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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out:

* What does “without too much of a humanitarian cost” mean?

* How Greece is involved in the rising tensions in the Middle East

* ‘Greek Watergate’ - A testimony and a reportage

The Greek PM visited Israel this week, providing full support to the country. At the same time, the Greeks seem divided on whose side they are on as to the conflict; slightly more are those siding with the Palestinians.

US forces use the Greek bases of Souda in Crete and Elefsina in Attica to station their support aircraft and host Special Operation Forces. At the same time, authorities in Greece seem worried that the Israel-Palestinian war could trigger “terrorist attacks” in the country.

Greek Justice has done nothing for 18 months to prosecute people about the wiretapping scandal. Yet, it prosecutes members of the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy - ADAE, said ADAE president Christos Rammos, testifying to the European Parliament LIBE Committee. A report also revealed that action by the Top Court may have resulted in not unveiling the possible connection between the Greek government and the Predator.

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* Greece allows banning people with disabilities from public transportation 

* Mini reshuffling of the cabinet

The new year kicked off with a highly discriminatory regulation that allows ‘as an exemption’ for public transportation to deny embarkation to disabled people should those in charge deem it is not safe enough - instead of improving transportation to be accessible to all. There has undoubtedly been some improvement since ancient Sparta times when they were throwing disabled babies in the Kaidas Gorge. 

2024 started with a mini cabinet reshuffle. Our “national” Citizen Protection minister is back in place, while the Health Ministry will be headed by someone who had left too bitter memories from the early memoranda years.  

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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out:     The train crash was NOT a tragedy

*  The signs had long been there

*  “Tragic human error”? Instead, a series of them from actors with power

*  When you control the media, you can alter the story

- are the main headlines to be found inside this highly informative weekly must-read from and about Greece.

The country is grieving the train collision victims on Tuesday, 28 February 2023, at 23.21 in Tempi, Central Greece. The news was shocking. It is “the biggest train accident in Greece’s history,” as the Panhellenic Rail Workers Federation president Ioannis Nitsas said.

As we write, the emergency services are still at work, trying to detect and release the bodies inside - or what remained of them. The number of dead as of Friday was 57; 36 of them confirmed their identity. Thirty-eight passengers are hospitalized, seven of them in ICUs.

This accident, however, was not a tragedy. In ancient tragedies, the hero ignores a substantial piece of information that is meant to shape his destiny. In this case, the state knew and had repeatedly been warned about an accident waiting to happen, mainly due to crucial shortages in infrastructure and understaffing - and yet it let it happen.It cannot be recommended strongly enough to read and share this week's updates on the events and developments in Greece here:

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*     The Parthenon Marbles: An Old Story served anew

*     Blame it on the parents, the doctors, the stars - just not the government

*    Becoming an ND MP could make your business successful

- are the main headlines to be found inside this highly informative weekly must-read from and about Greece. Reports in international media claimed that a deal is about to be struck between Greece and the UK as to the return of the Parthenon Marbles in Athens, where they belong. Not only have these reports been misleadingly reproduced in Greece, giving the impression of a permanent return, but they cause outrage among specialists and the opposition for advocating steadfast British positions on the matter. Medicine shortage continued, making citizens more and more worried. The Greek government blamed everybody else, but its policies, plus they suggested price hikes can… solve the problem. Another (the third) ND MP was caught doing business with the State, against the Constitution. He resigned, yet no parliamentary or judicial inquiry has yet been undertaken on the matter - nor was he ousted from ND.

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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out:       "Our lives matter" - the train crash that woke up the country after a decade in "shock doctrine" hibernation

*  Too little, too late

*  What Conflict of Interest? The term does not even exist in Greece

*  After many years, Greeks met again on the streets flooding with anger and grief.

- are the main headlines to be found inside this highly informative weekly must-read from and about Greece. This week the whole country took its anger and grief to the streets. On the occasion of the horrific train crash in Tempi on 28 February 23.21, the most massive demonstration since 2015 occurred on Wednesday in Athens, accompanied by protests in 75 cities and towns. The PM apologized for the accident to minimize political damage, and the government tried to appear sad. Yet, the police attacked the demonstrations, and the orchestrated effort against journalists and TV people expressing harsh criticism continued unabated. The government also kept up with breaching the Constitution. Taking advantage of the nation focusing on the horrific event and being collectively traumatized, they proceeded with “business as usual,” tabling anti-popular bills.

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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out: It’s not as bad as California, so it’s alright ND & PASOK soon to become 1 billion ‘Save the beaches’ movement is here to stay The debt of ND and PASOK cumulatively is circa 840 million euros and rising with no repercussions on the two parties. And that’s probably all you need to know about Greek politics and the finances of the state. 

Some 48,700 hectares were burned (Opens in a new window) during the 17-30 July wildfires in Greece, but the head of the Greek Climate Change Committee claims it is not too bad compared with the California 2021 wildfire. The Greek PM promised free vacation for tourists affected in Rhodes before taking care of the local communities. 

The good news is that a new movement reclaiming Greece’s beaches by denouncing illegal beach bars and sunbeds is spreading throughout the country and has already woken up the authorities, who have been turning a blind eye for decades. 

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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out:

Pylos shipwreck: Greece & Frontex play cat and mouse, over 500 deaths

Another young man was killed by the Greek police in a car chase 

Misgendered even after death

International media haven’t given up on investigating the Pylos shipwreck. Every new revelation tips the scale against the Greek authorities - no one believes their version of the story anymore.

A policeman shot a 20-year-old Syrian man during a car chase. Sounds familiar? This is because it’s the latest in a spate of similar incidents in Greece, reviving the debate around police violence in the country.

Greek police and media misgendered a trans woman who was found brutally killed in her flat. Organizations and lawmakers have spoken up so that Anna Ivanka, the late drag queen who often hosted homeless trans people in her apartment, could find some justice after her death.   

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