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Health minister hogs spotlight, puts PM in tricky position
PoliticsGreek Politicsunforgiving. Public expectations reflect this tension. A striking 69 pct of respondents say an ND majority... it as unlikely and 25 pct say it is impossible. Without some form of alignment, the opposition remains... by 73.4 pct, and a similar 69.4 pct say the same about a potential Tsipras party. Enthusiasm
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"Executive state" model becomes latest lightning rod for discontent among ND MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicshave taken aim at Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s inner circle over what they say is an over-concentration... in the PM’s inner circle, which, they say, marginalises elected legislators and ministers. The remedy... in Parliament. So far, reports say SYRIZA has agreed to back an inquiry in principle, while
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
AgoraMayor of Greater Manchester to Prime Minister of Great Britain. Oasis’s “Some Might Say” evokes a post... contract is broken and 51% say hard work no longer pays. The cost of living crisis dominates public...’s campaign video. “Some might say we will find a brighter day,” is the incantation in the Oasis
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Scandals, shifting polls and strategic anxiety make for unsettled political summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties remain sceptical. Forty‑two per cent of respondents say ELAS lacks convincing political figures, while 67% say the same of Elpida. Meanwhile, the idea of a new party led by Antonis Samaras appears to have little traction as 78% say they would not vote for such a formation. On leadership
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Trust levels fall again as public perceptions trail economic progress
Societybetween those who feel they have a say in government decisions and those who do not reaches 48 percentage... people like them to have a say. These aspects of governance are among the strongest predictors of trust...% of Greeks say they understand AI well enough to explain it to someone else. When asked about
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraexports sector. Greece ended up with none of these. This is where hubris comes into play. An increasingly... decision-makers in Europe have been content to allow this crisis to develop into a morality play
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Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsit clear that he will continue to play on Greeks’ concerns about what a clear victory for SYRIZA would... by Sunday’s results. For instance, SYRIZA’s breakthrough in Athens and Attica may play
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Is there (sustainable) growth in Greece?
Agorareal economy back to the levels last achieved in 2007. Thus, some reflections about the state of play... Play. [1] This contribution is calculated as net receipts to Greece from sea transport. According
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Newsletter 4 - 21/11/2014
, Waiting for Godot by Irish writer Samuel Beckett is an absurdist play, in which two characters... prevailing in Greece does resemble Beckett’s absurdist play. By Jens Bastian
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
to speculation about the coalition’s future and whether PASOK will have a part to play in political developments... of play concerning the prolonged troika review with the Greek government; a complex task in its own right
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