K.M.

Hello, before diving into the mundane, I want to pose a question to the intelligent audience that (I want to) believe reads me. If you were visiting an exotic place, say Bolivia, and for some reason woke up one morning with swollen lips: a) Would you ask the hotel where you’re staying for a doctor?

Hello! So, a few days ago, I wrote to you about the Christmas spirit making its timely appearance (right on cue as we approach the holidays…). It has been felt in political life, suddenly in the media (let’s see how long that lasts), and, as of yesterday, among the MPs of New Democracy. The meeting of K.M.

-Greetings, in the aftermath of the recent budget debate and its approval, I am jotting down some thoughts and observations. So, first of all, everyone is wondering why bankers had to wait for the government to legislate in order to cut fees that cost no more than 35 million euros per bank when their profits range from 800 million to 1 billion euros each.

Hello! The news that was widely discussed was the departure of the Prime Minister’s economic advisor, Alexis Patelis, from his position at the end of the year. Let’s start with the basics: Patelis left on his own and in a good climate—this to dispel any recycled scenarios that he supposedly disagreed with the upcoming measures against banks or with the recent statements by K.M.

Greetings, the dramatic developments in Syria are undoubtedly the topic of the day since Saturday, as the fall of the bloodthirsty pro-Russian dictator Assad and the takeover of power by extreme jihadists do not predict smooth transitional conditions and even raise questions about the early celebrations of the French and Germans.

– Hello there, just a few words – unfortunately necessary – about the political disgrace we are witnessing, stemming from a profoundly tragic story that made the headlines (how many others don’t…) about the police officer and his wife who were sexually abusing their children.

Hello there! It took Nikos A.A. (Leader of the Opposition) a while to meet Mitsotakis, but as far as I’ve gathered from my sources at M.M. (Maximos Mansion), once he got going, the leader wasn’t just official… he was ultra-official. From what I hear, he came across well—serious and composed (for PASOK, that is). He didn’t go to extremes, nor did he turn the one-on-one with K.M.

Hello there, it was a weekend of positive publicity and pleasant news for Thessaloniki and the government. Of course, we also experienced the first severe winter weather with flooded streets and destruction in various parts of Greece, but such things are part of the plan; they happen everywhere, so let’s not overdramatize.

Hello, I found last night’s interview of K.M. on Alpha (with Sroiter) quite interesting in several aspects, and I’ll highlight some points that represent certain changes. First of all, regarding his stance on the Samaras-Karamanlis duo, who have been systematically attacking him for the past few months without any apparent reason.

Hello, today I want to focus on two books from which I managed to read excerpts and found quite interesting. The first is the memoir of Merkel, including everything she says about us—Greece. During her tenure, we went back and forth—figuratively and literally—within and outside of Europe, and endured the hardships of the bailout programs. I read the Greek excerpts with great attention.