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In his interviews and public appearances, main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras declares the need to 'separate the state from the party' and talks about 'meritocratic institutions'.

Civil protection cannot be reorganised in six months, and the diachronic problem of the overlapping competencies cannot be remedied swiftly, but one must take the first steps.

The compact Greek community (photo) should be and is on the radar of our foreign ministry. What is needed is coordinated and timely actions to protect its members.

Becoming accustomed to violence leads to more blood and makes it easier to shut one’s eyes and mouth and turn the other way.

Inflation is citizens’ number one priority right now. The government has a duty to seek and find every possible solution in order to help them.

Although nobody denies that Greece had allowed dysfunctions to fester for years, the course of public debt and of deficits demonstrates that they skyrocketed in the 2004-2009 period [on Karamanlis’ watch].

Nikos Dendias' trip to is in the framework of Greece’s intense concerns about the safety of the Greek community in the area and in the context of Greece’s NATO, EU.

May 19-year-old Alkis Kampanos be the last victim of a situation that can be corrected if all parties involved have the will to do so.

Voters judge every government based on its effectiveness and all who assume government posts have a duty to act in accordance with a new model, determined by the electorate.

It would be wrong if, due to its rise in the polls, PASOK forgets the difficulty of the task that it has undertaken. The party must prove that it can stand firmly in the centre of the political spectrum.

The “true spirit of democracy” to which Xi Jinping referred and with which Putin agreed, has nothing to do with democracy as the US and the EU understand it.

There are great delays in the meting out of justice in Greece. Shocking incidents like the murder in Thessaloniki are a harsh reminder that such delays are impermissible.

There is a good opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of the separation of powers and of the accountability of politicians to society – openly, boldly, and comprehensively.

The daily number of deaths remains high, but most epidemiologists agree that we are near the end of this painful adventure and that soon we may be more optimistic.

The next step and visionary objective is also linked to Europe, and it is the development of a common European defence – with Macron’s rationale – European sovereignty.

Citizens are tired of political cockfights. They seek solutions for a host of problems in their daily lives, with the pandemic and inflation topping the list.

Alexis Tsipras forgets that he is offering those who watch the three-day parliamentary debate on his no confidence motion yet another opportunity to compare him with his opponents.

The deficiencies, admitted by the PM in his apology for the management of the 24 January snowstorm, offer a grim picture in the first month of 2022.

The spectacle of thousands of stranded drivers on the major Attiki Odos motorway is absolutely unacceptable for any European country.

A 24-year-old Thessaloniki rape victim heard the message of other women that preceded her and broke her silence. The rest of us have a duty to continue to pay close attention.

There are many diplomatic traps and any move can boomerang if it is not properly prepared. Greece must maintain a calm and stable stance on the Ukrainian issue.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo asks Athens to play a mediating role in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, while emphasisng her country’s Western orientation.

SYRIZA presumed that with a repetition of its enraged rhetoric of 2010-2015, it could ineluctably become the alternative (to ruling New Democracy) pole in the parliamentary system.

The government’s management of the pandemic and citizens’ fears regarding inflation have shocked households and function as a catalyst for political developments.

As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, the door of dialogue remains open, but it cannot be based on threats. The modernisation of Greece’s defence system is a national strategy.

The public was not only shocked by the rape but also supportive of the victim, condemning in the collective consciousness the perpetrators of this heinous crime.

SYRIZA is finding it difficult to pick up opposition speed and appears not to have fully understood the role of a main opposition party and can no longer pose past dilemmas.

SYRIZA’s spokesman reiterated proposals for a minimum wage hike, lowering the special consumption tax, and intervention in the pricing of the Public Power Corporation.

Opposition parties must stop hiding and must contribute to making universities what they should be – a place for teaching, dialogue, innovation, and the exchange of ideas

Just a few days ago, a photograph with a funeral announcement for the rector of the University of Thessaloniki made the rounds on the internet.

The State Department wanted to allay concerns and maintained that the US wants to actively support regional efforts to bolster cooperation and stability.

COVID-19 tests, prevention, and vigilance are just a few of the parameters of a challenge that must be met and won. The much-touted “last mile” must be managed successfully.