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Greece's biggest problem? Society's lack of openness
Agora’s biggest problem, which it has done little to deal with, is its lack of openness as a society
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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
. Athens still appears to have faith in its lenders’ willingness to reach a face-saving deal
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No prospect of compromise for entrenched Greek parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsa humiliating defeat in the House. Also, should a debt relief deal with the eurozone be agreed, Samaras
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Cairo Declaration inches Greece closer to hydrocarbons goal
PoliticsGreek Politics. Such a deal could still be some way off as neither side wants to rile Turkey at the moment. Indeed
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Tsipras bolsters ties with Europe’s rising leftists but also looks beyond
PoliticsGreek Politicson the rise, while also trying to cultivate ties with the European personalities he will have to deal
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Court ruling on property tax levels could hurt future revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Council of State has reportedly ruled that objective property values, which are used instead of market prices to calculate tax, should be adjusted within the next months. This could deal a serious blow to future revenues. The last time objective prices were modified was back in 2007, even
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Probe into LAOS leader could spark contest for party's voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe future of Giorgos Karatzaferis, the leader of the ultranationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), has been but in doubt after it emerged that he is a suspect in a bribery case involving military equipment. Karatzaferis is being investigated after it emerged that middlemen in a deal to sell 64
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The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
AgoraIt appears that the leader of ultra-nationalist LAOS, Giorgos Karatzaferis, will stand trial in connection to kickbacks he allegedly received as part of a deal signed to supply Greece with Super Puma helicopters. While this week's developments provide some hope that those guilty of corruption (time
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2014 is not 2012
Agora. Although it is a decent chunk of the pledged collateral, Greek banks would have to deal
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Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsits plan to demand a new deal from the eurozone. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras repeated on Saturday his
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