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Chris Avramidis wrote that government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis did not answer directly whether the government agreed with the New Democracy MEP Eleonora Meleti, who, according to him, had spoken about employers being blackmailed by employees. According to Avramidis, Marinakis said that Meleti's related reference was limited and that she "must have received" complaints, while adding that he could not know if such incidents existed. Avramidis noted that when asked again whether the government adopted the position of the MEP, the spokesman did not respond with clear agreement or disagreement and referred to the importance of employers creating and paying for jobs. Avramidis commented that the answer portrayed Meleti as a defender of workers, even though, as he wrote, she had referred to employers who were being blackmailed by employees. #Εργαζόμενοι #Εργοδότες #Κυβέρνηση (translated)

Emily Yiolitis accused some of reproducing a misleading title to promote, as she said, "pseudo-patriotism," instead of listening to her entire discussion with Feidias. She added that others did it out of ignorance and others deliberately. Yiolitis stated that she presented her vision for a free, united, and democratic Cyprus, from Paphos to Kyrenia and Rizokarpaso. She declared that she honored the history and sacrifices of the heroes of EOKA and did not question the connection of the Greek national anthem with the struggles of Hellenism. At the same time, she mentioned that she envisioned a common agreement between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots for a truly free Republic of Cyprus, with a common anthem that would express freedom, democracy, and peaceful co-existence. She described a state without constituent parts, divisions, or minority groups of different speeds, where every citizen would have one vote. According to her, such an anthem would not negate the sacrifices of the heroes but would justify them. Yiolitis characterized this position as the essence of her intervention and said that the distortions took her away from its real meaning. She added that she was glad if her statements contributed even a little to a dialogue for the liberation of Cyprus, away from rigidities of the bi-zonal, bi-communal federation type. #Ελευθερία #Δημοκρατία #Πατριωτισμός (translated)

Nikos Appelaios II accused a woman of returning with "fake patriotism" and accused her of distorting her statements. He wrote that she had expressed dissatisfaction with the National Anthem of the Greeks and had called for the liberation of Cyprus from all foreign powers, naming Turkey and Greece. According to him, she had also questioned the interest of Turkey, Greece, and the guarantor powers in Cyprus and had requested that propaganda for Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots be removed from school textbooks. Appelaios claimed that her positions referred to Turkish positions and did not defend history and national rights. He criticized her for speaking about the Bizonal Bicommunal Federation and the heroes of EOKA, while, as he wrote, she had insulted their struggle and memory. He called her disrespectful, ungrateful, historically ignorant, and shameless. #Ελλάδα #Κύπρος #Πατριωτισμός (translated)

A possible solution to the Cyprus problem that can withstand the test of time, that is viable, does not come through our self-denial, but through the respect of our true History. The message that a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem cannot be achieved through self-denial and the suppression of our History was sent by the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, during his speech at the inauguration of the Heroes Monument of the EOKA Liberation Struggle 1955-1959, in the community of Pyrgos Limassol. #Κυπριακό #Χριστοδουλίδης #ΕΟΚΑ (translated)

Amalia accused Russia of deliberately launching attacks against civilians in Ukraine, citing strikes on apartment buildings, schools, shopping centers, public transport, playgrounds, and bridges. She argued that most of the victims were Russian-speaking individuals in Eastern Ukraine and criticized those who, as she wrote, showed sensitivity towards Palestine and Iran in Greece, but not towards Ukrainians. Regarding the recent strikes, she mentioned that in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, 22 civilians were killed, including 5 children—three of them one year old—and 54 were injured. For Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, she wrote that two city buses were attacked and 33 people were killed, while the number of injured remained unknown. She added that 9 people were also killed in Kyiv, 2 in Kremenchuk, 2 in Konotop, 2 in Oleksandriia, and 1 in Zaporizhzhia, raising the death toll of civilian casualties over the two days to 71, according to her. Regarding the negotiations with U.S. intervention, Amalia claimed that Zelensky was accepting a ceasefire with the troops in their current positions and was asking for guarantees from the West. She stated that pro-Russian separatist forces controlled 60% of Donetsk Oblast before the Russian invasion of 2022, that since then the Russian army had captured an additional 20%, and that it had not managed to capture the remaining 20%. She asserted that Putin did not want a ceasefire, but a peace agreement that would require Zelensky to go to Moscow, the demilitarization of Ukraine, a constitutional commitment not to seek EU or NATO membership, and the recognition of the territories occupied by Russia since 2014, including Crimea. She added that Russia was also demanding the surrender of the remaining 20% of Donetsk Oblast that it had not captured. Amalia compared the situation to Cyprus, where, as she wrote, since August 1974 a ceasefire had been in effect under UN supervision, without a permanent peace agreement, because Turkey demanded recognition of the loss of territories and the pseudostate. She concluded that Russia sought, in her view, the humiliation of Ukraine and not peace. #Ουκρανία #Ειρήνη #Πόλεμος (translated)

