For a democracy to function properly it needs not only an efficient government, but also a strong opposition able to offer, both in Parliament and elsewhere, constructive criticism and viable alternative solutions to the problems facing the country.
Elections are not determined only by the programs presented by the candidates. Sometimes the result is decided by volatile, emotional factors.
Tuesday saw the benchmark at Athinon Avenue avoid another decline as it held on to some of its gains and ended the day in the black and on a week-high, albeit on reduced turnover.
The Athens Baroque Festival will present four musical performances with 16 distinguished musicians from all over Europe to take you on a journey into the genre’s world of paradox and excess.
The residents of the municipality Palamas in Karditsa, central Greece, took the initiative to safeguard their community in light of the new wave of bad weather, storm Elias, announced the president of the local community Dimitris Tsigardas on Tuesday.
Residents of Kefalonia, Ithaca, and Zakynthos were warned on Tuesday of dangerous weather phenomena at night by text message through the 112 European Emergency Number.
Police in Athens have launched an investigation after an arsenal of weapons was discovered in a ground-floor warehouse in the upmarket Kolonaki district of the city. The hoard, which was found on Neofytou Douka Street included a number of M1-style rifles, magazines, hundreds of bullets and three old grenades.
Electrical appliances recorded 8.6% growth in sales volume and a 27% jump in sales value in the first seven months of the year on an annual basis.
Monday’s call between the new SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, and PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis was not a long one: Androulakis offered his congratulations and best wishes, Kasselakis asked that they be on a first-name basis and Nikos took his leave of Stefanos without extending an invitation to a meeting.