Agora
Making the extraordinary ordinary
It was perhaps the most fitting finale that the people of Lesvos did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month. Not because they did not deserve it for showing such dignity and solidarity in these selfish and unsettling times, but because the help, warmth and care that they did provide was done so selflessly.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (289), Society (149), Greece (519)
Greece's taxing challenges
As September came to a close, millions of Greek taxpayers scrambled to meet the deadline to pay the second instalment of personal income tax and the first payment obligation of the single property tax (ENFIA).
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (341), Greece (519)
Row with church too much for Tsipras's fragile coalition
Whether his prime motivation was to save his own skin or prevent the government from becoming embroiled in a public squabble it would be unable to win, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos sprang into action last week and assured Archbishop Ieroynmos, the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, that plans to change religion classes in schools would not go ahead without an extensive discussion.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Society (149), Greece (519)
How Greece's political system failed to safeguard the largest investment in the country's history
On Friday September 23, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) published its interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2016. As usual, the results failed to make many people sit up and take notice.
Contributors: Manos Giakoumis, Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (341), Greece (519)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/06/tsipras_1000_myrto_0511-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Greek government risks mauling after straying off
The current Greek government’s propensity for shooting itself in the foot should never be underestimated. Last year proved that SYRIZA is particularly adept at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but it appears to have outdone itself with the emerging fiasco that is the TV licencing procedure.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)