Koutsoumbas: Government’s mock-measures and opposition proposals can’t fix cost-of-living crisis
Koutsoumbas: Government’s mock-measures and opposition proposals can’t fix cost-of-living crisis Communist Party of Greece (KKE) General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Wednesday asserted that neither the government’s mock-measures nor the proposals put forward by main opposition SYRIZA and other opposition parties can offer a solution to the problem of high prices. According to KKE’s leader, the […]
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Demand for fuel stays strong
Demand for fuel stays strong Is demand for fuel flexible or not? Can’t even an explosive increase in prices, such as that experienced by consumers in Greece in recent months, since Russia invaded Ukraine, reduce consumption significantly? The data that are arriving every month at the Finance Ministry show it can’t, at least for now. […]
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ATHEX: Benchmark loses all of day’s gains
ATHEX: Benchmark loses all of day’s gains It can’t be{any coincidence when the same story was repeated at the Greek bourse for a fifth day in a row on Thursday, when stocks slid off their midday highs and the benchmark ended up marginally below Wednesday’s close. The positive remarks by foreign firms and the constant […]
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Can’t Help Myself: Ένα δυστοπικό έργο τέχνης που μας υπενθυμίζει την «τραγικότητα» της σύγχρονης ζωής
Can’t Help Myself: Ένα δυστοπικό έργο τέχνης που μας υπενθυμίζει την «τραγικότητα» της σύγχρονης ζωής Viral έχει γίνει τις τελευταίες μέρες στο διαδίκτυο ένα έργο τέχνης, το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε με σκοπό να προβληματίσει. Και το κάνει όσο κανένα άλλο. Το έργο ονομάζεται «Can’t Help Myself» και μπορεί να έχει «πεθάνει» από το 2019, ωστόσο πλέον […]
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Iliopoulos: The real opinion poll is that most can’t make it through the month
Iliopoulos: The real opinion poll is that most can’t make it through the month “With the Mitsotakis government, the situation is constantly getting worse and the real opinion poll, which nobody can dispute, is that a majority of citizens can’t make it through the month,” main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance spokesperson Nasos Iliopoulos said in an […]
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Solutions for universities
Solutions for universities The opposition can’t limit its role to just saying no to every reform proposed by the government, while also refusing to recommend alternative solutions to existing problems. One typical example of its attitude is the mess at Greek universities, an issue that is causing a great deal of anger because people want […]
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Greece can’t spare more weapons systems
Greece can’t spare more weapons systems Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave an indirect, yet negative response to a request by visiting US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Monday regarding the possibility of Greece providing more weapons systems to Ukraine. Panagiotopoulos stressed that Greece cannot contribute in a way that reduces Greece’s defense […]
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‘We can’t endure this’: Surge in US shootings shows no sign of easing
‘We can’t endure this’: Surge in US shootings shows no sign of easing On Friday night in Louisiana, a 7-month-old baby was shot in the head, caught in the crossfire during a drive-by shooting. In Norfolk, Virginia, an argument early Saturday over a spilled drink escalated into gunfire outside a pizzeria, killing two people, including […]
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Pomegranate Oil: Greece’s Golden Elixir the World Can’t Get Enough Of
Pomegranate Oil: Greece’s Golden Elixir the World Can’t Get Enough Of Pomegranates. Credit:joergens.mi /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 A Greek exporter of pomegranate oil says that he cannot make enough product to satisfy the current world demand for the oil of this fruit, which features in the mythology and traditions of several cultures. Stefanos Kassidis recently […]
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Countries with Most Nuclear Weapons and Why Others Can’t Have Them
Countries with Most Nuclear Weapons and Why Others Can’t Have Them A nuclear weapon test in Marshall islands, 1946. Credit: US Government Why are some countries allowed to have nuclear weapons while others cannot? The Russia-Ukraine crisis has got the world on edge, as countries with nuclear powers like Russia threaten to unleash their destruction. […]
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4,000 Greek adoptees can’t mark National Genealogy Day on March 12
