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Greek Salad (made in Italy)
Agoraof Five Star and Lega can produce a viable government majority without a repeat election (something no-one... for bad policy. This something that Greeks have learned to appreciate in very concrete ways since 2015... immediate implications for markets even before one unpacks a variety of horrors that lurk
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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agorais a success or failure. Mitsotakis also needs this gamble to pay off because he struck a wrong note.... Maybe this is because one no longer has the responsibility of running this troublesome country... to wriggle out of one position and into another before his opponents have had a chance to pin him down
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SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat, one of the main dilemmas facing SYRIZA is who it could govern with. One of the options open... with the irascible Kammenos and his nationalist party. Some voters may also be turned off by this alliance due to Independent Greeks' reputation for odd views and erratic behaviour. This is one of the reasons
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Newsletter 385 - 16/06/2023
to a decisive victory in the June 25 elections – one that will hand his New Democracy party a majority... is at odds with ND, but this scenario looks very slim at the moment. The polls actually suggest... amount to a confirmation of their first vote, and only one in four said their vote would
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Newsletter 59 - 22/01/2016
ceiling than the one contained in the government’s initial proposal. At the same time, farmers... deal than the one they have proposed. days. Following a teleconference with the institutions... more tension and result in a harsher pension reform than the one currently under debate. Meanwhile
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Newsletter 141
and was spotted gambling in a casino. Kammenos has so far been able to fight off accusations... almost 57 percent of the vote in last Sunday’s run-off, beating her younger opponent and MEP Nikos... to appear in the Greek economy this year, though they are fragile. Tourism, one of the main pillars
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
package of measures” includes one-off payments of 5,000 euros to families and 8,000 euros to businesses; exemption from the ENFIA property tax; a suspension of property auctions; the writing off... the government reacted since the fire will be difficult to shake off. It casts a different light
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Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?
EconomyGreek privatisations are expected to be one of the subjects discussed at Monday’s Eurogroup, as the government sets out its policies for one of the most troubled aspects of economic policy over... from privatisations are earmarked for paying off Greece’s debt and play a key role
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Mapping the views of the Greeks
Societyin Athens and one of the researchers involved in the survey. The Dianeosis survey was conducted in two... wary of terms like “capitalism” and “shares”, only a very small minority (less than 6 percent... somewhat milder by November, after the increase in refugee arrivals) and a very strong minority
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Newsletter 75 - 27/05/2016
-bills this month and getting very little that tangible in return from Greece’s lenders has caused... of this, the government will try to change the mood, probably through a two-pronged strategy. One..., was very keen to point out after the Eurogroup that a number of issues, including what plans
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