POLITICS

Parties scan country ahead of showdown
POLITICS

With less than two months to go before the European Parliament elections on June 9, the campaign has entered a crucial phase with tours by political leaders and party committees being a key element.


SYRIZA drops candidate over controversial comments on women
NEWS

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has removed a journalist and presenter from the party’s list of candidates for the June European Parliament elections following controversial statements by the latter regarding the abuse of women and gender-based violence.

Interest in EU election higher this time around, poll shows
NEWS

Europeans’ interest in the upcoming European Parliament election is significantly higher than before the last vote five years ago, according to an EU poll released on Wednesday, with poverty, health, jobs and defence seen as top campaign issues.


The Western bubble
OPINION

The dominant Western narrative today has the West fighting a battle against a dark world that represents authoritarianism and challenges the liberal post-war political world. It is summed up in the phrase “the West and the rest.”

New anxieties grip Greeks in 2024
DIANEOSIS SURVEY

Tapping into the values and beliefs permeating Greek society, a survey by the Dianeosis think-tank shows that the return of economic insecurity, the consequences of climate change and the demographic issue are seen as major threats to the country’s future.


Androulakis lashes out at PM for ‘avoiding’ TV debate
NEWS

Socialist PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday for refusing his challenge to a televised debate ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, alleging that the conservative leader is avoiding scrutiny over fraud allegations.



Confusing love of art with love of owning art
OPINION

For nearly a century, the marble figures that were produced in the Early Bronze Age (ca 3300-2300 BCE) on the Greek islands of the Cyclades have fascinated archaeologists, art historians and collectors; they also had a strong impact on Early Modernism.


Many in the diaspora are also concerned
OPINION

For the first time in years, there is concern in the Greek diaspora, among many of its members in Washington at least, about political developments in Greece.