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Explore the spectrum of challenges and debates shaping Greece across different eras. This page collects posts on pressing social, political, and economic issues that have impacted the country’s development—from historic struggles for democracy to contemporary discussions about migration, inequality, governance, and reform. The content offers insight into landmark events, ongoing debates, and evolving responses to poverty, unemployment, corruption, and civic freedoms. Whether addressing recent crises or longstanding dilemmas, follow this page for in-depth analysis and timely updates on what matters to Greece, its people, and its place in the world

From Democracy to Kleptocracy: The Koskotas Template.

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In the late 1980s, against a backdrop of roiling political turbulence, a financial scandal of staggering proportions erupted from the heart of Athens. Presided over by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and its charismatic leader, Andreas Papandreou, this was an era where populist ambition often blurred the lines between state governance and party patronage. The Koskotas affair was not an anomaly; it was the system’s logical endpoint. To understand this scandal is not merely to revisit a historical event, but to perform an autopsy on a foundational case study in the architecture of systemic corruption that would plague Greece for decades.

We’ve loaded even our song with so much music that it’s slowly sinking

A man stands on a cracked stone promenade by the sea at sunset, gently holding a glowing white dove in his hand between two damaged old buildings, while a sailboat glides on the water and floating musical notes arc across the sky.

We have struggled to build a nation worthy of our children, a place of stability and connection. When the state and its institutions withdraw from our towns and villages, they treat our history and our efforts as burdens to be cut away in the name of efficiency. We must speak our “few words” of protest now, because stripping away our services is stripping away our right to live with dignity and to be respected.