Under President Trump, the United States made its choice. We choose the unapologetic pursuit of national power. Reuters directly links this phrasing to the "America First" agenda, noting that Rubio brought to the forefront values such as heroism, honor, and duty and argued that prioritizing the national interest is not inherently selfish. #ΑμερικήΠρώτα #ΜάρκοΡούμπιο #ΔυτικόςΠολιτισμός (translated)

Vicky referred to a statement by the interpreter Iro, who said that her interest was focused on the mobilizations of tens of thousands of students in Paris and the protests in Spain for the right to decent housing. Iro wondered when people stopped reacting to injustice and devaluation and when humanity and compassion gave way to profit. She added that "filotimo" was lost and that people became unjust, insensitive, and indifferent to others. #Αδικία #Ανθρωπιά #Συμπόνια (translated)

Amalia wrote that Major Panagiotis Stoupas, originally from Lefki Messinia, had participated in the Asia Minor Campaign and in the Greco-Italian War. According to her post, during the Occupation, he created a resistance group in mountainous Trifylia and later joined the national resistance organization "Greek Army" (ES). Amalia mentioned that, following attacks by ELAS and with the intervention of British Major Harrington, the leaders of the ES signed on August 29, 1943, the Dyrrachium Pact, which stipulated the dissolution of the organization and the integration of its members into ELAS. She argued that those who had joined national resistance organizations were at risk, if captured by ELAS, of being forced to join them or be killed. According to her, Stoupas disagreed with the agreement and returned to Lefki. On October 10, 1943, strong ELAS forces surrounded the village, burned his house, and believed he had died, but he had escaped. Amalia wrote that later Stoupas joined the Security Battalions, as, in her estimation, thousands of other Greeks did. The post stated that Colonel Dionysios Papadogkonas, Stoupas's former commander, appointed him commander of the Security Battalion of Meligalas in March 1944. Amalia noted that after the ELAS attack on Meligalas, Stoupas moved to Gargalianoi with 100 men and was not in the city during the days of the massacre. After the collapse of the defense in Gargalianoi, he and his men retreated to Pylos. According to Amalia, when ELAS surrounded Pylos on September 24, local authorities sought a surrender agreement, while ELAS promised that there would be no massacres. She wrote that Stoupas accepted the agreement and committed suicide with his pistol at the castle gate, after saying goodbye to his men. She also cited the post-war testimony of Chris Woodhouse, who, she reported, conveyed words from British journalist Richard Capell in favor of choosing the Security Battalions instead of ELAS. #ιστορία #Ελλάδα #πατριωτισμός (translated)

"You are a true hero of the brave peoples of India and Israel, and you are a hero for the whole world," Netanyahu said in a video released by his office, which shows his phone conversation with the flydubai flight governor, Schmit Machhar, who is receiving the necessary medical care in the United Arab Emirates. #Νετανιάχου #πιλότος #ήρωας (translated)

