Ukraine war: Gains and losses for Greece
The Putin regime’s irrational decision to attack Ukraine has radically changed Europe’s security architecture. NATO has switched back to its primary mission of countering the Russian threat.
The Polakis affair and Tsipras’ effort to appeal to the center
As the days go by Greek political life will slowly return to its pre-election mood. Among the issues that will resurface will be the internal tension in SYRIZA due to the behavior of its firebrand MP, Pavlos Polakis.
People want answers
The citizens of this country are getting angry with everything they read and hear in relation to the tragedy at Tempe.
James Taylor Quartet | Athens | March 25
Jazz-funk legend James Taylor – one of the great British Hammond players – and his quartet, who have been selling out venues big and small all over the world for some three decades, are coming to Athens.
Automation and signaling on Greek railways
The tragic rail collision in northern Greece earlier this week that killed dozens of passengers and injured scores of others was the result of an almost 10-year history of omissions and incorrect – maybe even intentionally harmful – handling of the country’s railways.
High court slaps ex-Justice Minister with €10,000 fine, acquits prosecutor
Dimitris Papangelopoulos, a former Alternate Justice Minister in the left-led Syriza government from 2015-19 has been condemned on two counts of dereliction of duty by a special court but got slapped with a €10,000 fine instead of a prison sentence.
Age of OSE staff far above EU average
Staff at the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) tend to be older, with an average age of 42 against the European Union average of 55, and the majority appears to be concentrated in Athens and Thessaloniki, facts and figures from the company have shown.
The planet in focus
Sustainable fashion designer Amy Powney is celebrated in ‘Fashion Reimagined,’ directed by Becky Hutner, which was screened as part of the Geocultura section of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
Greece to wrap up search at train crash site as anger simmers
Rescuers continued digging through debris on Saturday at the site of Greece’s worst train crash but were expected to wrap up their search operation later in the day.
Rail disaster commission member withdraws after criticism over past job
Thanassis Ziliaskopoulos, a professor of production and transportation at the University of Thessaly, has withdrawn from the newly established, three-member rail disaster committee tasked with finding what led to the deadly train collision last Tuesday, after opposition parties noted that his previous job as CEO of TrainOSE (currently Hellenic Train) raised questions of impartiality.