Anchor | Senior International Correspondent
ERT NEWS
Fanis Papathanasiou is an anchor of the daily news program UPDATE on ERT News and serves as Senior International Correspondent for ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. With more than 30 years of experience, he has built a distinguished career covering international affairs, diplomacy, and major global conflicts.
He has recently reported on key diplomatic developments, including the Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran, while providing continuous coverage of ongoing crises in the Middle East. His field reporting spans some of the most critical geopolitical events of recent decades, including frontline coverage of the war in Ukraine and extensive reporting across the Middle East. He has reported on the ground from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, and Lebanon.
Papathanasiou previously served as ERT’s United Nations and U.S. Correspondent based in New York. Currently based in Athens, he leads the network’s diplomatic coverage and has anchored numerous international special broadcasts, including live coverage of major elections in the United States and Turkey, as well as high-level summits of the United Nations, NATO, and the European Union.
Throughout his career, he has conducted exclusive interviews with prominent global leaders including Donald J. Trump (prior to his presidency), George W. Bush, Mike Pompeo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Christine Lagarde, Christiane Amanpour, and Ehud Olmert.
Fanis Papathanasiou holds a Master’s degree in Digital Media, Communication, and Journalism from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
