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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agorathis deficit is all the more reason to consider the publication by Wolfgang Streeck timely and appropriate... in the day? The evidence was there for all to see from 2011. What remains in the euro area crisis... are financial institutions. A trickle-down effect has yet to be registered beyond banks. None
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Divisions on center left blight launch of Greek Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto highlight their divisions. The Olive Tree was meant to bring together all the disparate groups... PASOK lagging behind To Potami, a new party formed by journalist Stavros Theodorakis, which has yet... of just 8 percent, which is the lowest among all Greece’s political leaders and one point below Golden
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicswith no majority at all and facing serious questions about whether it could continue without calling snap... and served as a reminder that with less than two months to go to the elections, SYRIZA has yet... is certain to have caused the SYRIZA leadership concern. When all this is taken into account
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ELSTAT sees 2013 primary deficit at 8.7 pct of GDP, 40 bln wiped out from economy since 2010
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros has been wiped out from the domestic economy since 2010. According to ELSTAT, all... on gg deficit and debt are due to be released for all EU countries on April 23. The ratification.... It is not yet clear whether the figure indicated by ELSTAT (19.27 billion) will be the same under EAP
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Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
Agoraof what this all means for Greeks’ political intentions in the European Parliament (EP) ballot. Most.... But their outcome is not yet being seen as a destabilising factor, even if the largest opposition party SYRIZA... of the electorate for new faces, political formations and above all independence from the old order
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The challenge in Greece: Funding an emerging economic recovery
Agoraquarter this year. That is indeed a significant piece of good news, all the more when considering.... After 25 consecutive quarters of negative GDP figures, dating all the way back to 2008 in the pre... for Greece. We learnt last week that the Italian economy yet again slipped back into recession
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Optimism and obstacles in Spain
Agoraby pointing to cycles. However, for all the upbeat economic news, Spaniards have yet to reap any reward from... more reforms to be done and all these make a sustainable growth more difficult,” argued Zsolt Darvas
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
AgoraPresident Nicos Anastasiades suspended reunification talks with the Turkish-Cypriots in retaliation. Yet... the revenues from natural gas to all citizens but has made it clear to the Turkish-Cypriots.... Possibly the threat of ISIS will die down in the months ahead, allowing all the players
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Waiting for Godot in Greece
Agorathat the definition of a successful conclusion is a matter of intense interpretation by all... compliance obligations. All the while this exchange is taking place in Athens via an avalanche... and its international creditors, the fact remains that yet another evaluation round has underlined
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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the prime minister has insisted he will be the candidate in all three rounds. For this to change... silence on all sides. Samaras is likely to be concerned about the political cost of yielding under... provided a possible way out for MPs who are considering voting for Dimas but do not yet have a strong
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