A Citizen’s Guide to Greece 2015
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Administrative reform and the Greek parties
Posted June 4, 2012 by pdcadmin
By Konstantinos Bouas The ongoing administrative reform effort is one of the most critical issues of concern for administrative science in Greece. Considering the longstanding structural weaknesses of the public administration, as well as the explicit commitments of the Greek State deriving from the Memorandum, it is easy to realize the urgency of immediate and effective […]
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The economy has improved
Posted March 19, 2014 by KK
By Krysta Kalachani Everyone is smiles in Athens. The crisis is almost over. Hiring is up! Indeed, according to an article in a major Greek news outlet two weeks ago there have been considerably more net hires than fires since 2014 began. Now about those hirings… 53% of the total hirings (according to the Ministry […]
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What we need in politics today
Posted April 20, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Maria Kalogeroudi I just read a post by Angelos Barbalios. This guy is what we need in today’s politics: enthusiastic and young. I like how his article is straight to the point, yet any college student who is psyched about politics could generate such a blog entry. Still a very interesting blog to follow […]
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To serve our country’s democracy
Posted November 9, 2016 by Politis
By Michael Ertel NB Michael Ertel is Supervisor of Elections in Seminole County, Florida, where he has served since 2005. He spoke at two Dukakis Center events during the 2016 election period. Politis reproduces these remarks with permission of the author. When I tearfully hugged our staff as they left the building last night, my […]
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What will it feel like to vote this time?
Posted May 5, 2012 by pdcadmin
In this post we publish the responses of a group of young Greek voters to the question, “How will you feel when you go to vote in Sunday’s elections?” It is perfectly certain for a responsible and thoughtful citizen that his right to participate in politics by voting is not so simple. In a democratic […]
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Inspiration Exchange
Posted May 16, 2012 by PR
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Nai se ola
Posted March 22, 2013 by KK
By Krysta Kalachani Pitsirikos writes for Unfollow Magazine, a pretty decent magazine, although if it was not so leftist sometimes it might be better… Pitsirikos is a blogger known for his sharp way of writing. I am not sure what more there would be to say about the subject of one of his most recent […]
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A humanitarian crisis
Posted February 22, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Alex Politaki European societies typically assume that humanitarian crises only take place in the aftermath of natural disasters, epidemics, wars or civil conflicts.That such a crisis could happen in a European country, especially one that is a member of the European Union, seems out of the question to many of us. And yet a […]
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Is this what your average Cypriot citizen wants?
Posted March 25, 2013 by Politis
According to the 7:26 PM GMT entry of the Guardian’s live blog on the situation in Cyprus, “The Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades announced plans by his government to appoint investigators ‘to find out where responsibility lies’ in relation to what has happened in the country over the past two weeks. In a television address in […]
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Wanted: Laugh Doctor
Posted March 6, 2013 by Politis
Ζητούνται Γελιολόγοι στην Ελλάδα του σήμερα, όχι άλλοι Γελωτοποιοί… By Fotinie Efstratiadou Τις προάλλες, η οχτάχρονη κόρη μου ντύθηκε αστυνομικίνα στο καρναβαλίστικο πάρτι του σχολείου. «Μαμά, εσύ τι θα ντυθείς;» με ρώτησε. Σκέφτηκα… «Γιατρός», της είπα. Μου φάνηκε εύκολο. Θα απευθυνόμουν στους γνωστούς μας στο φαρμακείο για τα απαραίτητα. Πράγματι, οι συνεργάτες ήταν πρόθυμοι και […]
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Saying of the day: 5/13/13
Posted May 13, 2013 by Politis
“I learned… that writing is play. So is reading. They are things you do to enjoy yourself. I found out that I enjoyed writing, and I could do it for hours on end, for my own amusement, rather than for any assignment or to get a good grade.” — Elias Kulukundis
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Aristotle scholars head for Thessaloniki
Posted February 7, 2013 by Politis
Aristotle was, arguably, one of the fathers of the idea of public service. With this in mind Politis brings the following announcement to the attention of its gentle readers. “The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) on Feb. 13 will host an International Colloquium on Aristotle, featuring a series of lectures presented by researchers specialized in […]
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The YouTube citizen
Posted September 8, 2013 by Politis
Google and YouTube claim they can help teachers turn teenagers into better citizens. Watch the clip below to find out how.
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The non-amendable phenomenon of regulatory amendments
Posted April 9, 2012 by pdcadmin
By Panagiotis Karkatsoulis Politis wanted to post the names of those ministers who recently tried to amend legislation agreed to by the Greek government in exchange for the next tranche of aid from the Troika. When we could not find what we wanted online, we approached internationally renowned expert Panagiotis Karkatsoulis, who responded as follows. […]
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European Year of Citizens 2013
Posted January 9, 2013 by Politis
The European Commission has designated 2013 as the European Year of Citizens, to commemorate the creation of European citizenship 20 years ago. In an interview with Deutsche Welle today Justice and Citizenship Commissioner Viviane Reding explained, “As Europeans, we have to hold on to our specific roots, and that’s exactly what we do. That should […]
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The story of regulatory reform in Greece
Posted April 30, 2012 by pdcadmin
By Efi Stefopoulou Regulatory policy may be defined broadly as an explicit, dynamic, and consistent “government-wide” policy to pursue high quality regulation. Greek regulatory policy has been subject to a long-lasting reform effort that has just recently reached a major milestone. A law has just been enacted setting better regulation principles and prescribing the procedures […]
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United in grievance
Posted May 8, 2013 by DW
By Politis Is there a global explanation for the rise of so many disparate protest movements across the globe since 2008? John Kay thinks so in his column in today’s Financial Times. “The financial crisis of 2008 was a failure of both an economic system and a political system. The inability of democratic politics to […]
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Unveiling the other side
Posted December 3, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Simona Ramos As times in Greece are getting worse and new taxes place an additional burden on the backs of millions of Greek citizens there are many things to be said and even more to be done. Ironically, but it seems that Greece have moved directly from its golden age to its age of doom. […]
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You can lie, but you cannot hide: the Freedom of Information Act Machine
Posted July 22, 2013 by Politis
Politis likes this: a machine, “open and free to anyone,” which uncovers the most deviously hidden government secrets. More from Billy Gallagher at TechCrunch: “The Freedom of Information Act Machine, an open online platform that automates Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, launched on Kickstarter two days ago and has already surpassed its funding goal. At […]
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Politics at the bistrot — liveblog and livestream
Posted May 17, 2016 by DW
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