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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
Agoraare satisfied with our lives and what changes we must make to ensure security and sustainability... hit during the off-peak tourism season. The lack of visitors flying into Greece in the first quarter... sections of the media more space to present every decision taken by the ruling party as a resounding
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
. There were more incidents this week involving fights between migrants as well as a stand-off... that the fund was thinking of ways to dangle Greece off the edge of a cliff. Either way, Tsipras may... Merkel!” to trying to curry favour with Angela Merkel at every opportunity, Tsipras’s persona
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Government defends economic recovery narrative as first poll after summer break lands
PoliticsGreek Politics, at every opportunity, government officials argue that the economy has been improving and that Greeks are increasingly better off. This has been one of New Democracy’s strongest cards, although rising... Skertsos published a lengthy social media post hitting back at the argument that Greeks are the worse off
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Eurogroup paves way for completion of third review, talks on debt relief
EconomyProgramme,” said Tsakalotos. However, the attempt to settle the prior actions got off to a bumpy start on Monday... and the national union decided to call off the action after receiving reassurances from the government regarding... margin for 2017, related to the EFSF debt buy-back loan) the Luxembourg-based organisation
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Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto work due to the damage inflicted by the flooding would receive a one-off benefit payment of 600... would receive a one-off payment of 400 euros. It is estimated that there could be up to 55,000 claimants. Opposition politicians immediately accused the government of trying to buy voters’ support
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Greece and lenders with conceptual, as well as practical, gaps to bridge
PoliticsGreek Politics, which saw Athens receive loans largely to pay off debt after meeting tough fiscal targets and executing... that struck a compromise straight away, his tactict of being steadfast paid off. We should accept... to secure some kind of deal. In reality, SYRIZA would be satisfied with an agreement that allows
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Agorakills off chances for reasoned discussion. But to compound matters, the public debate in Greece has... and seeped into every corner. Beyond the politicians’ slanging matches, much of the commentary... about what the alternatives are likely to be. This aspect is glaringly absent from the public debate
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What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
Agoraof ways to dangle Greece off the edge of a cliff. Either way, Tsipras may have elicited a much more... favour with Angela Merkel at every opportunity, Tsipras’s persona and priorities have fluctuated... been discussed until now. There is also another important aspect to the complex equation; for some
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Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government that believes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would be better off allowing... that he backs this option. “Time is on the government’s side and every month that passes makes things... work with the centre-left, then PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR). The interesting aspect about
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat “ample light” would be shed on every aspect of the crash. In recent days, the families of victims... off the perception that its instinct was to prioritise its political survival over the lives
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