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After the tweetstorm - Tracing the course of #IStandWithGreece
On the afternoon of of Saturday, February 29, Greece closed its land border with Turkey to prevent thousands of migrants who had gathered on the Turkish side from entering the country.
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (219), Society (77), Greece (419)
Sealing our borders, closing our minds
What is happening on the Greek-Turkish border is, above all, a tragedy for the people who have been exploited and treated in such a reprehensible way.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (219), Politics (301), Greece (419)
Losing game: Another doomed effort to revive Greek football?
Greek football, as a sporting spectacle or cultural experience, died many years ago. But its lifeless body is being dragged through the streets of Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki again.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (301), Society (77), Greece (419)
Where is the EastMed pipeline heading?
Almost a decade ago, in February 2010, the Greek prime minister at the time, George Papandreou, and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu had a chance encounter in a Moscow Restaurant. It triggered a series of events, primarily a rapprochement between Greece and Israeli, that culminated last week in the Greek, Cypriot and Israeli leaders signing an agreement to progress with the EastMed project, a 1,900-kilometer undersea pipeline that could transport Israeli gas to Europe.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (301), Greece (419)
Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
In a recent opinion poll by MRB, those surveyed were asked who they would like to see as next Greek President if the incumbent, Prokopis Pavlopoulos is not awarded a second term. Twenty-six percent said they would like to see former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis be appointed Greece’s new head of state.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (301), Greece (419)