Emotions

Sadness, anger, disgust. The statements from European agencies and officials reacting to the deadly wreck off the coast of the southwestern Peloponnese, which is believed to have cost the lives of hundreds of people - will we ever know exactly how many?

Since the polls closed in Turkey on Sunday, there have been many desperate messages from acquaintances and friends in the country who cannot stand the idea of another five years of authoritarianism and oppression. They had believed, especially after the deadly earthquakes in southeastern Turkey, that the opposition would win the elections. Reality crushed them.

The speech began with a minute of silence, and Vui then expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.

Bulgarians are happier and more satisfied compared to 2018, and the share of those who think that their happiness depends entirely on themselves is increasing. This is shown by a study by the marketing consulting and research agency BluePo!nt, dedicated to the happiness of Bulgarians.

The research was conducted in February this year among the urban population.

We have experienced many natural disasters where the state was unable to rise to the occasion.

Because although taking to the streets to express your grief, your anger and your questions may not bring back the young faces you saw in the photos that were published when devastated relatives were seeking for their loved ones, at least in that way you feel that you mourn them as if they were all our children.

People's anger after the deadly train collision is justified - but it is also a bad adviser. It is obvious that the elections could not be held in a climate of collective mourning and anger. Not before we have some answers over any personal and political responsibilities for the tragedy.

The New Democracy government is up against its toughest challenge right before the elections, facing a surging, unpredictable wave of popular rage. But if the main opposition party, SYRIZA, thinks that this translates automatically to gains for itself, then it has not realized that it, too, is at risk from the anger of the many - those who do not usually take to the streets.

Society is filled with righteous indignation. The fatal systemic failures that unjustly cost the lives of so many people justify the grief and the anger.

But that doesn't mean we have to pull the country apart. The outrage should instead create a drive to quickly fix the long-standing problems.

The tragedy of the deadly train crash at Tempe brought pain, sadness and anger to all Greek households.

Every resident of this country rightly wonders how it is possible for so many people to die because a train station employee did not turn a key and because the state diachronically did not take care to protect the lives of citizens.