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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
The recent Council summit of the EU was termed a make-or-break moment by some of its participants. Numerous media representatives gathered in Brussels reported that the raison d’être of the EU was at risk. Most financial analysts predicted a stormy reaction in bond markets if a compromise could not be reached.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Society (149), Greece (523)
Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
It’s been quite a few days for Alexis Tsipras. The Greek Prime Minister has been deemed worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize by commentators outside of Greece, while domestic critics have accused him of being a traitor. In reality, both claims are excessive, but truth is not a currency that many people like to deal in when it comes to the Macedonia name issue.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Greece (523)
They have a name for it
One of the most bizarre disputes in the history of international relations may be coming to an end. Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have reached an agreement on the name dispute. This opens the door for the membership of the latter to the EU and NATO.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Greece (523)
After an international agreement comes the domestic politics
Only time will tell if the agreement (whose details have yet to be confirmed in writing) announced by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart Zoran Zaev will hold.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Greece (523)
Growth, not just of the economic variety
To paraphrase the philosophical question about the falling tree in the forest: If a country experiences strong economic growth and nobody writes about it, did it actually happen?
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Economy (345), Society (149), Greece (523)