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On Friday, 30 October 2026, after reviewing current affairs and the news through the headlines, we spoke with honorary ambassador Andreas Papastavrou about the elections in Israel and what the outcome signals for the country’s future policy in the region. At the start of the second hour, we connected w...

On Thursday, 29 October 2026, after reviewing the latest news and headlines, we explored what lies ahead for small and medium-sized businesses following the tax evasion scandals involving two major chains. Our guest was Giannis Hatzitheodosiou, President of the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen. Then,...

Guests on Tuesday, 27 October: Giannis Koronaios, journalist and political correspondent, commented on the latest political developments. Maximos Charakopoulos, Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy and New Democracy MP for Larissa, discussed the agreement with the...

Guests on Monday, 26 October: Klelia Klountzou, ERT’s Thessaloniki correspondent, on the festive atmosphere in the city. Nikos Chidiroglou, journalist and political correspondent for political.gr, with commentary on current political developments. Maria Komninaka, KKE MP for Lesvos, with c...

On Friday, 23 October 2026, we opened with a review of current affairs through online and newspaper headlines. Before the end of the first hour, we discussed political developments with Theoni Koufonikolakou, spokesperson for the Hellenic Left Alliance (EL.A.S.). In the second hour, Thodoris Tsimpidis,...

On Thursday, 22 October 2026, we welcomed Despina Sinou, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, to discuss student protests in France and the broader demands of young people in Greece and across Europe....

Guests on the Wednesday, 21 October edition: Christos Mytilinios, journalist and political correspondent for political.gr, comments on current affairs. Katerina Fryssa, ERT diplomatic correspondent, discusses the Foreign Ministry’s strong reaction to the Turkey–Libya memorandum. Maria Kar...

Guests on the Tuesday, 20 October edition: Spyros Tripsas, publisher and director of Epikaira magazine and epikaira.gr, comments on current political developments. Nikos Milis, a member of PASOK–KINAL’s Political Council, discusses PASOK’s major event in Aigaleo on 18 October, marking 45 years...

Guests on Monday, 19 October: Kostas Poulakidas, journalist and political correspondent for Avgi newspaper. Dimitris Kouvelas, New Democracy MP for Thessaloniki’s First Constituency. Kostas Yfantis, professor of international relations at Panteion University. Thomas Kintis, pediatrician, p...

On Friday, 16 October 2026, we reviewed the day’s news through the newspaper headlines before asking Dimitris Karaitidis, ambassador emeritus, to analyze President Donald Trump’s moves ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, energy challenges, and the deadlocks that U.S. policies have created on the maj...

On Thursday, 15 October 2026, following a review of the day’s news and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Christos Rokas, a member of the Kypseli residents’ initiative, about the interim court measures secured in their campaign over damage to their properties caused by construction of the new metro lin...

Guests on the Wednesday, 14 October edition: Giannis Tsaprounis, journalist and editor of Eleftheros Typos, comments on current affairs. Thomas Gerakis, chairman and CEO of polling firm Marc, discusses the trends emerging from the latest opinion polls. Asimina Skondra, New Democracy MP for...

Guests on Tuesday, 13 October: Andreas Marathias, ERT parliamentary correspondent, discusses the report of the cross-party parliamentary committee on the primary sector. Haris Mavroudis, head of culture policy for the Hellenic Left Alliance (ELAS), comments on current political developments. Panagiotis...

Guests on Monday, 12 October: Stefanos Tzanakis, journalist and editorial adviser at Proto Thema, comments on current political developments. Theofilos Xanthopoulos, SYRIZA MP for Drama, discusses current political developments. Dimosthenis Dimopoulos, international affairs expert and geopolitical...

“Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Watch” broadcasts a special two-hour program from the Heroic Island of Kasos, dedicated to the 17th Panhellenic Small Islands Conference. This annual nationwide conference brings together mayors and representatives of islands with fewer than 1,000 residents, along...

On the program broadcast on Friday, 9 October 2026, after reviewing online and newspaper headlines, we connected with Kasos and spoke with Giannis Fragkoulis, president of the Dodecanesian associations, about the 17th Panhellenic Small Islands Conference, taking place on the island from 8 to 11 October...

On Thursday, 8 October 2026, after reviewing current affairs and the headlines from news websites and newspapers, we discussed political developments and Rubio’s visit to Athens with Manos Oikonomidis, journalist and political analyst at ysterografa.gr. Dimitris Stathakopoulos, a lawyer and Ottoman s...

Guests and coverage on Wednesday, 7 October: A live link to ERTnews for coverage of the joint press conference by Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nikos Chidiroglou, journalist and political editor at political.gr, comments on current political...