Founded in 2021 by Greek-Swiss classical music journalist Leni Konialidis to provide opportunities for young talent on the small Saronic island, the Music Academy of the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses (MAAKSS) has been life-changing for many of its pupils, opening pathways that would have never been possible without the high-quality instruction and access provided by world-class musicians.

The Greek state finds itself owning all sorts of assets that come into its ownership for a variety of different reasons, but which end up languishing, untapped, in red tape. 

A woman walks through the Kapani Market in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday, as activity started picking up there and in other parts of the country ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter.

Soprano Sonia Theodoridou is headlining a special Good Friday event in the Corinthian Gulf town of Nafpaktos, performing Stavros Kouyioumtzis’ “Hymns of Angels to Human Melodies,” a compilation of ecclesiastical hymns by celebrated Greek composers set to lyrics by the country’s top poets.

Pediatricians are often the ones to first detect signs of sexual abuse, one such doctor tells Kathimerini.

The acquisition of a newly built villa near the sea, with at least two bedrooms, is evolving into one of the best investments in recent years.

The net excess of tax revenues in the first quarter of this year over the target set in the budget reached 600 million euros.

Four public health centers in different parts of Attica that were recently mobilized to handle minor emergencies responded to around 10,000 cases within the first three weeks that were added to the emergency roster, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up an already struggling euro zone economy that will take a large hit from US tariffs.

A 27-year-old woman died in a car accident Thursday afternoon in the Dorida area of Fokida in Central Greece.

Stocks slipped on Thursday just before the Easter break, with investors taking some more profits, albeit on very low turnover – the lowest of the last couple of months.

Easter holiday travel intensified Thursday as thousands departed Athens and Thessaloniki ahead of the weekend.

The last time Lydia spoke with her father was in November 2022. She had just returned to her dorm, cooked, and eaten when the phone rang. “Hey, Dad…” she said. “My little Lydia, we need to talk; please tell me what’s going on,” he replied.

Greek officials met Thursday to discuss the support of the Armed Forces, particularly aerial units, during the upcoming wildfire season.

Greece’s doctors’ union has called on the Ministry of Health to remove administrative and managerial duties from doctors who continue to work in the country’s National Health System (ESY) after their retirement, noting that this regulation leads to the resignation of younger doctors who are prevented from rising through the ranks.

Public transportation in Athens will operate on modified schedules from Good Friday through Easter Wednesday.

One of Greece’s most successful punk rock bands, Vodka Juniors, is celebrating 25 years of music with an anniversary show at Floyd (117 Pireos) on May 10.

A 20-year-old woman was killed and her parents seriously injured in a car crash Thursday afternoon in the town of Stefanovikeio near Volos, central Greece, police said.

Five people have been injured in a traffic accident involving a private ambulance and another vehicle in central Athens.

A 30-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were arrested Tuesday afternoon in the Palaio Faliro district of Athens for operating a fully equipped indoor cannabis grow lab, police said.