More work, less talk
A planned debate in Parliament to discuss the wildfires will not offer anything new to the public. The opposition will blame the government, while the government will claim that everything was done as it should have been.
Fire conspiracies
A new wave of conspiracy theories and fear is swelling in the wake of the successive devastating wildfires of recent days. According to these conspiracy theories, “foreign agents” and undocumented migrants are to blame for the wildfires, instead of the negligence, the imprudence, the oversights and mistakes of the state’s agencies, and the malice of…
Advancing precision medicine with Greek software
The next time you savor a delectable dish, take a photo, not to share on social media but to input in an application that immediately gives you with details about the meal’s caloric and nutritional composition.
Pouring poison over the ashes
For the first time in its more than four years of power, the government seems at a loss. Its magical gift of communication, which turned everything into gold, appears to have perished, along with thousands of hectares of forest, dozens of houses and two dozen people.
From observation to action
Observations can be valuable, especially when they’re novel. Indeed, the transformation of climate change into a climate crisis is undeniable.
Sailing the Aegean trade routes, Neolithic-style
The Aegean has been a sea of commerce ever since the dawn of the Neolithic Age, and obsidian was one of its most sought-after and valuable exports.
Tax authority taking closer look at online transactions
The Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) will expand its partnership with digital services platforms after the encouraging results from its current collaborations.
Evros: Arson suspects released
The first four of 13 migrants who are being prosecuted for attempted arson in Evros, northeastern Greece, despite being targeted by a local vigilante were released without restrictions on Saturday by a Thessaloniki court.
Annual rate of land burnt soars
A disheartening picture emerges when confronted by the statistics for the course of this year’s fire season, according to the analysis of the data of the European Forest Fire Information System by meteo.gr.
Is Omonia about to become livable again?
A middle-aged German couple walk along Tritis Septemvriou Street towards Omonia Square. Strolling nonchalantly along, they talk and laugh in an animated manner, seeming to enjoy the hot Athenian sun. If the Omonia Square fountains weren’t in the way, they’d be able to see the Acropolis.