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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
that they should have been adjusted in May 2015. For most areas, the adjustment will result in a 10–20 percent... fell to 24.5 percent in October, its lowest rate since May 2012. The number of employed slipped... Parliament elections of May 2014 approached and it did not look like the promise of debt relief from
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
people out but it may soon be left with few other choices. Unemployment edges up in Jan Greece’s... few consistencies It may be just a question of time before Tsipras's stance on the IMF morphs... that the fund was thinking of ways to dangle Greece off the edge of a cliff. Either way, Tsipras may
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Crisis management policy: the sad lesson of the Greek case
Agorain the first half of May, that due to the way the 2015 agreement was designed, the Greeks will have... as Greece. The fiscal intervention was especially huge in the May 2010 programme, equivalent to 10... barriers on better liquidity must be implemented and may usually include a professional handling
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The cat is out of the bag: Europe's politics is a mess
Agoraby Cameron’s successor, Theresa May. The appointment of a man famed for his buffoonery and insulting.... However, Europe may need to ask itself for how long and how far it can ride on the coattails of a leader... is that although political events in the UK may have provided amusement and bemusement in recent
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Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy. There have been suggestions in the Greek media that Tsipras may seek to hit back... has already raised the issue with European Commission officials and it has been claimed that he may... of calling snap elections in May, which many observers consider to be the most likely choice for the prime
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agoraand for the EU27 as well as the Euro Area as a whole. We may mention in particular three helpful and detailed... on Daniel Kahneman’s important book “Thinking, Fast, and Slow” to suggest that the EC may suffer... 2100 (see Table 1, below). We may also point out that the “high” growth scenario in the Book, compared
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Tsipras identifies failings, tries to rally SYRIZA as Androulakis attempts to tread own path
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir choice in the last days before May 21 or even on the day of the election. While the observations... will also have another goal during this campaign, even though party officials may not speak about... the extent of New Democracy’s dominance on May 21, some former PASOK voters who backed Mistotakis might
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Report on PPC’s viability ruffles feathers and shakes share price
EconomyFeatureson Friday May 11. Their closing price on the following Monday reflected a drop of 9.5 percent, which... euros on Tuesday May 15, a decline of around 24 percent compared to their closing price on the first day of trading for the month, May 2, when the share price stood at 2.7340. New Democracy’s head
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
have intimated in previous weeks that the affair may be part of a plot to undermine the centre-right... by MEPs may yield more results than the limited inquiry carried out by the Greek Parliament, which saw... May 2020. Unemployment After a pause in August, the unemployment rate in September dropped below 12
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Greek government risks mauling after straying off
Agorathe matter in the bud. Tsipras may still have the chance to learn from the former conservative... may be slipping. What was meant to be his crowning moment as far as his promise to tackle the shady... bending of the rules so the bidder with the supposed closest ties to the government could end up
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