OPINION

09.09.2021 / 23:00 EDITORIAL

Irresponsible populism

SYRIZA not only raised a stink over the timing of the legislative amendment for fake vaccine certificates, it even refused to support the stiffer penalties introduced for public servants who issue them.

09.09.2021 / 17:07 TOM ELLIS

The critical role of a united Movement for Change

It ought to be a pillar of stability and continuity, a political force that appeals to centrists and thinking citizens who are fed up with the extremes and with barren political rivalries.

09.09.2021 / 12:43 GEORGE N. TZOGOPOULOS

Common challenges

The chaos in Afghanistan has led many to engage in prognostics about future developments. The tarnished image of the West is a key focus of the international commentary.

08.09.2021 / 23:00 EDITORIAL

Measured development

The example of the Italian city of Venice, which is planning to charge visitors an entry fee, along with other measures to control the number of tourists it receives, should also serve as an example to Greece.

08.09.2021 / 21:19 ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

The superiority of transparency and efficiency

A news item that went largely unnoticed shows a lot – both good and bad. The Hellenic Republic signed the contract to purchase 44 torpedoes for its 214HN submarines, which are considered a significant asset against Turkey.

08.09.2021 / 15:22 DAVID L. CARDEN

Concepts of ownership shouldn’t apply to the Parthenon Marbles

Sir Henry tells us that those opposing purchase of the Marbles asserted during the debates that, under the above circumstances, Elgin’s method of obtaining them had been “dishonest and flagitious.”

07.09.2021 / 23:15 EDITORIAL

Signs of maturity

Climate change and civil protection are massive challenges and the choice of the new minister for this task is an exceptional one.

06.09.2021 / 18:20 TOM ELLIS

Christos Stylianides: The right person for the job

By choosing Christos Stylianides to head Greece’s newly established Ministry for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demonstrated his commitment to giving the post to a non-partisan official on the basis of their credentials.

05.09.2021 / 22:19 ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

Greece and Turkey at the regional poker table

By playing its cards right, Athens has made systematic efforts to bolster the country against Turkey.

05.09.2021 / 21:48 EDITORIAL

Do it like Portugal

We keep coming back to this comparison because it is convenient and Greece has so many similarities to Portugal.

05.09.2021 / 17:34 IAN BREMMER

The insidious threat of spyware

An Israeli company called NSO Group has created a spyware tool called Pegasus that gives its users an extraordinary ability to surveil and steal secrets from anyone who carries a smartphone.

05.09.2021 / 14:46 SAKIS MOUMTZIS

‘Karamanlis or tanks’

Mikis Theodorakis made all sorts of statements and comments with the ease afforded him by his status. And for some, he came under harsh criticism from the orthodox Left, but also from other ideological camps.

05.09.2021 / 00:23 MARIA KATSOUNAKI

A place in posterity

The ideological divide between the “left-wing” Mikis Theodorakis and the “right-wing” Manos Hadjidakis was as contrived as the artistic rivalry between the two composers and musicians was the product of fiction.

04.09.2021 / 21:31 EDITORIAL

Tools to tackle arson

The evidence presented by Kathimerini demonstrates how forest fire arsonists went largely unpunished for their crimes for many years.

03.09.2021 / 23:10 EDITORIAL

Dangerous populism

The presence of three main opposition party lawmakers at Thursday’s protest rally in the capital by healthcare workers who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 is much more than a mistake fueled by demagoguery.