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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeetings between the prime minister and all the party leaders are rarities in Greek politics. One was held the day after the July 5 referendum but the last one before that took place early... to pensions being cut further but the one advantage Tsipras has is that while many of the measures being
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Greeks' health seen getting worse, negative feelings growing during crisis
Societyfound that when one’s entire income is used to pay bills and debt, the self-perception of health... diagnosed with chronic illness. Two out of three were overweight and obese while one in five patients with chronic problems were smokers, or one in three for patients with chronic pulmonary problems
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Mitsotakis win sends ripples through other opposition parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsof February (the same time as New Democracy), is not about to wither away. One of Potami’s most... positions is one of the reasons cited repeatedly for its inability to increase its level of support from... a “catalyst” in this. One of Mitsotakis’s key advisers, Nikos Georgiadis joined Drasi from New Democracy
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agorato the official claims and as such no one is willing to lend to that country and market access is not achieved... was charged in 2010 to ensure getting loans from one’s Eurozone partners would not be a particularly pleasant... that one solution could be for the eurozone to promise that something will be done in 10 or 15 years
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In grip of protests, coalition searches for ways to lift mood
PoliticsGreek Politics. Electoral reform was one of SYRIZA’s election pledges and, as such, introducing it would...,” on the other hand, is one of the cards SYRIZA will play to boost morale within the party and to help... be the one deciding the number of permits available and could seek to limit the total in order to keep out
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Multiple crises fence in Greece
Agoraof such protests one of the few things in Greece that is heading upwards. The other rising indicator..., making it one of the biggest rallies in recent years. Were they protesting against SYRIZA... matter much. One banner summed up the mood perfectly: “Our patience has run out.” This is the result
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A marriage of inconvenience
Agorain strengthening its two tripartite agreements with Cyprus and Egypt, on the one hand, and Cyprus... space by Turkish air force jets over recent months is seen as one of the symptoms of Ankara feeling... receive 3 billion euros in aid over two years rather than one, bargains with the EU, Greece seems
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Greeks’ mutual mistrust eases, survey indicates
Societyagain on the right in terms of ideological leaning. Overall, the report found that almost one in two... if they encounter difficulties. On the other hand, about one in six were found to have low social capital..., chambers, NGOs etc, has remained relatively unchanged over the past 2.5 years. About one in five
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Newsletter 65 - 04/03/2016
as he was also one of the key speakers at Potami’s congress over the weekend, which took place a few... targets one side with human lives on the other. It is not clear if this is the deterrent, though... Greece in the eurozone – and we were the strictest – can one year later allow Greece to, in a way, plunge
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyweek. Greece feels that the first few days of the implementation of the so called “one-for-one... is on the German chancellor, who is one of the few EU leaders who believes in the plan and has the weight
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