Karolos Papaoulias
Greece
Katerina Stefanidi Wins Silver at European Athletics Championships
Greece's athlete Katerina Stefanidi, 24, won the silver medal in pole vault at the 2014 European Athletics Championships taking place from August 12 to 17 in Zurich.
The young woman from Filothei, Athens, vaulted over 4.60 metres to come in second....
Art
Piraeus’ Municipal Theater Opens Again
The milestone Piraeus’ Municipal Theater is one of the finest examples of Greek architecture during the 19th century. The building was designed by the architect Ioannis Lazarimou and is based at the Theatre de l’ Odeon in Paris. The...
Greece
Venizelos Has Handed Back the Mandate to President; New Elections Seen as Likely
Greek socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos has handed back the mandate to seek partners for a coalition government to the country’s president after three rounds of negotiations proved fruitless.
Greek President Karolos Papoulias now takes over negotiations with party heads...
Greece
Samaras: Will Try To Stop Referendum At Any Cost
General elections are a ''national necessity,'' Antonis Samaras, the leader of the main opposition New Democracy party told reporters following his meeting with President Karolos Papaoulias in Athens on Tuesday.
In a brief statement to the press, the leader of...