Behind the image
Image can be a very useful thing in a pre-election campaign but once the ballots are cast, voters’ demands change completely. They are no longer satisfied with being impressed.
Cartoon (29/09/2023)
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ATHEX: Stock index loses 7.86% in September
September closed with the biggest monthly drop for the benchmark of the Greek stock market in 15 months.
Mitsotakis: EU needs ‘to determine on own terms who enters’ bloc
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that EU countries “need to determine on our own terms who enters” the 27-nation bloc. “This is about us … exercising what is a right that we can simply not outsource to smugglers,” he said, speaking at a meeting of nine southern EU states in Malta. “Currently it is…
EU: Frontex will remain in Greece
It appears that EU authorities are viewing Greece’s management of migrant flows more positively than in the recent past.
2004 Athens Olympics stadium closed after roof fails safety tests
The stadium built to host the 2004 Athens Olympics has been closed until further notice after its famous roof, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, failed safety tests. A study found that the roof fell short of the minimum static adequacy levels.
Is climate change bad for democracy? Future-watchers see threats, and some opportunities
Instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions, experts gathered at an annual conference have argued.
Stroke units in the works
The Health Ministry is planning to open 17 stroke units at public hospitals specializing in the emergency care of patients who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). “This intervention is expected to reduce mortality rates and increase the chances of patients who have suffered a stroke to be functionally independent once they leave hospital,” the…
Kasselakis’ ‘Greek dream’ challenge
It is too early to know what impact Stefanos Kasselakis will have on political life and society. Will he be good for SYRIZA or will the party fall apart?
Another death brings leptospirosis toll in flooded areas to 9
Another death from leptospirosis has been confirmed in the areas affected by recent flooding in Thessaly, bringing to nine the number of people who have succumbed to the bacterial infection.