Q&A
Tassos Symeonides
(RIEAS Academic Advisor)
Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 29 September 2019
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Plato
Greece has a new government that broadcasts encouraging signals on how the country will be soon a model EU state after years of sharp decline. How realistic are these pronouncements?
There is no government, in Greece or elsewhere, that will choose to bluntly tell voters the harsh truths, especially when this government has just come to power. The Mitsotakis administration is no exception to this rule. For the past two months, the tune is one of optimism and pro-active determination....Read more