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The restoration of landfills on these six islands proves our commitment to permanently resolving the environmental issues of the past. With targeted projects and secured resources, we protect public health, upgrade insular Greece, and enhance the international credibility of the country, leaving behind the era of European fines. The Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Stavros Papastavrou, stated: "The restoration of landfills on these six islands proves our commitment to permanently resolving the environmental issues of the past. With targeted projects and secured resources, we protect public health, upgrade insular Greece, and enhance the international credibility of the country, leaving behind the era of European fines." #ΧΑΔΑ #Περιβάλλον #ΝησιωτικήΑνάπτυξη (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)

The newspaper KERBEROS wrote that the "Archipelago" Institute reported to the European Public Prosecutor's Office that at least 52 million euros from the Fisheries Leader program were allegedly allocated to hotels, gyms, restaurants, spas, cafes, and other unrelated activities instead of supporting fishermen. It added that Schinas would clash with the "sinful past." #Αλιεία #ΕυρωπαϊκήΈνωση #Δικαιοσύνη (translated)

Carico The Lionheart wrote that he did not know if there had ever been such global publicity for statements made by the U.S. Secretary of State in the past. He added that, in his opinion, Greece had never been highlighted so intensely and symbolically around the world before. https://t.co/rRrI3swNGK #Ελλάδα #Διπλωματία #ΠαγκόσμιαΣκηνή (translated)

Nikos Apellaios II described Marco Rubio as an old-fashioned politician and said that his speech at the Pnyx reminded him of times when politics was an art. He described it as an excellent projection of his homeland by a good friend and wished to see Rubio soon in the highest office of his country. #Πολιτική #Ομιλία #Πατρίδα (translated)

"Our strategy is not only about managing the past. It is about redefining the relationship of the past with the present and the future. It concerns Athens and Attica as a single and at the same time multi-centered cultural landscape." The new cultural geography of Athens and Attica, from the National Archaeological Museum and Tatoi to the Acropolis and Eleusis, was presented by Lina Mendoni during her speech at the "Vima" conference "Dialogues for Athens." #Πολιτισμός #Αθήνα #Πολυκεντρικότητα (translated)

At the conference of "B", Pericles Dimitrolopoulos emphasized the need for a dialogue that will connect Athens' historical past with a sustainable future, highlighting the challenges of urbanization and the need for a new plan that concerns the entire country. #Αθήνα #αστικοποίηση #πολιτισμός (translated)

FLORENTIA wrote that, in anticipation of October 28, video content was expected on social media that, according to her, would reiterate arguments about Greek history from 1940. She predicted that their creators would attribute the Greek resistance to the use of pitch, would associate an 18th-century French card player with contemporary Greek identity, and would present Greece's victory as an accident. She also mentioned that they would argue that Italy had been provoked by Greece and would use footage of Greeks throwing flowers at German motorcyclists in 1941 as a sign of hospitality. FLORENTIA criticized the use of material from SS archives and argued that such narratives aimed, in her opinion, to overshadow agreements of friendship and non-aggression with Berlin and the shipment of chromium to the German war industry. She also referred to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the collapse of the front, and the sinking of the submarine Elli in Tinos. #Ιστορία #Γαστρονομία #Προπαγάνδα (translated)

Nikos Boyiopoulos criticized journalist Zacharos for a comment he made on his show on the ONE television station regarding Erietta Molcho, who, as he stated, had been missing after the train collision in Tempi. According to Boyiopoulos, lawyer Th. Staikos, who represented the Voulgaris family in the trial for Tempi, noted on the show that Molcho had not been located. Zacharos, as Boyiopoulos wrote, questioned whether she was on the train and linked the mention of the missing persons to previous claims that there were no deaths during the Polytechnic uprising. Boyiopoulos stated that the 23-year-old Molcho was on the passenger train that collided with a freight train on the night of February 28, 2023, and that no trace of her had been found on the train. He added that her parents had attended the court in Larissa last April and had filed a motion to support the charges in the pre-trial proceedings. As he noted, after the reactions, Zacharos apologized, describing his wording as incorrect. He claimed that his intention was to offer ironic criticism of those adopting theories surrounding Tempi and had apologized to Molcho's family and the relatives of the victims. Boyiopoulos concluded his post by addressing him with a heavy insult. #Τεμπη #Πολυτεχνείο #δημοσιογραφία (translated)

Stamatios Zacharos said that his wording was incorrect and did not express irony towards Erietta Molcho nor endorse a conspiracy theory. He mentioned that he wanted to make an ironic critique of those who promote theories about the tragedy in Tempes, but he acknowledged that the way he chose was also wrong and took responsibility. He apologized to those who were offended or hurt, especially to Molcho's family and the relatives of the victims. He added that he had not supported theories that question the facts or the pain of the families and that he would continue to follow the trial and comment on developments with respect for the memory of the victims. #ΕρίετταΜόλχο #Τέμπη #Συγγνώμη (translated)

