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The foreign minister dismissed opposition criticism that the government has not been pro-active enough in dealing with Turkey.

A national consensus means that the government will avoid startling the opposition with its moves and for that reason the opposition will support the government.

The PM and his government aim to internationalise the issue by stressing that it is a European problem but expectations that other EU member-states will cooperate are merely pious wishes.

The main difference is that SYRIZA allowed those in detention centres  to exit and return freely while the ND government will establish closed, fenced-off centres which will require a pass to exit and will close at night.

UNHCR has been appealing to the Greek government to use emergency measures to expedite its plans to transfer a greater number of asylum-seekers to appropriate accommodation on the mainland.  More than 36,000 asylum seekers now in reception centres designed for 5,400 people, according to the UNHCR spokesman.

Heightened governmental responsibility and social cohesion are required in order to effectively grapple with the migrant-refugee crisis.

Bong Joon-ho in his film "Parasite" depicted in an exceptionally masterful manner the impasses, contradictions, antitheses, violence, and social inequality in the contemporary world.

The success of the refugee burden-sharing plan will depend on the readiness of the Greek government to manage the crisis and on the efficiency of competent authorities.

The government is entering the talks with trade unions having pledged bebefore to support wage hikes in 2020 that are double the country’s growth rate.

These "Rouvikonas" self-styled anarchists declare that in the society they dream of the duty articulated by Voltaire to defend the right of others to express differing opinions has no place.

Flights are axed, train services cut, parks closed and sporting events cancelled due to the "extreme weather".

All of Turkey’s positions have been articulated in the past but today they are being reiterated amid projections that the two sides may agree on a list of differences and petition the International Court of Justice (ICJ)  in The Hague.

Vaccination is unfortunately all too often the subject of dangerous misinformation and so it is very positive that nearly three million Greeks were administered the flu vaccine.

It would best if members of the government speak in a measured manner with the right timing and only when they have something substantial to say.

In direct opposition to the UN Convention Ankara has steadfastly maintained that islands have no EEZ, a position that was rejected by the US, France, and the entire EU among others.

The absence of a Greek-Turkish dialogue is a bad policy that is accompanied by fatalism and introversion, which could prove exceptionally harmful for Greek interests.

The effort to internationalise an issue that by its very nature is supranational and yet is treated as a domestic problem is a step in the right direction.

The Turkish research vessel on 31 January entered an area above the Greek continental shelf causing heightened concern in Athens, as it entered and exited areas under Greek sovereignty for many hours.

Residents of the Northeastern Aegean islands are demonstrating over the fact that they are unfairly shouldering the lion’s share of the burden of the migrant-refugee crisis.

If due to habit, ignorance, or imitation we choose incorrect terms we are at risk of skewing reality, which in turn complicates the resolution of problems.