Spiros Psevdos
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Oligarchy – the Greek connection
It’s not surprising, the ancient Greeks had political and social science “down pat.” The word “oligarchy” is derived from the Greek word: ὀλιγαρχία (oligarchia) which has its origin in the …
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Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus: ‘Putin can commune, go to church, but he kills’
The Archbishop of Cyprus said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was making a huge mistake and does not care how many lives are spent. “Putin can go to church, repent, …
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Prime Minister Mitsotakis supports Ukraine’s EU membership
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has released a statement on social media that makes it clear that Greece supports Ukraine’s application for immediate European Union (EU) membership. Mr Mitsotakis responded to …
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Strong words advanced against Australia from the Serbian President over the Anti-Vaxxer- Djokovic
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić posted a four-minute video on Instagram on Saturday titled: “Support for Novak Djokovic and response to the Prime Minister of Australia”. President Vučić said it was …
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Turkey’s President brings a criminal action against Greek newspaper staff over a “headline”
The editorial staff of Greek daily newspaper Dimokratia are facing criminal prosecution in Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to have been insulted by the vulgar headline. Dimokratia contends the …
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Dutch journalist and activist alleges that Greece’s treatment of refugees is inhumane
In a heated exchange Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel called Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a liar and narcissist and went on to accuse Greece of the illegal pushback of seafaring …
Andrew Liveris foreshadows a global carbon price at COP26 summit in Glasgow
Darwin-born Greek Andrew Liveris is a co-convener of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s “gas-led recovery” program and has recently participated in discussions with John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s climate envoy. …
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Greece takes positive steps to supply Egypt with electricity
Greece undertook on Tuesday 19 October 2021, to take the necessary steps to link Egypt’s electricity needs to the European Union’s energy grid. It is proposed that a cable will …
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Religious fanaticism, terrorism, an “arc of fundamentalism” is spreading, Greece’s Foreign Minister says
The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, Nikos Dendias, Nikos Christodoulides, and Yair Lapid respectively, met in Jerusalem last Friday and, in effect, declared publicly their countries shared values. …
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Sue Chrysanthou has been restrained from acting on behalf of Christian Porter
Sue Chrysanthou, SC, has been restrained from acting in Christian Porter’s defamation matter against the ABC. Mr Porter was the former Commonwealth Attorney General. Justice Thomas Thawley determined yesterday that …