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Athanasios Ellis

Plan B for FYROM and more US bases in Greece

The country’s foreign policy and security are too important to be handled lightly by anybody

Athanasios Ellis

With Israel in Washington

Cyprus not only enjoys Washington’s blessing but also the backing of the strong American Jewish community

Michalis Tsikalas

Whatever Guterres says he will be met with a yes

Last week was reminiscent of aerial dogfights even though there are essentially no Cypriot fighter jets here. We can put ...

Alexis Papachelas

Ticking bombs

All Greek prime ministers have to prove that they have the skills of a political bomb-disposal expert

Alexis Papachelas

This is the Balkans

Caught up in an unusual and anti-systemic mood

Athanasios Ellis

‘No’ vote and abstention in FYROM referendum

Turnout would confirm the legitimacy of the process

Alexis Papachelas

Tsipras’s last card

Then came the “kolotoumba”

Michalis Tsikalas

Arrogance sends cocky message to kids

Michalis Tsikalas writes about the education crisis, commenting on a show of arrogance that exists in the wider public sphere. ...

Alexis Papachelas

We need the new diaspora back

We need people with an appetite for work

Alexis Papachelas

The fall of a post-junta era symbol

There is currently an unprecedented boom in Greek-American relations

Alexis Papachelas

Knock it down and rebuild it from scratch

Greece needs to be redesigned from scratch

Athanasios Ellis

Greece on the energy map with the support of big players

There has been a serious uptick in activity concerning the energy sector in the broader region in the past few months and ...

Alexis Papachelas

Requiem for an establishment

Senator John McCain’s funeral was a landmark event. Someone wrote that it resembled a massive tweet against Donald Trump ...

Athanasios Ellis

Come back, support Greece

We are caught between celebrations over Greece’s “clean exit” from the bailout programs on one hand and, on the other, ...

Alexis Papachelas

Seizing opportunities

Greece needs to play its cards right if it wants to profit from the opportunities arising on the international stage, but ...

Alexis Papachelas

The heavy cost of cowardice

I’ve heard a government minister speak about a vital agency of the Greek state and admit that “there’s nothing that can ...

Athanasios Ellis

Wanted: A respected person for assistance effort

After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno ...

Alexis Papachelas

2021, a landmark year

It won’t be long before 2021 is upon us. In three years’ time Greece will be celebrating the bicentennial of its war of ...

Athanasios Ellis

A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image.

Alexis Papachelas

The state we’re in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a ...

Athanasios Ellis

Holding referendums in FYROM and Greece

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is moving ahead with preparations for its referendum on the name deal ...

Alexis Papachelas

Investing in knowledge

A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance ...

Costas Iordanidis

No more pretexts

The world will never be the same since Donald Trump was installed in the White House. In a sense, his election was unavoidable. ...

Athanasios Ellis

The positions of SYRIZA, New Democracy and our allies

Diplomats, analysts and officials from international institutions visiting Greece have a hard time understanding and assessing ...

Opinion

Mirror images of national agony

When I hear “Macedonia is Greek!” I think of the slogan used by opponents to Irish independence in the early 1900s:“Ulster ...

Onasagoras

#PoliticsBlog - Healthy’s thunder and a warning

Get the inside scoop on political gossip and other happenings right here, including the ‘Healthy one’ landing on the unions ...

Opinion

Toxic patriotism

The lynch mob attack on Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris – the only way the incident can be described – during a gathering ...

Opinion

The first modern Islamist fundamentalist conquest of the West?

New revelations expose Turkey stealthily positioning itself to attempt to permanently possess the northern third of Cyprus ...

Opinion

Cyprus energy search – averting a US-Turkey crisis

Cyprus continues to proceed with offshore oil and gas projects despite Turkey's opposition

Opinion

You can’t put a price on heritage

When the German tabloid Bild suggested that Greece should sell off Corfu and the Parthenon as part of its asset-stripping, ...

Opinion

Don’t get caught up in the East Med energy hype

It is tempting for resource-poor countries to overestimate the promise of newly discovered hydrocarbon resources, particularly ...

Opinion

Limitless incompetence and puerility

Who would have thought that the news regarding the lease of two frigates from France, confirmed with such fanfare to Kathimerini ...

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High school teacher in Limassol accused of kissing student

Education minister advocates for AI integration in education at EU council meeting

Suspicious car in Limassol sparks police chase and drug bust

Attorney general pressured to reopen case on Thanasis' strangulation

Rain and storms possible today

Plan B for FYROM and more US bases in Greece

With Israel in Washington

Whatever Guterres says he will be met with a yes

Ticking bombs

This is the Balkans

‘No’ vote and abstention in FYROM referendum

Tsipras’s last card

Arrogance sends cocky message to kids

We need the new diaspora back

The fall of a post-junta era symbol

Knock it down and rebuild it from scratch

Greece on the energy map with the support of big players

Requiem for an establishment

Come back, support Greece

Seizing opportunities

The heavy cost of cowardice

Wanted: A respected person for assistance effort

2021, a landmark year

A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

The state we’re in

Holding referendums in FYROM and Greece

Investing in knowledge

No more pretexts

The positions of SYRIZA, New Democracy and our allies

Mirror images of national agony

#PoliticsBlog - Healthy’s thunder and a warning

Toxic patriotism

The first modern Islamist fundamentalist conquest of the West?

Cyprus energy search – averting a US-Turkey crisis

You can’t put a price on heritage

Don’t get caught up in the East Med energy hype

Limitless incompetence and puerility

Grub and groove at the hottest street food bash in town!

High school teacher in Limassol accused of kissing student