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2014 is not 2012
Since the eurozone crisis kicked off towards the end of 2009 in Greece there has been no other institution that has gained in prominence like the European Central Bank.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (328), Greece (495)
From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
Last week saw Greek politicians clock up air miles to European destinations. Government representatives flew to Paris in order to meet a troika delegation that has repeatedly delayed its return to Athens.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (385), Economy (328), Greece (495)
Waiting for Godot in Greece
According to its Wikipedia article, Waiting for Godot by Irish writer Samuel Beckett is an absurdist play, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. The current situation in Athens has remarkable similarities with this classic piece of European literature.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Economy (328), Greece (495)
Is there (sustainable) growth in Greece?
Greece finally exited its six-year long recession in the third quarter of 2014. The Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT said that the economy grew by 0.7 percent in the third quarter (compared to the same quarter in 2013). The positive third quarter reading is the first after 24 consecutive quarters of negative GDP performance dating back to Q3 2008.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (328), Greece (495)
The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
As a procession of government and opposition representatives met Greek President Karolos Papoulias in the course of last week, one issue was brought to public attention that could be termed the taboo topic amid all the memorandum exit debates.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (328), Greece (495)