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Helmut Schmidt, Greece and a valuable legacy for Europe
AgoraEuropean politics. This quality was summed up by Giovanni di Lorenzo, editor-in-chief at Die Zeit... was an interesting study on the difference between politicians and statesmen,” wrote di Lorenzo
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
in Washington. For years Italy’s largest banks (UniCredit, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Intesa... in order to finance the bailout of the regional Banca Populare di Vicenza (BPV). The European Commission
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Club Med in Washington
Agora, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Intesa Sanpaolo) have been confronted with contingency risks... sharing the burden of a capital increase in order to finance the bailout of the regional Banca Populare di
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Greek Salad (made in Italy)
AgoraDi Maio and Matteo Salvini, leaders of Five Star and Lega respectively, will endure, because... in any direction at all. It is extremely unlikely that Di Maio and Salvini have the calibre themselves
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Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 18 months after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was murdered by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias near Piraeus, the Neo-Nazi party’s leader, MPs and numerous members are going on trial. A total of 69 people, including Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloli...
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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey (November 18-19) has suddenly turned into perhaps the most crucial visit of a Greek premier to Greece's neighboring country, as it takes place a few days following Paris' terrorist attacks. T...
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis used his maiden speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Wednesday to hit out at both the ruling New Democracy party and its main rival SYRIZA, in an attempt to position the socialists as a distinct and reali...
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Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented on Wednesday its plans for a major shake-up of Greece’s defence capabilities, which PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis claims is needed to equip the armed forces for a new era. The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democrac...
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring political shows on TV and radio, which is in contrast to her predecessor Simos Kedikoglou who..., Yiannis Michelakis, at the Interior Ministry. Makis Voridis, briefly Infrastructure Minister
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Stomach for the fight
Agorahave entered the government are figures that can fight it out with the opposition party on TV... and Argyris Dinopoulos as Interior Minister to name a few) who have little to show in terms of achievements
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