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Greece needs a strategic state to deliver for its citizens and thrive in the 21st century

Throughout history, science and technology have been the greatest sources of progress and growth. But when it comes to how government can harness the opportunities of technology and turn vision into delivery, the task becomes more difficult.

Week in Review: Balkan Endeavours High and Low

Tony and Cherie

As former British Prime Ministers and their spouses go, the Blairs are a relatively well-known couple in the Balkans. As Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair was among the most vocal - and hawkish - faces of NATO's 1999 bombing of Serbia over Kosovo and remained engaged with the region thereafter.

Milanovic: I will not back down, I am asking Serbia...

"I don't intend to back down on that. We can't ask for war compensation from Serbia, but there are human souls, not bodies. They have that information and they will have to give it to us. We need to focus on the essentials, and those are missing persons. The team in Belgrade can give us the requested information if they want", Milanovic said in Kijevo, a place in Sibenik-Knin County.

Blair broke a decade of silence naming culprits for Afghanistan: "An imbecile policy"

Tony Blair dramatically broke the silence due to the crisis in Afghanistan and accused US President Joe Biden of an "imbecile" decision to withdraw American troops.
In a brutal attack on the decision to abruptly withdraw Biden's American troops, he claims that it is obvious that the decision to withdraw was not led by a great strategy, but by politics.

Tony Blair Denies Involvement in Kosovo Project

After Hashim Thaci announced that he had a meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair earlier last week, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said on Tuesday that Blair met the Kosovo President in a personal capacity. 

"Mr. Blair has known President Thaci for a long time and met him in a personal capacity," the Tony Blair Institute told BIRN in a written response. 

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