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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Alexis Tsipras rode into power in 2015 on a wave of support that then threatened to engulf him. He somehow managed to survive but finds himself washed up on the beach and needing to secure his footing before the next waves come crashing down.
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
No one inside or outside Greece will easily forget 2015. With the change of government and the appointment of Alexis Tsipras from the leftist Syriza party as prime minister in late January, a six-month period of profound uncertainty about the future course of the country only ended when a third financial assistance programme was reluctantly agreed with international creditors in August.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
No one has won in Spain
Spain is not Portugal, although we cannot completely rule it out. Brussels and Frankfurt want Spain to look like Germany.
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410)
Regling and Wieser: The key points
Two of the key participants in Greece’s financing programme, the European Stability Mechanism’s Klaus Regling and the head of the Eurogroup Working Group Thomas Wieser, gave interviews to two Greek Sunday newspapers in which they covered a wide range of issues relating to the latest developments in Greece.
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
Greece activated last Thursday the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, agreed to allow Frontex to operate on its border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and triggered the Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABIT) mechanism for help with Aegean patrols.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Society (149), Greece (523)