Theodorakis

Confirming that his party would vote against the government in the confidence vote on Wednesday, centrist Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis declared that a vote of confidence in the government was tantamount to support for the Prespes deal but contended that the opposite does not apply. 

Centrist Potami lawmaker Spyros Danellis, who announced on Monday he will support the government in a confidence motion called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will be expelled from the party, its spokesman said on Tuesday.

Veteran composer and leftist Mikis Theodorakis was discharged from an Athens hospital on Tuesday after medics deemed that his health had stabilized following heart problems last week for which he was admitted on Thursday.

The veteran Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was recovering in an Athens hospital on Sunday after suffering a problem with his heart in the early hours of Friday morning, associates of the 93-year-old artist revealed.

Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis said he is in favor of the deal reached between Athens and Skopje on the decades-long name row on Tuesday, calling it a "necessary first step" that needed to be taken.

To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis has responded to criticism from conservative opposition leader who said his centrist party, founded in 2014, no longer serves a meaningful purpose.

Crossover artist Mario Frangoulis breathes new life into works by composer Mikis Theodorakis at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday, May 9. The collaboration between the two began 20 years ago, when Theodorakis taught Frangoulis his landmark work "Axion Esti" for a performance conducted by the composer himself at the Herod Atticus Theater.

A speech at Sunday's "Macedonia" protest rally in Athens by veteran composer Mikis Theodorakis, widely respected for his resistance to Greece's junta, provoked debate on Monday. 

Anarchists claimed responsibility on Sunday for the paint attack against the home of veteran composer Mikis Theodorakis on Saturday.

The eminent Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has declared his support for a rally scheduled for this Sunday at Syntagma Square protesting the potential inclusion of the name Macedonia in a solution to a name dispute between Athens and Skopje.