Working with communities
One of the things the recent natural disasters have taught us is that the state needs to listen to local communities.
Three arrested for blackmail in Thessaloniki
Three individuals were arrested and will be brought before a prosecutor for being involved in the blackmail of a 32-year old Thessaloniki man.
Achtsioglou vs Polakis
In a recent comment, Stefanos Kasselakis referred to his defeated rival for the SYRIZA leadership, Euclid Tsakalotos, by his full name, but to his chief rival in this Sunday’s runoff, Effie Achtsioglou, by her first name only. She’s just Effie to him.
Cartoon (23/09/2023)
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Like a meteor…
Regardless of whether Stefanos Kasselakis is elected as SYRIZA’s leader on Sunday, his skyrocketing popularity must mean something.
Pinpointing the problem
The Bank of Greece estimates that 60 billion euros of income goes undeclared every year, while every study carried out in the last decade sees the shadow economy at a similar level of 30-50% of gross domestic product.
Turkey sees increase in tourist arrivals from last year
A total of 33.4 million foreign tourists visited Turkey between January and August, up by 13.95% from the previous year, statistics released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry showed on Friday.
It’s a shame the IMF has left
At the age of 83 and with a political legacy of tangible achievements that have stood the test of time, Stefanos Manos could be spending his days enjoying the peace of his suburban Athens home with his wife.
Kasselakis’ rise and SYRIZA’s dissolution, live
SYRIZA’s spectacular rise in the 2012 and 2015 elections was the result of anger over the country’s economic demise and its consequences, as a large section of society driven by the notorious shirker’s mentality became enthralled by the vulgar populism that prevailed at that time.
Around 6,000 police on VIP protection details
Some 4,000 police officers are assigned to VIP security details and an additional 2,000 are guarding “sensitive targets,” Kathimerini understands, after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently vowed that 2,500 of these officers will be reassigned to regular duties. He further pledged to reduce his own security detail by half.