Antonis Karakousis is a writer and editorialist at To Vima, and ranks among the most influential pundits in the Greek press. Born in 1957 in Czechoslovakia, he grew up in Domoko in northern Greece. After studying economics, he joined the financial section of the left-wing daily Eleftherotypia. He directed Kathimerini from 1991 to 2004 before joining the DOL press group and writing for Ta Nea and now for To Vima.