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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
Given that uncertainty about what, if any, deal will emerge from Greece’s negotiations with its lenders, and between the institutions themselves, there has been fresh speculation about what political developments (even snap elections) this could trigger.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (386), Greece (497)
Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Political developments around the western world, from the victory for Brexit to Donald Trump being elected US president, have been a rude awakening for politicians, commentators and pollsters who did not see this shift in voter behaviour coming.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (386), Economy (330), Society (141), Greece (497)
The Cyprus conundrum
Brendan O’Leary and John McGarry have convincingly explained that every ethnic/religious conflict has a “meta-conflict” level. At the meta-conflict level, the conflicting sides disagree about what the conflict is about. Each side advocates their own understanding about the causes, the nature and the substance of the conflict they are embroiled in.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (386)
Greek 2017 budget reveals size and source of extra tax burden
The 2017 budget tabled in Parliament on Monday revealed that the bulk of the estimated incremental fiscal performance in 2017 will stem from additional revenues since 2.45 billion of the 2.6 billion in total interventions will be on the revenue side.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (330), Greece (497)
Presidential shuttle diplomacy between Athens and Berlin
Departing for Berlin last week on the second leg of his last foreign trip in office, US President Barack Obama carried various policy messages for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his hand luggage.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (330), Greece (497)