The State of Play

The State of Play Short stories of a seemingly unconnected world. A glancing look at modern Greece. An attempt to find new normality. Work in progress X Text...

The North Passage

The North Passage The “North Passage” is a tough refugee road. It crosses the river Evros, which is a military zone, both for Greece and for Turkey, requires a long, exhausting walk through the mountain range of Rodopi, transportation by traffickers’ vehicles and...

The Greek Crisis (2009-2018)

The Greek Crisis (2009-2018) The Greek Crisis (2009-2018) consists of a series of reforms and austerity measures that led to impoverishment and social exclusion for large population. Five national election rounds and a divisive referendum took place the same period,...

The Idomeni Crisis

The Idomeni Crisis In the period 2015-16, more than one million refugees and migrants arrived in Greece with a final destination in Western Europe. Almost all of them passed through Idomeni, a small village on the border of Greece – North Macedonia. When the...

Destruction of Caiques

Destruction of Caiques On June 12, 2018, Panagiotis Pagonis went out for the last time with his boat named “Katerina” for fishing. A few days later, he would watch its destruction by a bulldozer. He is one of 764 coastal fishermen in Greece who have joined the Action...