OPINION

01.12.2021 / 21:10

We must use all the weapons in the fight against Omicron

Better late than never. That is, the decision by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to finally make vaccinations for all citizens over the age of 60 mandatory and to thus exert serious pressure on the 500,000 unvaccinated over-60s to fulfill their social obligation and also protect themselves.

01.12.2021 / 21:00

Self-evident changes

Staff-related problems are just one of the reasons why the EFKA social security fund has repeatedly failed to carry out its most basic mission.

01.12.2021 / 20:21 MIKHAIL KOSTARAKOS

Turkey’s crocodile tears over Alexandroupoli

The past couple of months have seen a steady escalation in the rhetoric emanating from Turkey against the increased presence of American forces in different parts of Greece, following the recent defense agreement signed between Athens and Washington, with Ankara contemptuously accusing Greece of turning into a US military base.

30.11.2021 / 21:00

Third World quagmire

We have seen many “plans” for waste management in Attica. The current regional government has presented its own plan to the municipalities. 

29.11.2021 / 06:10

The right environment

Efforts to connect the Greek economy with international hubs of innovation such as Silicon Valley; efforts to attract pioneering companies that invest in knowledge and technology like Pfizer or Microsoft to set up units here, all that outward-looking campaigning risks going to waste.

28.11.2021 / 00:39

Chaos

As the countries of Europe have been placing restrictions on flights from and to South Africa one after the other, the World Health Organization has been calling on countries to not impose hasty measures connected to the new Covid-19 variant known as the “Botswana mutation.”

27.11.2021 / 21:21

Soft power

A multifaceted foreign policy was for years a cross-party pipe dream.

27.11.2021 / 13:09

Athens: A capital in transition

A string of unexpected events have changed Athens in the 21st century, from the economic crisis in 2008 to the pandemic in 2020, and from its new human geography and the redistribution of its population around the suburbs to the tourism rebound.

26.11.2021 / 21:00

Myopic protests

One needs to look at major public works, such as the Acropolis Museum in Athens, evaluate their status and contribution to today’s world, and bring back to mind how shortsighted the fierce protests that delayed their construction really were.

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