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Greek debt: A case of learned helplessness?
Agorathat was at the epicentre of Greece’s crisis: The debt. Core eurozone governments did not want to find... debt relief have run out of meaningful arguments. The German finance minister certainly does not want
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
at this stage. While the former prime minister appears to want some kind of comeback, he will not want
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut it is clear that the government did so through gritted teeth. Samaras did not want to be in a position... would want to be part of his legacy. Fully aware of the tricky position the coalition is in, Tsipras
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Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggesting that a majority, albeit slight, of Greeks want Parliament to elect a president... not want snap polls, while 45 percent do. A Rass poll for Eleftheros Typos suggested that 56.3 percent
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Appealing to dual audiences compounds mixed messages from SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicswant to adopt some of the welfare measures it has promised during that period, without having to make... and undecided voters, most of whom would like to SYRIZA be involved in the next government, who want
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SYRIZA's only chance
Agora“We want people on the streets, we want you to protest,” SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras told the crowd at his last campaign speech in Athens on Thursday. He and his party envision that popular will can be the rising tide to lift SYRIZA in its battle with the troika and struggle to tame domestic
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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsready to accept a compromise. The Marc poll for Alpha TV indicates that 56 percent of Greeks want an “honourable compromise” in talks with the eurozone. Marc poll for Alpha TV: Do you want gov't
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Lack of liquidity, political cost push Greek gov't to seek swift deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirection than creditors want by raising the minimum wage and calling in the International Labour... with domestic political concerns as the government does not want to be seen to be going down the same
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SYRIZA strife not a rebellion in the making yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the decisions that will be taken. The smaller factions within SYRIZA want to ensure that Tsipras and his close aides do not bypass the party structure in the next weeks. They want the political
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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... prime minister suggested that lenders want Athens to abolish a benefit given to anyone over 60 years
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