OPINION

30.03.2022 / 13:44 DIMITRIS RIGOPOULOS

How many ‘private islands’ can we take?

The recent modification of a joint ministerial decision regarding the areas designated for urban development on the site of the former Athens airport at Elliniko on the capital’s southern coast naturally caused controversy.

29.03.2022 / 21:43 TOM ELLIS

Remember Cyprus?

The interest of Greek politicians, media and citizens in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the risks it poses for all of us is understandably huge. Yet, we appear to ignore or overlook the importance of another invasion of another independent European state.

29.03.2022 / 21:10 EDITORIAL

Switching gears

The introduction of a digital service of process will free 1,500 police officers from this bureaucratic chore. It is another example of how easily – and at little to no cost – changes can be promoted that deliver major reforms.

29.03.2022 / 18:20 TENIA CHRISTOPOULOS

Because we can

I actually remember wondering if I should get under the dining room table when the nuclear bomb would hit Washington. I was a child, of course, but old enough to feel that frigid lightening bolt of fear strike me.

28.03.2022 / 21:26 PAVLOS PAPADOPOULOS

The US assessment of the Greek-Turkish crisis of 1987

It’s been 35 years since Greece and Turkey came close to war over the disputed continental shelf between the two countries.

28.03.2022 / 07:53 PASCHOS MANDRAVELIS

The joke of the state

The old joke that it takes five of whatever group one wants to disparage to screw in a lightbulb – one to get on the table and hold the bulb and four to turn the table round and round – is, unfortunately, true of the Greek state in many cases.

27.03.2022 / 21:47 ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

West or East?

Every time Greece is faced with a major crisis, we ask ourselves where we belong – to the West or to the East?

27.03.2022 / 21:20 EDITORIAL

For a common security

Greece recently made the strategic decision to invest in modernizing its defense. Some people had intensely challenged this decision.

26.03.2022 / 22:16 EDITORIAL

A plan for self-sufficiency

The energy crisis has shown us that Greece needs to form a plan for becoming as self-sufficient as possible on this front, both for reasons of economic stability as well as national security.

26.03.2022 / 16:45 MARIA KATSOUNAKI

The true human and the one without humanity

What kind of face do we want authority to have? That’s easy: a human face. And then? How does it define itself? How does it stand apart from authority that merely wears a mask of humanity.

25.03.2022 / 20:52 EMMANUEL COMTE

The misunderstood German policy with Russia

Before the recent reversal in German foreign policy, commentaries had presented Germany over the last weeks and months as a dangerously cowardly country, delaying a united European front against Russia.

24.03.2022 / 22:41 EDITORIAL

Fresh in our memories

State officials must do everything in their power to protect society from the ongoing energy crisis. What they must not do is give in to the populist groundswell of the leftist opposition.

24.03.2022 / 20:21 TOM ELLIS

Macron’s re-election would be good for Greece

The first round of the French presidential election is just 17 days away and incumbent Emmanuel Macron seems to be enjoying a solid lead.

23.03.2022 / 22:59 ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

Uncertainties

Many uncertainties lie ahead, a situation which really does not help. One major uncertainty concerns the war in Ukraine.

23.03.2022 / 21:41 EDITORIAL

Reception plan

The Greek state has pledged to support the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Good intentions are not good enough, however.