Society’s red lines
Parliament’s investigative committee for the Tempe rail disaster wrapped up its deliberations, with the findings submitted by the ruling New Democracy party being approved by the House majority.
Institutional games stoke suspicion
We don’t know what happened in the trial concerning the ordeals of the Athens child who was sexually abused and exploited, as the hearing was held behind closed doors.
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Mitsotakis, other EU leaders to talk migration in Cairo Sunday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with five more European leaders, will travel to Cairo Sunday.
Precarious jobs for many foreigners at call centers
Seven out of 10 workers at call centers in Greece are from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. They obtain visas easily but they are kept on a short leash, often on monthly contracts, and their “special purpose visas” mean that as soon as the contracts expire, they must return to their country.
Sisyphean omnipotence
In the absence of an opposition party that could threaten New Democracy’s dominance, the government is enjoying its omnipotence with almost rapacious pleasure.
University occupations de-escalate amid student fatigue
After two months of university occupations in protest at new legislation allowing the establishment of non-state universities in Greece, the vast majority of students are expected to return to classes on Tuesday.
Sakkari outlasts Gauff in 3 sets of rain-delayed semi at Indian Wells. She plays Swiatek for title
Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.
Aversion toward mortgages
Greece continues to have the worst performance in household credit.
Hands off our cotton, Thessaly farmers tell PM
Representatives of farmers from the region of Thessaly in central Greece said Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that forcing them to abandon the cultivation of cotton would be a “red line” to them.