Posts By: Andreas Vou

The murky world of Greek football, part II: Ivan Savvidis (PAOK)

Opinion

17.10.2023

The Russian-Greek businessman helped facilitate one of the most controversial agreements in Greece’s recent history

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The murky world of Greek football, part I: Evangelos Marinakis (Olympiacos)

Opinion

13.09.2023

The owners of the top four clubs have established a web of power and control, leveraging their sporting stature to garner political benefits

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Learning from the past to avoid further disaster

Opinion

7.07.2023

As Europe’s largest nuclear power facility is the centre of a pre-emptive blame-game between Ukraine and Russia, learning from the past could ...

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Cyprus: A disastrous decade where the elites tightened their grip

Opinion

11.02.2023

Even as Anastasiades’ presidency comes to an end, the endemic incompetence, nepotism and corruption in the Cypriot political system means hopes ...

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Davos 2023: Where ‘war is peace’ became accepted

20.01.2023

As if billionaires arriving on private jets to lecture us about climate change or unelected officials talking about the value of democracy ...

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Von der Leyen is harnessing the power of public gullibility

Opinion

19.09.2022

It’s time Europeans realised that their leaders are using Russia merely as a ruse to increase their own wealth and expand their power

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EU Commission plans to end encryption and make Big Tech the gatekeeper

Opinion

28.07.2022

The European Commission is dressing up its latest attempt to end encryption under the guise of protection against child sexual abuse material.

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