Christos Mastoras

Lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos (center), whose name has been inextricably linked to the golden age of Greek music, enters the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens accompanied by singer Giorgos Dalaras for the concert-tribute to his long career on Wednesday.

The following artists will participate in alphabetical order, performing for free: Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Melina Aslanidou, Glykeria, Stelios Dionysiou, Eleonora Zouganeli, Melina Kana, Giannis Kotsiras, Kostas Makedonas, Christos Mastoras, Minos Matsas, Manolis Mitsias, Dimitris Basis, George Dalaras, Miltos Paschalidis, Antonis Remos, and Maria Farantouri.

Garyfalia Kalifoni shared a series of photos of her and Christos Mastoras with her followers to celebrate their second relationship anniversary.

A biopic on the Greek music legend Stelios Kazantzidis (1931-2001) is currently being filmed in Athens, Piraeus and other locations in a Tanweer production directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos. 

Making his cinematic debut in the title role is Christos Mastoras, frontman of the band Melisses. 

The Labor Ministry will soon table an amendment to a bill that would have disqualified people who have not resided in Greece for 40 years from receiving a state pension, government sources said Friday.
The bill would have affected ethnic Greeks from Albania who pay social security contributions in Greece. Ethnic Greeks held a protest rally in central Athens on Thursday.

The Labor Ministry will soon table an amendment to a bill that would have disqualified people who have not resided in Greece for 40 years from receiving a state pension, government sources said Friday.