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Guests on the program on Monday, 24 August: Christos Mytilinios, journalist and political correspondent for political.gr, comments on current affairs. Afroditi Ktena, Communist Party of Greece (KKE) MP for the Athens B1 North constituency, comments on the latest political developments. Sakis...

Guests on the program on Friday, 21 August: Giannis Makrygiannis, journalist and director of topontiki.gr, comments on current affairs. Nikolas Farantouris, Professor of European and Energy Law at the University of Piraeus, Jean Monnet Chair and PASOK MEP, discusses a joint initiative by PASOK...

Guests on the program on Thursday, 20 August: Spyros Sourmelidis, journalist and director of Avgi newspaper, comments on current affairs. Dionysis Temponeras, Head of Labor Policy for the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), comments on the latest political developments. Triantafyllos Karatrantos,...

Guests on the program on Wednesday, 19 August: Giannis Koronaios, journalist and political correspondent, comments on the latest political developments. Akis Athanasopoulos, ERT financial correspondent, discusses Greece’s plan for the early repayment of €13 billion in debt during 2026. Walid Eli...

Guests on the program on Tuesday, 18 August: Spyros Tripsas, publisher and editor of Epikaira magazine and epikaira.gr, comments on the latest political developments. Apostolos Panas, PASOK-KINAL MP for Chalkidiki, comments on the latest political developments. Lykourgos Liakakos, PhD in International...

Guests on the program on Monday, 17 August: Giorgos Alexakis, journalist and political correspondent for News247 and Reporter.gr, comments on current affairs. Kostas Karagounis, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, comments on the latest political developments. Katerina Fryssa, ERT...

On the Friday, 14 August 2026 broadcast, following a review of the day’s headlines, we analyzed the latest developments in the Palestinian issue with Giorgos Tzogopoulos, lecturer at the European University. After international and Balkan news with Ivana Djordjevic, the second hour was dedicated t...

On Thursday, 13 August 2026, we reviewed current affairs through the headlines before exploring today’s energy landscape, from wars and the use of renewable sources to the much-discussed energy exchange and its impact on consumer prices. The English edition of Yannis Bassias’s book, “Economic Trans...

On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, after reviewing online and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Efthymios Lekkas, president of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) and professor of disaster management. He answered our questions about the powerful, deadly earthquake in Colombia, whether...

In the program on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, we connected with Corfu and spoke with Giannis Andriotis, ERTnews correspondent in Corfu, about the anniversary of the miraculous rescue of Corfu by Saint Spyridon. The occasion is celebrated every year on August 11 with a procession of the Saint’s icon, a...

In the prograμ on Monday, August 10, 2026, we read the front pages of major news portals and newspapers and then devoted the second half-hour to tourism, speaking with three representatives of hoteliers in popular Greek destinations. Joining us by phone were Polykarpos Chalkidis, representative of ...

On the program on Friday, August 7, 2026, following a look at current affairs through online and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Kimon Hadjibiros, Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens, about the environmental impact of wildfires and the measures that need to be taken...

On the Thursday, August 6, 2026 edition, after reviewing the headlines from online media and newspapers, we discussed the aftermath of the devastating wildfire in Western Attica, looking into its causes and the measures that need to be taken, with Panagiotis Margetis, Mayor of Megara. The first hour...

On the Wednesday, August 5, 2026 edition, following the introduction and a review of headlines from online media and newspapers, we discussed the devastation caused by the major wildfire that swept through Western Attica, focusing in particular on efforts to rescue animals amid the inferno in Porto...

On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after a review of the day's newspaper headlines, Kostas Tsingas, President of the Union of Hellenic Fire Service Officers, joined the program to discuss the ongoing wildfires in Greece, focusing on the factors that contribute to large-scale forest destruction and the critical...

Monday's edition of "Take Your Time" opened with a live report from the area affected by the devastating wildfire in Porto Germeno. Dimitris Pagonis, Deputy Mayor of Mandra-Eidyllia, provided the latest updates on the firefighting effort and the ongoing attempts to rescue animals trapped by the blaze. Following...

Guests on Friday, July 31: Tasos Pappas, journalist at Efimerida ton Syntakton, comments on current affairs. Dimitris Natsios, President of the NIKI party, discusses the latest political developments. Athanasios Balerbas, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, talks about the new...

Guests on the program on Thursday, 30 July: Valeria Dolapsaki, ERTNews journalist, on the major wildfire in Rethymno Giota Poulou, independent MP, commenting on current political affairs Paschos Mandravelis, columnist for Kathimerini, commenting on current affairs Andreas Iosif, CyBC journalist...