Venice made a series of statements about the tragedy of the Tempi, attributing them to political figures, executives, and journalists. According to her post, Karamanlis had stated that he ensured safety, while Florinis had insulted those who spoke about "filling in." Triantopoulos, as she wrote, had used dehumanizing language regarding the victims, while a voter of Mitsotakis had used a vulgar term for the train in a discussion on Space with AML and Portosalte. Venice noted that Mitsotakis had said he did not know and was not obliged to know about the issue, had attributed the drama mainly to a tragic human error, and had characterized the best justification for the sacrifice of the children as ensuring that something similar would not happen again. Romanos had said that they found themselves expressing condolences, while Giogakos had stated that, for better or worse, people were dead. Government officials and civil protection executives had invoked the obligation to clean the area, while Kyriakos had rejected the term "filling in" and had spoken of rehabilitation. According to the same post, Georgiadis had argued that no one in society was interested in the investigation for Tempi and, in another statement, that Greeks were not interested in either the investigation or the pre-investigation. Analysts and executives, in discussions after the national elections of May and June 2023, had estimated that the political cost from Tempi was negligible. Voultepsi had described the issue as stale, Markopoulos had referred to the "cursed" committee and had said he was having fun, while Tamilos had stated that not all Trikala would cry. Venice also attributed to Voridis the position that the accident would have happened even if there had been remote control, as well as the assessment that it was a minor issue compared to what was happening on the planet. Mitsotakis had said that everyone was to blame, while Voridis had argued that names should not be recorded in the Constitution because not all places were the same. Finally, journalist Zacharos of New Democracy had raised the possibility that Eritheta was not on the train and had referred to earlier reports of missing persons at the Polytechnic, which, as he said, did not exist. #Τεμπη #Τέμπη #ασφάλεια #Ελλάδα (translated)

Avgerinos Thanassis reported that President Putin appointed today a new ambassador of Russia to Greece, the 66-year-old Yuri Gorlats, who was the head of the Crisis and Emergency Situations Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry and had previously served at NATO headquarters and in European affairs. He wrote that the change of ambassador, after 12 years, might indicate that the Kremlin was taking into account the messages from the majority of Greek society and a significant part of the Greek elite. According to him, these groups wanted the fastest possible restoration of relations and rejected military escalation, which he associated with European bureaucracy. He also characterized as a clear and proven mistake the Greek government's choice to take the lead in the rupture of relations with Moscow. #Ρωσία #Ελλάδα #Διπλωματία (translated)

Here I will not speak only as an analyst but also as a Macedonian, because the issue needs clarification. First of all, no one can impose on anyone the adoption of any issue at the level of internal policy. But, Alexander, they signed a treaty. Yes, but what mechanism controls the schools? Is there some magical way to get into the minds of the people of Skopje and take away their idea of Macedonism? Let's get serious. This particular treaty represents a defeat for Greece at the geopolitical level because it gave an excuse to a weak opponent to defeat us with meager means. Skopje has no reason to abandon such a strategy, especially since they receive support from Turkey, and because they have secured participation in NATO. How can Greece mitigate the consequences? Carrot and stick. As people north of our borders, as well as east of them, have always understood. Some of the inhabitants of Skopje are begging to receive a Greek passport. Another part has a fluid national consciousness, with all that this entails. Taking control of the finances of this state is the first step that must be taken. The second is long-term but requires a lot of effort: the integration of the inhabitants of the southern areas aimed at creating a buffer zone that will be controlled by Greece. I am referring to the line of Ohrid-Monastir-Veche. This can be done with tools that I will not mention here. Any encouragement, however, is doomed to fail. We should keep in mind that Skopje is following the same tactic as Albania: appropriating a historical past that does not belong to them, as they are states with fluid national consciousness that, being weak, are looking for stability from somewhere. Regarding Skopje, there are two significant moves that I believe constitute critical factors: ▫️The recognition of their church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. I think this will alleviate the feelings of the inhabitants of the country in the long term through religious sentiment. ▫️Greece cleverly leaves Bulgaria to do the dirty work regarding the claims so as to heighten the fear of the people of Skopje about possible absorption by Bulgaria. This may create countervailing forces internally along with the pressure from the Albanian speakers so that Skopje is forced to turn toward Greece. In any case, dealing with our northern neighbors requires a Byzantine approach. Admittedly, however, the Greek side considers Turkish influence there to be the catalyst for many issues. #Μακεδονία #Ελλάδα #Γεωπολιτική (translated)

Zalgiris, in the absence of its main creator and best perimeter player Nigel Goss, would rely heavily on Jonas Valanciunas from the start. Coach Bartzokas (in something he has done many times in the past) went for multiple help defenses in post-up situations when the Lithuanian superstar received the ball, setting the tone that he didn’t want any shots taken from there. Valanciunas' quality, in the absence of a creator, was enough to keep Zalgiris in the game: in a match decided by a single point, Valanciunas dominated, finishing with +13 (something we leverage, as the difference with him on the court was glaring), creating 7 assists, 5 potential assists, and 4 passes to assists (!). This is one of those times when the public discussion is not exactly right: yes, you don't play drop against Fournier. But for Zalgiris, to be within a point against elite teams, Valanciunas' presence on the court is a necessary and sufficient condition - because his quality and impact cannot be matched. So we have two situations: A correct tactical choice on one side (not executing Valanciunas in the post, shifting Zalgiris’ offense to long-range shots or close-outs). And on the other hand, the opponent's quality to find a solution to this correct tactical choice and be well within the game. Great things again this year in the Euroleague! Tomorrow our analysis, along with today’s matches and of course the game of PAO! #Ζάλγκιρις #Valanciunas #Ευρωλίγκα (translated)