Odin Linardatou

Scientists confirm that last year was the hottest since records began, and what is absolutely certain is that Europe is the fastest-heating continent on the planet. In 2023, Europe recorded more days of “extreme heat stress” (with the ‘feels like’ temperature exceeding 46 degrees Celsius) than ever before. On 23 July last year, 41% of […]

The greatest threat to democracy comes from the network of autocratic regimes who are now working together to help one another stay in power. The members of these networks are not only connected to one another within a given autocracy, but also to other autocratic countries, and sometimes to allies inside democracies.

Leader of the Belarus Democratic Opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya explains in her interview with To Vima that she is convinced that there won't be freedom for Belarus without victory for Ukraine, and Ukraine will never be safe unless there is a free and democratic Belarus

In an interview with tovima.com, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis talks about the issues that have plagued the the justice system for decades in Greece, touches on the proposed revisions to the penal code and expresses his optimism that long delays plaguing the country’s court system will soon be a thing of the past. What is the biggest […]

Soli Özel is a senior lecturer at Kadir Has University and Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about EU’s ability to formulate a cohesive foreign policy, about Greek – Turkish relations and the mistakes of the past and explains why liberal democracy is in danger. Soli Özel will participate in the Delphi […]

Thomas Wieser is a Board Member of the European Forum Alpbach and Non Resident Fellow in Bruegel.  Thomas Wieser was President of the Euro Working Group and of the European Financial Committee of the European Union until February 2018 and has dealt numerous times with serious crises.  He will participate in the Delphi Economic Forum […]

Action for Democracy President discusses how today's challenges pose a threat to democratic institutions

The US elections will definitely be one of the key events of 2024. Will Trump be the next president of the USA? And what makes the citizens of a democratic country choose to vote for a populist leader who has already proven just how dangerous he is? We had a lengthy discussion about what it means to be a Democrat or a Republican in this day and age with the US managing editor of the Financial Times.

The President of the German Journalists' Association (DJV), talks to tovima.com about the media. And he is adamant about its function: “Our job,” he says, “the job of the free press, is to control the government.”

Professor Dr Wolfgang Ischinger, Former Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, talks about democracy and the rise of far-right parties, expresses his concerns about France, and explains why Europe needs to have the capacity to defend itself