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Our tragedy: How could this happen?
There is one question more than any other swirling around in our minds as we contemplate the devastation of this week’s train crash, which killed more than 50 people, mostly young Greeks: How could this happen?
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)
A game of marbles: Are the Parthenon Sculptures coming home?
After decades of making little progress in securing the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, Greece appears to be edging closer to a possible deal for the repatriation of the ancient sculptures.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)
What's the problem with Greece's media?
Recently Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed concerns about media independence in his country and described the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) assessment of Greece lying in 108th place in the organisation's annual World Press Freedom Index as "crap".
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)
Tracking Greece's fiscal performance
The Covid-19 pandemic is slowly fading into the background, with the energy disruption from Russia’s invasion in Ukraine taking its place as the most acute challenge for economic and fiscal policy. In this final blog for 2022, we want to take stock of where the budgetary situation stands, and what we can say about underlying trends.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (329), Greece (496)
Podcast - Greece's surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening?
Since the summer, a surveillance scandal has been gripping Greece. It emerged that the leader of Greece’s third party, PASOK, was being spied on by the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) but that there had also been an attempt to install spyware on his mobile phone.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)