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Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019
bill in the summer. The aim is for the panel to deliver the new “objective” values by May next year so... as of the end of October, stood at circa 277 percent of the quota and an outstanding debt of just over 9
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agorahealthcare system thanks to a two-month strict lockdown, which authorities began to lift in early May... at home” message during lockdown, and its successor the “stay safe” campaign for the easing period... critical to cultivating a safe environment, post-lockdown, and ones which were already challenging
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It's the hope that kills you
Agorawith other European countries at the beginning of May, affected the economy dearly with GDP dropping.... Initially, there were very bullish, albeit entirely disconnected from reality, estimates in May..., advertising it as a safe destination. Safe start Greece was indeed safe when the tourism season
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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
that voters' personal data may have been leaked to a member of the ruling party's European Parliament.... These legitimate concerns and challenges to the country's economic performance may have been obscured... by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country's data protection authority, while several
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
in. Of course, the danger for the prime minister is that in making such an ambitious claim, he has... by referring the matter to a prosecutor, especially after the convict claimed his life was in danger... successive month, albeit slowing to 114 million in May from 656 million in April The budget primary
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicstowards the end of May, which would require a high level of organisation by the Interior Ministry... be leaving the Interior Ministry to become SYRIZA’s secretary, several other frontline officials... role is Alexis Haritsis. The 41-year-old was appointed interior minister, replacing the outgoing
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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. But the importance of the euro as a political and economic project meant danger signs were not heeded.... The markets treated Greek government debt as being almost as safe an investment as German bonds. Borrowing
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agoraefficiently, there was a danger that it would be seen as encouraging refugees to seek out smugglers... with the Geneva Convention, nor meets the criteria of what is considered a safe country. The United Nations... raised serious doubts about the safety and legality of sending back asylum seekers en masse to Turkey
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policypolitical crisis in neighboring country as no one can make safe predictions on what the consequences... the danger of a major incident in the Aegean, arguing that Turkey has used such events during periods
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