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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
the attention this week as it heads into a run-off vote on Sunday, between former labour minister Efi... to be in the driving seat ahead of Sunday’s ballot after former state minister Nikos Pappas – one... accused Kasselakis of lacking a plan, arguing that Achstioglou has one that has “a beginning, middle
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
AgoraThere are certain truths about the Greek crisis. The main one is that Greece got itself... austerity to close the deficit from year one. This approach would also have had a knock-on effect...” provided to Greece. Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos has been one of the most frequent
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoratook the unusual step of congratulating Macron despite there being a run-off against Le Pen yet to come – albeit one that he is expected to win comfortably. Although Juncker’s gesture is understandable... of Europe’s tendency to laud the eye-catching victories but brush off the smaller defeats even though
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Understanding the German approach towards Greece
Agorathe very existence of the euro was in doubt and liquidity runs on governments could throw them... of Grexit for the eurozone are therefore potentially severe. A very careful politicians like Angela..., that motivation has only marginally increased with the actual establishment of one such party
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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
. The government has managed to survive another week within very tight conditions and reportedly repaid... of not mentioning the war is not one familiar with Greeks. In fact, Greece is a country where history... Greece’s third largest party, Golden Dawn, and its supporters. One of the problems of using history
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agorafor Greece would have been much more testing. As things stand, Greece is, proportionately, one... and not cooperative, we will only become convinced once we see the effective results in the future. One or two..., this reflects very low birthrates, well below replacement. But it also reflects many Greeks seeking
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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
of the 2.7 million pensioners in Greece will receive a one-off payment between 300 and 830 euros... SYRIZA rose by one point to 16. According to the survey, 87.5 percent of Greeks believe the country... a critical test of preparation in July 2018 when the third programme is due to expire. On the one hand
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Whither New Democracy?
Agoralead to a run-off vote a week later), the rivets holding together the strange amalgamation... of the four hopefuls, has set off around Greece in a camper van. It’s not so much the kind of battle... up and down the land that he is the only one of the candidates who truly represents the common man
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Privatisation revenues edge upward as end-of-year deadline looms
EconomyFeatures, involving splitting it into two entities, one commercial and one for infrastructure. DEPA’s privatisation... higher than the initial offering of 600 million. The current concession ends in 2026 and the new one... in particular were proving very attractive to foreign investors and would be a strong revenue
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
Agorapercent in 2009 was transformed into a small surplus in 2013 – one of the sharpest adjustments the world... if one excludes some parts of Athens and other big cities, the signs of the crisis are not always... the overriding one is that the social impact can rarely be seen on the street, on the beach
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