OPINION

24.05.2021 / 16:29

Greeks step out into the open

Sending a code 6 SMS for permission to exercise outdoors may be a thing of the past, but the changes it brought to city dwellers’ relationship with public space will probably stay with us for a while. 

24.05.2021 / 00:57

Costly tribalism

There is no prefecture in Greece that doesn’t host a university department. It is to be expected that local communities will perceive the merger or abolition of a department as a sign of decline for the region. 

23.05.2021 / 01:00

Lessons from Schinos

Greece’s Civil Protection apparatus has proved its professionalism in the past year with its handling of the pandemic, but also in the area of natural disasters. 

22.05.2021 / 21:29

Great expectations

A few days ago, Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis handed a multi-page report on the powerful criminal organizations that are active in Greece to the Supreme Court prosecutor.

22.05.2021 / 20:54

The decade where Eurovision embraced its politik

After 64 years of uninterrupted presence on European TV screens, and its first unexpected hiatus due to the pandemic, the Eurovision Song Contest returns reinvigorated his week, heralding the advent of its third decade into the 21st century.

21.05.2021 / 21:15

A difficult dowry for 25-year-olds

As society tries to get back on its feet, we need to look at the world that 25-year-olds will face, the members of the generation who will shoulder the heavy burden of reviving the country in coming decades.

21.05.2021 / 21:01

Dangerous exposure

It is difficult to understand why staff in the fire service’s elite Special Disaster Mitigation Units (EMAK) face consequences if they do not get vaccinated against the coronavirus, while those in other, equally important, agencies, do not.

21.05.2021 / 15:31

The plus sides of Greece+

The most positive aspect of “Greece+,” the SYRIZA blueprint presented Monday on the use of grants and cheap loans from the European Union recovery fund, is that it actually exists.

20.05.2021 / 20:11

Greece present in the Middle East

Greece is not going to solve the problems in the Middle East, nor is its voice strong enough to convince the warring sides to cease hostilities. It has, however, managed to become a reliable interlocutor

19.05.2021 / 21:02

A green compass

There’s enough proof by now that the goal of protecting our environment is not incompatible with achieving economic growth. 

18.05.2021 / 21:16

Greece, leader in the Balkans

After a decade lost, due to the economic crisis and then to the pandemic, Greece is back to playing its natural role as the leading power in the Balkans. It is a role that is welcomed by most of Southeastern Europe.

18.05.2021 / 21:02

The significance of Evros

Last year’s push at the Evros land border with Turkey was not a case of Greece coming under pressure from an influx of refugees and migrants.

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