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PM embarks on persuasion exercise as political veterans pick up on public discontent
PoliticsGreek Politicsveteran politicians have offered grim assessments of the current political situation, warning... with public institutions, two veteran politicians used separate occasions on Wednesday to warn of a danger... attempted to brush off such claims, it is clear that the veteran politicians have picked up
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Karystianou reveals plans to launch party, threatening to disrupt Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsor personalities, describing collaboration with traditional politicians as being out of the question. Instead, she... turned activist. By rejecting alliances with established politicians, she positioned herself as an anti... view of the justice campaigner, placing her well ahead of other politicians in the popularity stakes
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Farm subsidy scandal prompts disquiet in ruling party, encourages opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicspoliticians and the then president of OPEKEPE, Dimitris Melas. The material, now in the hands of the politicians identified, includes phone calls, messages and interventions about specific subsidy cases... of a system in which politicians and their aides routinely leaned on OPEKEPE to monitor, accelerate
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agorawith a disaffected people used to selling their vote in exchange for party favours. “Mainstream politicians have... state is in ruins, politicians have to figure out new ways to get those people back.” Dinas is rather
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Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out
AgoraOne of the most difficult economic concepts for politicians to understand is the idea of dynamic equilibrium. Political economy is based on the idea that it is next to impossible to return to a past... the one that is often missed by politicians. Lowering the tax burden of a population who finds its income
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agorapoliticians, such as SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left’s Fotis Kouvelis, who deliberately... politicians about the consequences of the way the bailouts have been handled. They appear blind
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PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe group that a collection of academics, former politicians and intellectuals does not have...' trust in the parties and politicians that have governed Greece for many years is being put
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Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals
Agoraside, corruption and politicians have become the second and third biggest concerns for Spaniards... PP’s treasurer Luis Bárcenas- were given to politicians of very diverse ranks but especially those
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Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn ambitious plan for the rejuvenation of the centre left of Greek politics has stalled as the movement of intellectuals and politicians known as the “58” has turned down an opportunity to cooperate... politicians in its ranks, making it difficult for the 58 to make a convincing argument that they represent
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Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
Agoraa left dangerous legacy for its modern version. Since Cleisthenes, too many Greek politicians... standards of its politicians, both of when they are in power but also when they step away from office
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