Institution

The European Parliament is the most democratic of all our institutional bodies

Since I work at a private, not-for-profit university in the USA, one would expect me to be in favor of such institutions for Greece. While I do believe that not-for-profit private higher education is indeed fine, I am not sure if this model will work in Greece.

The first announcement is a social pulse reading: It expresses the government's general will and listens to the reaction of the electorate; it records and assesses reflex reactions, psychological responses, and the early mental processing of an idea.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Monday a Conclusion on Amendments to Conclusions on Determining the Base Amounts for Calculation and Disbursement of Wages starting from September 2023, under which the base amount will be increased by 5.5 pct for employees in several fields, sectors and institutions.

The idea of opening up Greece's tertiary education through transnational agreements is very ambitious and significant for the extroversion of higher education. It must succeed.

That is why the rules that will be adopted must be clear and guarantee the credibility and oversight of private institutions, both over the terms of their establishment and operation and student admissions.

When political parties use a serious case that affects the institutions to serve expediencies it often diminishes its importance.

This is especially the case during a pre-election period when the Greek people want to avoid further turmoil for the country and still remember how the institutions were trampled upon in the very recent past. 

In this week's collection of Premium stories, we look at why some groups are resilient to pressure, as well as how some new institutions and not so new political leaders are hitting the rocks.

A nation's endurance and survival are dependent on the durability and strength of its institutions. When political leaders abuse their country's institutions for their own short-term interests, it does not take long for bad things to start happening.