Constantine Karamanlis

Early in the afternoon, around 4:30-5:00 pm, is a great time of day to gaze at the progress being made on the Riviera Tower from the highest point of Carea Avenue, facing the sea. This is an opportune time for spotting the far horizon, as at that stage traffic on that particular roadway is progressing, barely, at a slow pace.

The initiative to invite the two former prime ministers, Kosta Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras, to the governing party‘s birthday event at the Rigillis next Friday was taken yesterday by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, calling the two former Prime Ministers.

I am not an expert in international relations, much less in Greek-Turkish relations. However, as a historian, I have always been struck by the significant shift in Greek foreign policy with the rise of PASOK to power. These thoughts come to mind whenever I hear commentary on the government's decisions and its reactions to such criticism.

The legendary Governor’s Mansion (“Palataki” or “Kyverneion” in Greek) of Thessaloniki, the imposing edifice with its magnificent view, which has hosted heads of state, kings and prime ministers, is being revived.

September 3 will mark 50 years since the founding of socialist PASOK. Much will be written and said about this party - or movement - which dominated Greek politics during the Metapolitefsi period, as well as its founder.

How do we measure time? How do we evaluate our era, our history, if not through our lives, through the distillation of our experiences and judgment? Each sees things from a specific point, through different expectations, disappointments, fears and achievements. "Man is the measure of all things," declared Protagoras - the truth is relative, depending on each person's evaluation.

By Panagiotis Ioakeimidis*

The crisis in Ukraine, along with other factors confirms that long-term geopolitical competitions have returned to the forefront and are creating new realities in our region

Regional issues, including security issues such as Greek-Turkish relations, are now viewed from the vantage point of this competition.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, European Council President Charles Michel, and European Parliament President David Sassoli gathered at Zappeion Hall in Athens today to honour Greece's accession to the family of European nations now known as the EU.

Greece's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister hailed the role of former French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing in championing European integration and his support for Greece's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) on the announcement of his death on Wednesday at the age of 94.