The biggest problem is our failure to discuss the fact that under Greek political rules, a ministerial office and legislative office are not incompatible.

The issue is why investments in the railway system and its safety were so measly during this government’s tenure.

The market dictates morals. The applause, the glory, the high salaries of the worst among us, created examples to be followed.

What the railway needs (security systems, remote control etc) already exists in the metro, since it started operating.

The worst thing, though, is the sheer mess of the response – again.

There is no arguing that the right to protest is sacrosanct, even when the claims being made by the protesting parties may seem like complete nonsense. But...

Once the shock wears off, we’ll brace ourselves for the usual blame game about the blatant failures in the railway system’s safety mechanism.

We must be careful of the almost reflexive invocation of criminal law for matters relating to public speech.

Hundreds of draft laws costing an undisclosed amount of money have been ratified by lawmakers in these past four years and during previous administrations, with the final bill turning up in taxpayers’ notifications from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue.

Article 53 of the Greek Constitution clearly states that MPs are elected for a term of four consecutive years...

The separation of powers into executive, legislature and judiciary is not for fun, nor was it done for reasons of sharing the workload. It is necessary so that these powers check each other and that none of them can threaten the rights of a single citizen.

The most important question of all is this: Which Europe do we want and which Europe are we moving toward?

The ousted king discussed a plot “to assassinate Karamanlis and to overthrow the democratic regime through a military coup” in the period 1975-1979.

Democracy is not a game based on the good intentions of good people. It works with the competing interests of players, regardless of whether they are good or bad.

When the state produces more than half of the country’s GDP, a businessperson would have to be a “heretic” to focus on the private sector of the economy.

In cybersecurity or corruption, the bad guys always win the first round.

Now elections are on the way and money is, apparently, plentiful.

Today’s revelations should not be viewed as a success for those who are making them, but as a reminder of their earlier failures.

The government’s bill conserning wiretappins contains many positive proposals. But there are issues that must be debated.

The spirit of the Constitution warrants firm rules which are not tailored to the political needs of the time.