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Cat and mouse: Greece and Schaeuble
One of the things that makes children laugh at Tom and Jerry cartoons is the ingenious ways that Jerry finds to set Tom up. But the real punchline, and the most laughter, is generated by Tom’s inexplicable ability to fall for Jerry’s stunts all the time.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Greece's pursuit of normality has only one starting point
If you got your hands on a European Commission report that outlined issues of loss of reform momentum, resistance to public sector changes, loss of fiscal discipline, a delayed privatisation programme hampered by strong political opposition and the risk of falling short of fiscal targets agreed in the European Stability Mechanism programme, it is highly probable that the first – perhaps only - country you would think of is Greece.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (293), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Trade after Brexit: How Greece and the EU will be affected
Following British Parliament's recent backing of the government’s plans to start Brexit talks in the coming months, the exit of Britain from the European Union is a step closer to becoming a reality.
Contributor: Demetrios Pogkas
Categories: Europe (293), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Another spin of the wheel for Greece
There couldn’t have been a more fitting end to the year in Greece than the Ferris Wheel fiasco in Athens’s Syntagma Square. It was the first year the city centre’s Christmas and New Year’s celebrations were to include this attraction. It went up amid much fanfare, only to come down a few days later as the structure did not have the necessary security certificates.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/01/05/cyprus_myrto_1000_0501-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
During his visit to Nicosia last month, European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling was particularly praiseworthy of Cyprus’s efforts to exit the crisis.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Economy (345), Greece (523)