Tom Ellis

While Greece and Turkey's foreign ministers are working to lay the groundwork for a key summit between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Erdogan early next year, there are growing concerns that progress in resolving differences in the Aegean Sea is proving all but impossible.

"Sustainability is always profitable in the long term," Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan told the Reimagine Tourism in Greece conference in Athens on Wednesday.

A large majority of Greeks believe the country is suffering from overtourism, with a slight majority expressing a preference for fewer but wealthier foreign visitors, according to a new survey.

Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition, joins Thanos Davelis to break down his latest analysis in The Greek Letter, highlighting how tensions in Greece's neighborhood and uncertainty around the world mean diplomacy has to go hand in hand with a strong defense policy, highlighting the decision for a Greek "Iron Dome."

Europe needs a stable leadership in a world full of insecurities, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said at a conference on the island of Nisyros Saturday.

With SYRIZA on the brink of civil war, PASOK facing a new leadership fight, and New Democracy still reeling from the aftermath of the European elections, it seems like a period of uncertainty has set in among Greece's top political parties.

Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini's English edition, joins Thanos Davelis to look into what he has called a destabilizing nationalism from North Macedonia's VMRO-DPMNE, and break down what the broader risks are for not just North Macedonia and Greece, but the region.

The rise of the far right nationalist party Greek Solution is attracting the interest of many who follow Greek politics, especially due to its approach to issues like Athens' support for Ukraine. If Greek Solution's growing appeal in the opinion polls continues ahead of European elections in June, it could even end up in third place.

One of the areas where Greece made some of its greatest strides during the past 50 years has been in foreign policy, the second day of the "50 Years of the Metapolitefsi" conference heard on Friday.

"I tried to provide solutions in the way I could," said Panagiotis Pikrammenos, reflecting on his time as caretaker prime minister during the Greek debt crisis.

Pikrammenos made the comment during a conversation with Tom Ellis, editor in chief at Kathimerini English Edition, at the "50 Years of the Metapolitefsi" conference in Athens on Thursday.