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Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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Agoraundoubtedly tapped into a far-right, ultra-nationalist vein that has existed in Greek society... of its backers. Parliament’s reaction has so far been limited to changing legislation so that public... strengthens the far-right party. Directly or indirectly, those who back Golden Dawn also subscribe to its
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
the interventions agreed so far with lenders as well as the government’s final proposals on certain areas where an agreement has not been reached so far. On income tax reform, the The fiscal outcome for 2015... far from over, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis focussed on the issue of security
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoracollected almost 24 percent of the vote and beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen into second place. Le...) party. In the wake of the defeat for the far-right in last month’s Dutch elections, Sunday’s... of the vote. This AFP graphic shows how far PS tumbled. The collapse of the centre
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Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficially recognised as a criminal organisation. The leader of the now outlawed far-right party... month from which the far-right and radical left profited, is often cited as a prime example..., such as the scrapping of the previous electoral law and a move to proportional representation, the far-right party’s
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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
Societychanged since 2019, and how far ND has gone in improving Greece’s wildfire preparedness. The political... the ongoing crisis, the plan underlines that far from starving the aerial firefighting fleet..., however, the evidence so far has not been reassuring. A preview of the issues involved
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PM rides into new, bigger storm after publication of phonetapping list
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe highlighted that the only judicial investigation so far into the wiretapping affair has been a probe... Nikos Androulakis. So far, no prosecutor has looked into the claims about the use of Predator... are designed to damage the government. He went as far as suggesting that this is the work of “centres
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A summit of little substance
Agoradecisions on the four key topics on the agenda: the digital economy, innovation and services; youth unemployment, financing the economy and cutting red tape; deepening the Economic and Monetary Union... issue for this summit – the digital economy – the Conclusions reiterate the goal of completing
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Greek GDP drops by less than expected 0.2 pct in Q2, signalling recession exit near
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek economy recorded the 24th consecutive period of decline in Q2 of 2014 as Gross Domestic..., followed by a drop of 7.4 percent in 2012 and 4 percent last year. The Greek economy plummeted... the economy to grow by 0.6 percent this year. After today’s flash estimate and revisions, this means
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How many NPLs in the Greek banking sector are also non-recoverable loans ?
Agorafor lending to the real economy. Note that lending to private households and corporates continues... contraction in the Greek economy from mid-2013 to mid-2014 While the NPL problem is a key impediment... to the domestic economy, their neighbouring peers in Cyprus face an even taller mountain to climb. In Cyprus
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Does Greece need a third programme?
Agorato the challenge of how the implementation of a structural reform agenda in the economy and society... political economy it is necessary to broaden the focus of current deliberations in various capital..., a new cooperation agreement would emphasise the attainment of efficiency gains in the real economy
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