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Tormenting Greece with a distorted picture
Greece is experiencing one of its regular bouts of schizophrenia, when its mood swings wildly, what it wants changes abruptly and what is considered good one day can become bad overnight.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
It has usually been the case during the last seven years that when a Greek government is nearing an agreement with its lenders, there is an upsurge in the amount of misinformation, disinformation and downright propaganda that Greeks hear and read.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
The mist is gradually lifting and the choices available to the beleaguered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are becoming clearer.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
The meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday ended without any clear conclusion on where the IMF stands in the Greek programme.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
The place where sanity goes to die
The laborious attempt made by Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem to answer the last question in Thursday’s press conference regarding Greece’s fiscal targets epitomised the sad state of affairs in the regular gathering of the eurozone finance ministers.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)