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1. Time for dialogue

   Tuesday’s scenes on the country’s national highways were anything but festive.

2. Mixing personal issues with business: lack of professionalism and the role of immaturity

   Several years ago I got into a relationship with a colleague of mine. Personal relationship. Our roles were not competitive.

3. Empty seats

   The debate on the budget is meant to be a parliamentary process of great significance. Yet the scene in the plenary hall during the first three days (Friday-Sunday) was deeply offensive to citizens, culture and democracy.

4. Anger and buck-passing at year’s end

   The year is ending in a general state of uncertainty. Amid world-changing developments, our country could be an island of stability and prosperity.

5. Tools of a geopolitical vision

   The raising of the Greek flag over the country’s first Belharra frigate, the Kimon, is an indisputably momentous occasion. After nearly three decades, the country is acquiring a major surface combatant with cutting-edge capabilities.

6. Study shows half of university students falling behind

   Only one in two students at Greek public universities is considered active – attending classes, sitting exams and graduating within a designated period – according to a 2024 report by the National Authority for Higher Education.

7. US to Turkey: Don’t escalate

   The US administration has lately taken to prodding Turkey – in a friendly manner and with no finger-wagging, diplomatic sources tell Kathimerini, to avoid tensions with its neighbors

8. Charlie Kaufman’s takes on Athens

   A young man emerges from the sea. A young woman with blue hair walks in the winter sun, looking like she’s come from a party. The pair meet in the streets of Athens.

9. Farmers ease some road blockages as Christmas exodus peaks

   The Christmas holiday exodus from cities is continuing, with traffic conditions showing marked improvement after widespread disruption caused by farmers’ road blockades earlier in the week.

10. Giant Christmas tree near Crete’s Samaria Gorge stirs backlash

    The lighting Sunday of what organizers billed as Greece’s largest Christmas tree, near the entrance to the Samaria Gorge on Crete, went viral, drew thousands of spectators and then sparked backlash and official action.