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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
The Eurogroup welcomed early on Wednesday the adoption by the Greek government of most of the required prior actions for the conclusion of the first programme review.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (328), Greece (495)
Locating Europe's pulse in the refugee crisis
Neo-Nazis marching through the streets of Sweden, the far-right making its political presence felt in Austria, a beefed up military and police presence on borders in many parts of Europe and stinging criticism on moral and legal grounds of the “one in, one out” agreement with Turkey from human rights groups – these are just some of the signs of the existential crisis that the European Union is experiencing.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (281), Society (140)
What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
In the shapeshifting world of Alexis Tsipras, it is difficult to know where things actually stand. His relatively brief time in power is littered with skins that have been shed and vows that have been broken.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Economy (328), Greece (495)
EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
European Union leaders and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu are due to meet again in Brussels this week (March 17–18) to finalise an agreement on the resettlement of refugees. Europe appears ready to come together and hold its nose to get the deal done but there is still the potential it could fail, leaving Greece alone and holding its head.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Greece (495)
When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
After weeks of dancing around the issue, it seems that Greece and its lenders have started, even tangentially, to link the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Greece (495)