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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
One can discuss the political or ideological inclinations of SYRIZA, but from a budgetary balance and debt management perspective, its performance was an achievement that few expected after the brief first SYRIZA government. The interesting question is: how did SYRIZA accomplish this and why did they do it?
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
Podcast - Planes, frigates and assistance clauses
Greece has recently signed two major defence deals, one with France and another with the USA. On this episode, Nick Malkoutzis and Phoebe Fronista examine the significance and implications of these agreements.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Greece (519)
First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
It is perhaps because of the euphoria brought by tourism – both the ability of Greeks themselves to enjoy a holiday, and the positive impact on the national economy - that the general public has been willing to tolerate daily case numbers averaging between 2,000 and 3,000 throughout the summer, and double-digit daily fatalities climbing above 40 going into September, which experts have taken to describing as “a busload of people going off a cliff every day”.
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)
The quarterly national accounts from the income side
ELSTAT recently published the results of the national accounts through the second quarter of 2021. There is good news in these updated GDP numbers for Greece.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
Podcast - The lives and legacy of Mikis Theodorakis
Earlier this month, Greece lost one of the most emblematic figures of its modern era, composer Mikis Theodorakis, who died on September 2 at the age of 96.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)