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First Greek presidential vote to set tempo for final ballot on Dec 29
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 165 as – by our calculations – at least 14 more independent and opposition MPs could back... of any of his party MPs who want to back Dimas. There are also reports that up to six Independent
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Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeputies have stated clearly that they will not back the government’s candidate. While the coalition... to be a serious split within the party about whether it should align itself with SYRIZA or back
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
Agorain the first quarter of the New Year a déjà vu-like situation as occurred in mid-2012 when only back-to-back general elections proved decisive. Irrespective of potential outcomes and future scenarios, two
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Where did all the money go?
Agora11.3 billion euros was used to buy back over 30 billion euros worth of debt in the second debt... the Stand By Arrangement of the first programme. A total of 9.1 billion euros was paid back by the end
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
in December from 102.7 in November. It is the lowest reading since April and comes on the back... to -53.9 from -49.9 in November. The lowest reading since April comes on the back of political
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Newsletter 11 - 16/01/2015
review of the ongoing programme between Greece and the troika. The review mission started back... widening financing gaps. Moreover, the European Central Bank in Frankfurt is holding back last year’s
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The bad hand being dealt to Greece's next government
AgoraIn mid-November, when Greece’s exit from recession was confirmed, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras declared: “Greece is back.” It was not the first time the Greek premier argued that the country had... was concluded in April 2013, spawning the “success story” narrative. Just two months after the “Greece is back
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The demand for Greek debt relief: Is the cart being put before the horse?
Agoramission started back in September 2014 in Paris and had already stalled before the election campaign... is holding back last year’s payment that it is obliged to make to Athens as a result of the profits from
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
of the vote on Sunday, looking back at the short but intense campaign offers some illuminating insights. Two... by looking back at what has happened in Greece since 2010. The combination of retrospective inquiry
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Newsletter 13 - 30/01/2015
and international audience that it has every intention of keeping its pre-election pledge to roll back some... no time in showing that it has every intention of keeping its pre-election pledges. back
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