OPINION

25.11.2021 / 05:22 JANET SUZMAN

New momentum for return of Parthenon Marbles

Sometimes fairy tales come true: I never thought to see the stunning coverage given to the Parthenon Marbles by two leading right-wing newspapers, the Mail and the Telegraph.

24.11.2021 / 21:12 NOTIS PAPADOPOULOS

Responsibility instead of cockfights

We have already reached 100 dead a day from Covid0-19, with 600 patients intubated in intensive care units. Hospitals are having to reduce regular surgeries to deal, day and night, with Covid patients, whose numbers are increasing by almost 10,000 a day.

24.11.2021 / 21:00 EDITORIAL

Jobs, not benefits

The creation of a Greek hub in Silicon Valley, the seat of the avant-garde of the US tech scene, is a model for the extroversion that the Greek economy must follow.

23.11.2021 / 21:10 TOM ELLIS

Turkey’s irritation with Greece’s actions

Ankara is not hiding its annoyance with actions taken by Greece, and it is constantly attacking Athens for its behavior, in an intense, sometimes threatening manner.

23.11.2021 / 21:00 EDITORIAL

Myopic resistance

Expanding the capital’s metro system will not only improve the everyday life of its citizens; it will also create new economic opportunities for local communities.

21.11.2021 / 22:54 ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

‘Why is Greece not Israel?’

‘A question emerged in a recent conversation, asking, “Why do Greeks not operate like Jewish people? Why is Greece not Israel?” The answer is not simple.

21.11.2021 / 22:39 EDITORIAL

Choice of the majority

A beheading definitely stops a headache. But it is probably not the right treatment for it.

20.11.2021 / 23:43 IAN BREMMER

Facebook and democracy: The political debate

In fairness, Facebook isn’t resisting calls for new rules. It doesn’t want direct responsibility for the safeguarding of democracy.

20.11.2021 / 21:15 MARIA KATSOUNAKI

The faithful, a constant exemption from the rules

If there were any doubts previously, during the coronavirus pandemic they have been completely dispelled. The “faithful” are a special social group.

20.11.2021 / 21:00 EDITORIAL

Leadership election or show?

The leadership battle in the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) has so far been superficial.

20.11.2021 / 18:19 STAVROS TZIMAS

Comings and goings in Alexandroupoli

Since the start of the week, Alexandroupoli has seen unprecedented traffic in the form of US military helicopters – reaching more than 150 – headed to hotspots near Ukraine and Belarus.

20.11.2021 / 10:40 YIOULI EPTAKILI

There’s always Alexander the Great

Many are curious about the recent discussion over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures. Is it a case of another prime minister using an emotionally charged issue to score points with voters?

19.11.2021 / 21:10 NIKOS KONSTANDARAS

Lies and suspicions

No sooner had the Penal Code been changed than police arrested a lawyer who allegedly has played a leading role in undermining the vaccination campaign against Covid-19.

19.11.2021 / 21:00 EDITORIAL

Strikes and the law

The terrible ordeal thousands of Athenians were subjected to when they had to leave home during the public transport strike on Thursday is not a reason to demand the abolition of the right to strike.

18.11.2021 / 22:47 EDITORIAL

A babel of speculations

Some politicians who have succumbed to the lure of publicity and others out of sheer political inexperience constantly feed a babel of speculation about possible health measures.