Search
-
Neither necessary, nor good
Agorawith the Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party that has espoused populist, nationalist, racist and conspiracy-theorist... pliable. However, being in government with ANEL is not the straightforward, guilt-free politics that Tsipras imagines. In political terms, he is dining with the devil. His first alliance with ANEL
10% -
Tsipras and Kammenos try to fend off rumours of deepening rift
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the last few weeks. This has been triggered... speculation about whether the SYRIZA-ANEL partnership has run its course, given that Kammenos said his... and ANEL have also taken different positions following the furore caused by Ivan Savidis’s foray onto
10% -
Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
Kammenos rocks coalition boat SYRIZA-ANEL alliance under stress as defence minister seems to follow... SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) can last much longer. During his visit to Washington... with Fileleftheros newspaper, Iliopoulos claimed The unlikely alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL looks particularly
10% -
Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Panos Kammenos, announced... and wants all ANEL’s ministers to do the same. As a consequence, Tsipras said that he would call... three of the seven members of ANEL’s parliamentary group are certain to vote against the government
10% -
Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsElena Kountoura, an MP with departing coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). Kountoura’s announcement led to ANEL leader and departed defence minister Panos Kammenos ousting her from his party. He took the same action with another ANEL lawmaker, Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis
10% -
Tsipras seen clinching 151 votes as doubts surface about name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party from the coalition means that barring any last-minute... on Monday, three ANEL MPs (Elena Kountoura, Vassilis Kokkalis and Thanassis Papachristopoulos) had... of confidence. Kostas Zouraris of ANEL is also expected to support the government. Given that Deputy
10% -
Collateral damage in Europe?
Agorahawks such as John Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser now co-define policy vis... Washington DC and Beijing.* *I would like to thank John Psaropoulos for helpful comments in writing
10% -
The Agora Podcast - Episode 3 (Europe in recovery mode)
AgoraMalkoutzis speaks to John Springford and Christian Odendahl from the Centre for European Reform think... might overcome this setback. John and Christian recently co-authored a paper highlighting how
10% -
Where is Odysseus? Part 2 - Uncertainty
Agorapopulation see: “Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline” by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson, (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545397/empty-planet-by-darrell-bricker-and-john
10% -
What would Willy do?
AgoraWilly Brandt to see his country from outside. He had deep empathy with the fears about Germany
10%