POLITICS

Tempe rail crash to dominate this week’s political scene
NEWS

The Tempe train collision in February 2023, which killed 57 people and the possible responsibilities of political figures will dominate the agenda this week, as the findings of a parliamentary committee are discussed in the plenary.


Immunity hangs over rail crash case
NEWS

A man injured in the Tempe train crash which killed 57 people on February 28, 2023, has sued then-transport minister Kostas Karamanlis, adding to an already heavy dossier of charges.

A president for every citizen
OPINION

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been banished – along with the prime minister – from the customary Easter celebrations by the Church of Greece, which has chosen this method of payback for the ratification of the same-sex marriage law.

‘What was Mitsotakis doing in Ukraine?’
OPINION

“So a Russian ballistic missile nearly killed the Greek prime minister as he was visiting Odesa with Zelensky today. The Greek prime minister. The leader of the NATO and EU member with the largest sympathies for Russia,” Yaroslav Trofimov, chief foreign affairs correspondent of The Wall Street journal and author, commented on X on the day of the attack.


Finance Ministry prices SYRIZA program at €40 bln
ECONOMY

The recent economic proposals announced by main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and its leader Stefanos Kasselakis would come at “a huge economic cost” and are “entirely uncosted and without planning, or even checked for compatibility with European laws,” according to a joint announcement released by Deputy National Economy and Finance Ministers Harry Theoharis and Thanos Petralias on Friday.

Why local elections could be critical for Turkey’s political future
PODCASTS

Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why we should be paying attention to Turkey’s upcoming elections, which could be critical for the country’s politics – from the ruling party to the opposition.

Society’s red lines
OPINION

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.


Sisyphean omnipotence
OPINION

In the absence of an opposition party that could threaten New Democracy’s dominance, the government is enjoying its omnipotence with almost rapacious pleasure.

Extremism rears its ugly head again in Thessaloniki
ANALYSIS

Brutality and extremism re-emerged in full force in the northern city of Thessaloniki in recent days, reminding us that far-right and ultra-conservative radicalization remains a serious challenge in Greece.




Kasselakis urges PM to ‘stop hiding’ amid data breach allegations
NEWS

Leftist SYRIZA opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis has reacted to the ruling New Democracy party’s decision to exclude MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou from their candidate list for the European elections, labeling it as political tactics. Asimakopoulou is accused of using an official, non-public voter register for campaigning.

Fallout from data breach scandal escalates
NEWS

Interior Ministry General Secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis on Friday tendered his resignation amid the scandal involving mass campaign emails sent by a New Democracy MEP to Greek voters residing overseas, breaching GDPR regulations.