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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politicsone. However, reports indicate that lenders want just two rates: 11 and 23 percent, with the lowest... the start of the crisis, will be one of the biggest obstacles to his party approving the deal.... There is no doubt that this will be one of the main sticking points for SYRIZA MPs and members should
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
Election race begins Upcoming poll will be one of the most unpredictable in recent times.... The upcoming elections will be one of the most difficult to read in modern Greek history due to the high..., this government would have one big advantage over the administrations formed under scenarios A and C, which
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Whither New Democracy?
Agoraup and down the land that he is the only one of the candidates who truly represents the common man... as a bookseller on TV. One of the books he sold – Jews: The Whole Truth – was authored by Konstantinos Plevris... headquarters in 2012. How could one forget, for instance, that the supposedly rehabilitated Georgiadis
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Newsletter 50 - 06/11/2015
for the banks since the tendered bonds would be bailed-in in the event a bank receives even one cent of state... be trimmed to around 5 billion, one-fifth of the financial envelope of 25 billion envisaged by the EU... to other EU countries to be entered on a list. So far, only one on Lesvos has been created and just
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
AgoraNo one inside or outside Greece will easily forget 2015. With the change of government... back takes the view that the first six months of 2015 took Greece one step too close to the economic... sheets remain elevated. But the recovery potential on the liability side is one of the key questions
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Privatisations in Greece: A win-win that's difficult to achieve
Agora, Brussels, Frankfurt and Washington is considerable. One key issue concerns the next agreements... supervisory board together with three Greek representatives appointed by the Greek government. One.... These elements included one related to the state having to approve project-licensing requirements
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
they will oppose the draft law, on board. Without at least one of these two opposition parties... for the winning party. Potami has proposed it should be one extra seat for every two percent of the vote..., in the future. In France, President Francois Hollande has staggered from one blow to the next
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to issue mixed messages on Wednesday: On the one hand, he... minister reflects the two tracks that Tsipras has followed in recent days: One is still targeting... dismissals, one of the key points of contention in the labour reform discussion, worked in favour
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Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/01/05/cyprus_myrto_1000_0501-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Agora, Spain and Cyprus. Four of these are now success stories,” said Regling. While one may debate... one out (Greece), there is little cause for celebration. One could look at the amount of loans... the other four combined), and the fact it is the only one still left in a programme and conclude
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Survey highlights strain on mental health in Greece amid financial pressure
Societyits last survey. One in five respondents said that last year they were unable to feed themselves... to provide enough food for their family for at least half of the month, while one in eight said they struggled to put food on the table for one to two weeks per month. The share of respondents who say
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