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Slow progress on fiscal, impasse on labour keep review deal on hold
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement ahead of the April 7 Eurogroup rather than the one on March 20. Finance Ministry sources told... being completely resolved. This is one of the issues on which there had been progress during... unit are covered) can be extended by the state on the demand of one of the negotiating parties
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Conference on Cyprus: foot-dragging towards a dead end
Agora. More importantly, bi-zonality means that there will be two constituent states – one Greek-Cypriot and one Turkish-Cypriot. Each constituent state will be administered by the respective community which.... So what now? The history of the Cyprus problem is one of failed diplomatic efforts, one might say
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Greece’s return to capital markets: Why not try a diaspora bond first?
Agorasuch a strategy is further articulated by two additional characteristics. For one, the pronouncements... underperform. If we take the arguments in favour of a bond market return at face value for a moment one... this method to raise nearly 30 billion US dollars. The maturities vary from one to 20 years
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Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece
Societyexpenditure has been one of the many areas that have seen significant cuts. Dedicated funding... of individuals with at least one common mental disorder received treatment. In addition, only half..., with Greece being one of nine countries in the index without assertive community treatment teams
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Spain is not Greece: Part two
Agoraor, in the most pessimistic scenario, as the third one, neck-and-neck with the PP and the Socialists. Within one... in the country’s recent history. One week after the Greek elections, Podemos showed its muscle with a massive... of discontent among conservative voters of the PP. The ruling party is the only one that withstands
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The education of Alexis Tsipras
Agorato quell any leftist fervour among his supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one.... The natural reflex to play down SYRIZA’s success as a victory for the left but one that would benefit... a domestic audience that had previously been out of SYRIZA’s reach. One of the most significant moments
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politicsone. However, reports indicate that lenders want just two rates: 11 and 23 percent, with the lowest... the start of the crisis, will be one of the biggest obstacles to his party approving the deal.... There is no doubt that this will be one of the main sticking points for SYRIZA MPs and members should
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Unemployment, cronyism and corruption fuel Greek brain drain
Societyand one in eight in the UK. Almost three-quarters of respondents hold a postgraduate degree, half...). The survey also found that one in five respondents have no wish to return to Greece, while another 30... as the minimum they would consider, half of them would be satisfied with 20,000 to 40,000 euros. One
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
Election race begins Upcoming poll will be one of the most unpredictable in recent times.... The upcoming elections will be one of the most difficult to read in modern Greek history due to the high..., this government would have one big advantage over the administrations formed under scenarios A and C, which
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
AgoraNo one inside or outside Greece will easily forget 2015. With the change of government... back takes the view that the first six months of 2015 took Greece one step too close to the economic... sheets remain elevated. But the recovery potential on the liability side is one of the key questions
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