Amalia wrote that a recent report by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the heroization of Nazism and racism included a separate chapter on Greece. She stated that her post was not addressed to the Left and argued that some leftists supported Vladimir Putin's regime in the hope of reviving the USSR, which she considered unlikely. At the same time, she criticized those who identified as right-wing and, according to her, idealized Russia as a country of traditional values, opposed to irregular migration and globalization, and friendly to Greece due to Orthodoxy. According to the excerpts of the report she provided, the Russian ministry accused Greece of not recognizing a Turkish national minority in Thrace, but only a Muslim one, which included Turks, Pomaks, and Roma, totaling over 120,000 people. The report allegedly also mentioned restrictions on the use of the term "Turkish" by associations, state appointment of muftis, and concerns of the UN Committee on Racial Discrimination regarding the self-determination rights of the community. Regarding Kos and Rhodes, according to Amalia, the report claimed that Muslims were not recognized as a minority and did not have Turkish-speaking schools. Amalia also stated that the report accused Greece of poor reception and detention conditions for refugees, illegal returns of asylum seekers to Turkey, and pushback operations. According to her, it also compared the treatment of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa with the hosting of 23,800 Ukrainians. Finally, she wrote that the report charged Greece with not having ratified the framework convention for national minorities, the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, and the international convention on the rights of migrant workers and their families. #Ελλάδα #Ρωσία #ΥπουργείοΕξωτερικών (translated)

The Indian pilot Smit Machar revealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that, during an assassination attempt he faced while in the cockpit, he fought for his life and had to stand up to save the passengers of the aircraft, thus preventing a possible disaster. #Ήρωες #Ασφάλεια #Πιλότοι (translated)

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar described the critical situation during the Flydubai flight when, despite being injured, he managed to open the cockpit door and prevent an attack by the co-pilot, with the help of passengers and crew, leading to a safe landing in Saudi Arabia. #Flydubai #ΙνδόςΚυβερνήτης #Ηρώες (translated)

Mr. Prime Minister, I apologize in advance. I asked for my luggage ten times so that I could change clothes for this meeting. — It is my honor. You honor us; you are the hero. How did you do it? — It was incredible… We are a nation of lions, right? A nation like a lion, isn’t it? — Exactly. — I grabbed the perpetrator, I caught him by the neck and, first of all, I pulled him out. — What did he do with those instruments? What did he do? He was trying to destroy the instruments to... — Exactly that… To disable the airplane. — Did you see that? — Yes. — Okay. — We pulled him out. It was a matter of seconds. The airplane had its nose down like this. I called the Israelis who were with us on the plane. I called them and they came. Two more kids came near me. I told them we had subdued him there and I rushed back inside. I pulled the controls, I started pulling them, and then... — Did you pull the controls? — Yes. #Πρωθυπουργός #Ελλάδα #Ηρωισμός (translated)

When life copies movies. What happened on the Flydubai plane with the terrorist pilot, the Indian pilot who was attacked and had the strength to open the cockpit door, and the Israeli heroes who ultimately prevented the crash, saving hundreds of lives while managing to save the severely injured pilot, is a movie script that became a reality. It's one of those things you say are impossible to happen, exaggerations, no way it happened like that, but in the end there will always be people who, with bravery, will prove to us that the soul, courage, and mind can make the impossible possible. These men are an example for all humanity. On the occasion, while the male gender is being vilified and attacked in various ways, it would be good to reconsider some issues regarding "stereotypes" that do not need deconstruction. The terrorists once again proved what they are. Twisted beings, murderous machines, who insidiously and cold-bloodedly kill innocents. Allahu Akbar the terrorist. It's just a coincidence. #airpiracy #terrorism #αεροπειρατεία #τρομοκρατία #αεροπειρατεία #τρομοκρατία #γενναιότητα (translated)

On the occasion of the return of the relics of Samuel to Bulgaria, as he is considered their national hero, let me remind you what happened to the relics of our own Byzantine heroes by "allies" and enemies. After the fall of the City to the Latins, the tombs of the emperors were broken into for valuable items. The remains of Basil II were contemptuously thrown out of his tomb and they placed a flute in his hands ironically mocking his memory and victories. When in 1453 the second fall of the City occurred, the dervishes went to the church of the Holy Apostles where the Byzantine emperors were buried, and they broke all the bones of the emperors with clubs. This is to know with what kind of people we have and still have to deal with. So that we never forget how we must treat everyone in the East and the West. #Βυζάντιο #Ιστορία #ΕθνικοίΉρωες (translated)

The "open your eyes, I am from DEH" guy who punches women, posts videos on TikTok while being "sought" by the police... Of course, the immediate arrest period has expired, and the idiot is now playing the hero with thousands of views from his peers... Pfft ‼️ https://t.co/GSKjw9GwUJ #ΔΕΗ #Κακοποίηση #ΤικΤοκ (translated)