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Constantinos Saravakos
Constantinos was born in Athens and raised in Colonos neighborhood. He holds a B.Sc. in Philosophy and History of Science and a M.A. in Political Science and Sociology (Hons) from University of Athens. He has also received his M.Sc. in Applied Economics and Administration from Panteion University. His main research interests include methods of social…
Nelson Mandela: The incomplete legacy of a freedom fighter
Yesterday, July 18th marks a century from the birth of Nelson Mandela in 1918, the most iconic role in the struggle for the abolition of Apartheid’s racist regime in South Africa. Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison, lived to see the justification, as he was elected the first black South African president in…
July 18th 2018: Happy Tax Freedom Day!
Today, July 18th, is the first day of the year that Greeks will have the opportunity to choose their own way of managing their income. Until yesterday, for 198 of the 365 days of 2018, we worked only to pay taxes and contributions to the state. KEFiM’s study on the calculation of Tax Freedom Day…
KEFiM: The fact that in today’s Greece there are still innovative businesses is for every liberal a source of optimism and responsibility
The fact that in today’s Greece there are still people who are determined to test their creative powers in innovative businesses is for every Greek liberal, a source of optimism but also a responsibility. Optimism, because even in a hostile environment, creative efforts find a way to manifest themselves, to be put to practice and…
KEFiM takes part in Europaforum 2018
Konstantinos Saravakos, one of KEFiM’s researchers, was at Europaforum which was organized by the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit and held in Brussels from July 9th to July 12th. This initiative aims to bring young people from all over Europe to get familiar with the institutional processes of the European institutions and to discuss with officials…
Dimitris Dimitrakos on the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille
On the occasion of this year’s anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, KEFiM presents the article entitled “A great democratic anniversary” by Dimitris Dimitrakos, Professor at the University of Athens and member of our Academic Board: July 14th. It is an anniversary of great symbolic importance to democracy in the world. On July 14th,…
Tax Freedom Day 2018 – Review
KEFiM, presented for the fourth consecutive year the research about Tax Freedom Day in Greece. Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year that Greeks are free to choose how they will spend their own income.According to KEFiM’s research, this year’s Tax Freedom Day is estimated to be the 18th of July. The…
Freedom Pages #3: Konstantinos Saravakos and Dimitris Katsoudas on liberal think tanks in Greece from the Metapolitefsi until 2010
On Tuesday, July 3rd, during KEFiM’s events called the Freedom Pages, KEFiM’s new researcher, Konstantinos Saravakos, presented the results of his graduate thesis regarding liberal think tanks from the Metapolitefsi until today. At the event, Dimitris Katsoudas, Executive Vice President of KEFiM and an iconic contributor to the spread of ideas of freedom in our…
242 years since the Declaration of Independence
Today marks 242 years since the 4th of July, 1776, the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the thirteen American colonies which established the first United States of America. For every liberal, this anniversary is of particular importance, as it is the first systematic implementation of the ideas of Locke and…
Anne Applebaum’s article on Greece and KEFiM in the Washington Post
With her article in the Washington Post entitled “Greece offers a glimpse of life after populism”, the famous Pulitzer-prized historian, author and political columnist, Anne Applebaum, refers to Greece’s state nine years after the crisis outbreak and three years after the assumption of governance by the Syriza-ANEL coalition. She also refers to KEFiM’s contribution to…