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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policy.” "In a country where justice does not work properly and courts operate under the Sultan's order, the adventure of the two Greek soldiers may last for more than 15 years," he said while speaking in Parliament
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Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems
EconomyProgramme: 310 million on March 6, 348 million on March 13 and 581 million on March 16. The last tranche... billion in May and 2.5 billion in June, according to PDMA. Through an amendment included in the law... remaining 310 million relate to 90 percent of HFSF current cash reserves that until the end of 2015
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EU prosecutor challenges government’s narrative on corruption
PoliticsGreek Politicselements may still emerge. Asked whether more case files were coming, she declined to answer... that more resources would be provided. Her remarks also touched on deeper structural issues. She... criticism and snide remarks from some government MPs and ministers. It was a pointed institutional
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Opposition parties' stance on president provides gov't with little hope so far
PoliticsGreek Politics. DIMAR also reaffirmed its decision not to vote for presidential candidate Stavros Dimas, making... that this week – since the ballot date was moved forward and Dimas was nominated – that even those lawmakers... that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras might consider swapping Dimas for another candidate after the first
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Lower yields for short- and long-term borrowing boost Athens
EconomyMacroeconomyThere was a promising start to May for Greece’s debt management agency (PDMA) as interest in its T-Bills rose and borrowing costs dropped in the two issues it auctioned successfully on May 2 and May... ratio of 2.81. The PDMA accepted 812 million euros for an auctioned amount of 625 million. The yields
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Karatzaferis offers to boost New Democracy's right wing with LAOS alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe May 2010 bailout but then gradually aligned himself with Samaras's opposition to the EU-IMF... in May, however, changed this dynamic. LAOS surprised observers by gaining 2.7 percent of the vote... where liberal reformists sat uncomfortably alongside staunch nationalists. This odd and precarious
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Off the isles of Greece
Agora. Either through error, bad luck or malpractice nine children and three women who may not have known... to watch the momentous naval clash between his navy and the Greeks: "A king sat on the rocky brow Which
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The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
Agorathat Karatzaferis’s substantial personal wealth (which may be completely legitimate) deserved a closer look... was ousted in acrimonious circumstances in 2000, going on to form LAOS. He then sat in the European
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Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015
or the Middle East, dress be considered acceptable? It seems the Commission realised the joke may have gone... not sat well with European officials and there have been numerous complaints that the government
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Will the real men of unity please stand up?
Agorathe Commission realised the joke may have gone too far as it cut out this section of the photo shoot video from... adopted by Tsipras and Varoufakis has not sat well with European officials and there have been
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