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France’s ambassador to Greece...
France's ambassador to Greece, Christophe Farnaud, takes his seat yesterday for the latest Ambassadors' Forum talk... |
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Gordian knot needs to be cut
And just when we thought that Greek politicians would finally be held accountable for their actions, we're once again faced with a sea of evasion.
The public is fuming at burgeoning reports that the German electronics giant repeatedly bribed Greek politicians or political parties to get its hands on lucrative state contracts. Voters demand that their political leaders cut the Gordian knot connecting business to politics.
The prime minister yesterday proposed the establishment of a cross-party committee to examine specific measures to tackle the phenomenon, but the Socialist opposition turned down the proposal. |
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Urban lab
The growing desperation with which Athenians watch their surrounding mountains for any sign of smoke is an indication of how degraded life in the capital has become. A year ago, most of the pine and fir forest on Mount Parnitha was destroyed by a fire that started on the other side of the mountain and, through incompetence and mixed signals on the part of the authorities, was allowed to rage out of control. This year, on June 26, a fire broke out in the lush pine forest on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hymettus, among the last bits of a major reforestry project carried out largely by volunteers after World War II, during which the mountain was denuded by Athenians searching for firewood. |
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