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A misstep away from absurdity
Greece’s Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas could find himself out of a job or demoted soonbecause he slipped up in an interview. That his position is in peril for a verbal faux pas when others are going about their jobs unperturbed despite helping running the country into the ground is a pretty succinct statement on the interminable absurdity of Greek politics
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)
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 (296), Politics (413), Greece (527)
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 (296), Politics (413), Greece (527)
A marriage of inconvenience
In March 2004, Greece’s young prime minister was a witness at the wedding of Esra Erdogan. Twelve years on, and another young Greek leader is being led a not-so-merry dance by the bride’s father, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)
Multiple crises fence in Greece
In its first period in government, between January and September 2015, SYRIZA did not experience any general strikes. Since the September elections there have been three, making the number of such protests one of the few things in Greece that is heading upwards. The other rising indicator is the number of pressing problems Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Economy (348), Greece (527)