Irredentism

PASOK chief demands political leaders' meeting on name talks

The head of PASOK reached out by telephone to Alexis Tsipras on Friday to demand that the prime minister convene a meeting of political leader to discuss progress in name talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Fofi Gennimata has accused the leftist-led government of pursuing "secret diplomacy" in its talks with Skopje and of "dividing the Greek people."

Comprehensive solution

Once an agreement is reached with Greece, the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) into NATO and the European Union would certainly be a very positive development for both countries and for the region as a whole.

An unrepentant party

Given the country's fall from grace over the last eight years, there is clearly nothing to be gained by digging up the past or by deferring blame for the country's bankruptcy exclusively to one's rivals. 

A half-closed window

C.P. Cavafy wrote of the "great relief" of an open window in his poem "The Windows" - that is before slipping back into his familiar guarded melancholy and the fear of the "new things" the window may expose.

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