4,000 Greek adoptees can’t mark National Genealogy Day on March 12 Most of us know where we come from and from whom. But there are millions of adoptees from around the world, who do not know who their own parents are, let alone their ancestors. On March 12, National Genealogy Day, it is important to […]
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Tsipras: PM Mitsotakis can’t pretend that everything is going well
Tsipras: PM Mitsotakis can’t pretend that everything is going well Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras criticised Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the management of the pandemic in a post on Facebook on Tuesday. Tsipras said that Mitsotakis “can’t support or pretend that everything is going well” and urged him to appear on Friday […]
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Tech can’t fix it
Tech can’t fix it I’ve been having a crisis of confidence in technology. Not because of the harm that people and companies do with technology, but because of all the ways that tech may not matter very much. Think about some of the big issues that Americans are facing, in no particular order: the coronavirus […]
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No summer break: 35 million can’t pay for holiday in the EU
No summer break: 35 million can’t pay for holiday in the EU The majority of low-income families in the European Union can’t afford a summer holiday, according to a study by the the European Trade Union Confederation. The organization, which represents 45 million members in 38 European countries, said many low-paid workers are among 35 […]
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We can’t afford to waste any more time
We can’t afford to waste any more time The political clash around Greece’s education system is, in fact, a clash between two different world views. It is not a new conflict, in fact, as it is something Greek society went through four decades ago. Conflicts of this sort tend to go through several stages. One […]
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AHEPA’s Supreme Convention returns to Hellenic homeland in 2021
AHEPA’s Supreme Convention returns to Hellenic homeland in 2021 The Ahepans can’t wait. It’s been a long time since the largest and most well-known secular organization in the Hellenic diaspora held its Supreme Convention in Greece – the 86th Supreme Convention was there in 2008 – and the homeland is ready with open arms. Greece’s […]
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Marina Sirtis on Leaving USA: “I Can’t Be In That Country Anymore”
Marina Sirtis on Leaving USA: “I Can’t Be In That Country Anymore” Marina Sirtis in “5th Passenger”/Credit: Epic Pictures Group Former Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis was recently interviewed on her decision to leave the US, telling The Big Issue that “I can’t be in that country anymore.” The British-born entertainer recently moved back to […]
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Both are abuse survivors, but one can sue and one can’t
Both are abuse survivors, but one can sue and one can’t SYRACUSE, NY – After months of video calls and group emails, Robert Druger and Robert Bender agreed to meet for the first time on Memorial Day and revisit the places that had caused so much parallel anguish, four decades ago. Here, Druger said, was […]
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Auditor: EU’s Frontex border agency can’t fulfill its duties
Auditor: EU’s Frontex border agency can’t fulfill its duties The European Union’s border and coast guard agency is being given additional tasks, like playing a greater role in the deportation of migrants, at a time when it is incapable even of fulfilling the duties it was ordered to carry out five years ago, the European […]
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Tennis can’t quit Its Covid bubble
Tennis can’t quit Its Covid bubble The Parisian lockdown is winding down. During the daylight hours, the streets of the French capital are alive for everyone to enjoy once more — except the world’s best tennis players. They get an hour a day. For many professional athletes, especially those in countries where vaccine delivery is […]
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Οι “ΑΗΤΤΗΤΕΣ” ελληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις… και η αξία της ΗΤΤΑΣ στην εκπαίδευση
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose” Bill Gates Λίγο πολύ όλοι μας έχουμε παρακολουθήσει τις τελικές φάσεις ασκήσεων είτε στην Ελλάδα, είτε στο εξωτερικό. Οι τελικές φάσεις χαρακτηρίζονται από μια θεατρικότητα και μια προσπάθεια εντυπωσιασμού, η οποία είναι κυρίως για τους “αμύητους”, καθώς αυτοί που είναι πραγματικοί […]
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Ρόμπι Γουίλιαμς: Με ένα τραγούδι θέλει να σώσει τα Χριστούγεννα
Το τραγούδι, με τίτλο «Can’t Stop Christmas» (Δεν μπορώ να σταματήσω τα Χριστούγεννα), περιγράφει πως όλοι είχαν μια «άθλια χρονιά» και ότι «αισθάνεται σαν να είμαστε σε πόλεμο»
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