ΓΝΩΜΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΗΣΤΟΥ ΜΑΛΑΣΠΙΝΑ Συνεδρίαση της Ειδικής Μόνιμης Επιτροπής για τον Απόδημο Ελληνισμό πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τρίτη 26 Νοεμβρίου...
Editorial and Analysis
For the good of stability
Kostas Kallitsis The Greek Finance Minister’s permanent and declared concern is maintaining fiscal balance as a non-negotiable good. He is...
A new metro held hostage
Maria Katsounaki On the sidelines of the happy event of the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Metro, a merry-go-round of tensions and...
Danger superfluous and unjust
Nikos Konstandaras We’ve heard it before, that cameras on our streets will force Greek drivers to improve their behavior, reducing the...
The best and brightest for the armed forces
Tom Ellis The environment of confrontation in which Greece has historically been forced to operate is particularly demanding, given not...
An alarming exodus
Editorial The number of students at military academies who are dropping out of their studies is alarmingly high. The exodus is simply too...
Church – state relations: A crossword puzzle for strong solvers
The issue of Church - state relations frequently recurs in the Greek news, sparking discussions, disagreements, and occasionally tensions....
TikTok, the clock ticks for the center
Nikos Konstandaras Always the innovators, in 2023 we Greeks elected a complete unknown as leader of the country’s main opposition party....
ND and PASOK at a crossroads
Notis Papadopoulos The fact that SYRIZA managed to bring an end to its adventures with Stefanos Kasselakis – albeit it in a not very...
Karamanlis’ measured criticism
Tom Ellis The rift inside ruling New Democracy continued to make headlines last week. Speaking at a book presentation in Patra, former...
Angela Merkel according to Angela Merkel
Germany’s Iron Chancellor has published her memoirs, but are they worth reading? Michael Martens First things first: The long-awaited...
The country doesn’t deserve more woes
Alexis Papachelas As the world becomes more dangerous and unpredictable by the day, we are trying hard to prove the maxim of one very...
Debt brake impedes survival
Nikos Konstandaras The democratic process may empower dangerous demagogues but it can also bring about necessary reforms. And so, as...
Support for the patriarchates
Editorial The government’s decision to support the patriarchates and those who serve in them has more significance than it might seem at...
That’s the rent, take it or leave it
Maria Katsounaki What is on the mind of an apartment owner who rents a 70 sq.m. flat, in an old building in Athens’ central Pangrati...
Zero seriousness
Paschos Mandravelis Wednesday’s TV debate between the candidates for the new SYRIZA leader did not garner the same attention as the...
Είμαστε ο Οικουμενικός Ελληνισμός!
Μία από τις διακηρυγμένες θέσεις του πρώην εκδότη του «Εθνικού Κήρυκα» την περίοδο 1947-1977, Μπάμπη Μαρκέτου, για την ομογένεια και την...
Vindication, revenge and responsibility
Nikos Konstandaras Even if we lived in a fishbowl, the turbulence in our political scene would be important. New Democracy finally rid...
The Divided States of America?
America is more deeply divided than ever. The culture wars are raging over a host of issues including abortion rights, freedom of speech,...
Before strikes, what?
Paschos Mandravelis Strikes are a big thing. So big, indeed, that they become the top news item in the media in all healthy democracies....