Irredentism

Farcical nostalgia

Whatever one thinks of Andeas Papandreou, the founder of the once-mighty PASOK party, there are two things that are beyond dispute. Firstly, he was a far more complex personality than his aspiring emulators would like to think and, secondly, he is far less contemporary than his "heirs" would like to believe.

From the auditoriums

The leftist government is exempt from any kind of inhibitions or guilt. If everything going on today - out in the open or behind the scenes - occurred during a New Democracy or PASOK government, there would have been a universal uproar - with the left at the forefront of course. 

European Parliament calls on Albania to fully probe ethnic Greek man's killing

The European Parliament is calling for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old ethnic Greek man who was fatally shot by Albanian authorities in the southern village of Bularat at the end of last month in what was described by Albanian authorities as an exchange of fire.

Former deputy minister says C4I probe a 'great opportunity' to clear name

A decision by Greek judicial authorities to open the bank accounts of a former deputy PASOK minister in connection with the acquisition of a C4I security system for the 2004 Athens Olympics, was welcomed by him as a "great opportunity" to restore his "honor and reputation."

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