1997 period, Thomas Niles, had indicated in a conversation with historian Charles Stuart Kennedy that Kathimerini presents today.