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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 (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Greece (529)
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 (296), Economy (349), Greece (529)
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 (296), Economy (349), Greece (529)
The IMF and Greece's bitter pill
Greece’s latest European Stability Mechanism programme generates a degree of austerity that prevents the “nascent recovery from taking hold.”
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (296), Economy (349), Greece (529)
Shaping the post-programme narrative in Greece
The outcome of the constitutional referendum in Italy and the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi overshadowed last week’s Eurogroup meeting on Greece.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (296), Economy (349), Greece (529)