OPINION

15.07.2021 / 10:39

The best of Hellenism

We can point to an abundance of efforts and initiatives by individual people, groups or bodies seeking to better organize and more efficiently coordinate the Greek diaspora.

14.07.2021 / 23:34

No tricks

Greece has always been in favor of establishing functional relations with Ankara on the basis of international law and the use of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. 

14.07.2021 / 21:01

Straight talk

The Holy Synod, the ruling body of Greece’s Orthodox Church, has issued a clear message in favor of vaccinations, describing the inoculation program as the only instrument to ward off the coronavirus pandemic.

14.07.2021 / 15:58 GEORGE N. TZOGOPOULOS

Greece’s pragmatism vis-a-vis China

The last weeks have been significant for Greek foreign policy. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended June’s NATO summit that elaborated on the new priorities of the Alliance in the era of American-Russian and Sino-American antagonism.

13.07.2021 / 21:56

Combating vaccine resistance and conspiracy theories

They would climb from floor to floor and knock on every door. But when they stated their identity and the purpose behind their visit, some people refused to open their doors. “I will not get vaccinated,” people shouted from inside their apartments, some declared that contracting Covid-19, or even dying because of it, would be God’s will.

13.07.2021 / 21:13

The crucial step

The country and its citizens have been living through a series of lockdowns and in fear of the next wave of the coronavirus since March 2020. 

12.07.2021 / 01:02

China’s big bang

There is one US policy that has not changed with the departure of Donald Trump and the arrival of President Joe Biden, and that is toward China.

11.07.2021 / 21:40

Capable politicians

Greece needs a new breed of politician who will once and for all replace the “amphitheater orators” who blossomed during the restoration of democracy and ruled the country for years.

10.07.2021 / 21:11

Without taboos

The conversation about the protection of Greece’s cultural and natural heritage has already started and the prime minister has demonstrated his interest in and sensitivity regarding this subject.

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