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A breath of fresh air for Athens

I’m struck by the ongoing debate regarding the future of Vassilissis Olgas Avenue in the center of the Greek capital. It appears to serve as a smokescreen for narrow political objectives while overlooking the daily ordeal we Athenians face on our congested roads.

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24.05.2023 / 14:59

The triumph and the responsibilities

The system of simple proportional representation used in the May 21 elections was a wasteful, inconvenient and costly choice – a price we paid due to the opportunism of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, which mirrored the opportunism of the late socialist leader Andreas Papandreou.

29.03.2023 / 22:24

Reducing the number of lawmakers

A month after it happened, the rail tragedy in northern Greece still casts a shadow over domestic politics. The government wants, and rightly so, to change the agenda.

19.02.2021 / 20:25

Will Kerameus’ education reform make the cut?

Just three in a succession of education ministers since the restoration of democracy managed to carry out reforms that touched the essence of the contradictions prevailing in Greek society.

13.03.2020 / 15:57

A response to the 120 NGOs

Dear 120 human rights organizations, it was with surprise that I read your recent statement to the leaderships of Greece and the European Union, bombastically titled “Protect our laws and humanity!”

28.02.2020 / 09:19

Let’s face the facts – we need migrants

Commenting on Brexit recently, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for Scotland to have its own strategy on immigration and asylum, separate to that of London.

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