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What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?
PoliticsGreek Politicsmuch of the party machinery if it proves its case in court, there is no guarantee that the far right... as long as Greece’s economy and society remain in the doldrums and its institutions lack... in the build up to European Parliament elections in May, when far right and nationalist parties are expected
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Golden Dawn murders generate new test for Greek democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek democracy has been under pressure since the country’s economy and political system began... the incident, the far right party blamed “terrorists” and the coalition government led by Antonis... built by prosecutors. The allegations about its activity, which were far removed from the group’s
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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agoratradition of comparative political economy. He combines a wealth of historical trends in post World War... for Greece from May 2010 were based on forecasts that turned out to be far too optimistic. This form of mea... not come as a surprise that Streeck’s book has unleashed a fierce debate, predominantly so far
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the Greek economy would be around 5.2 billion euros, or roughly 2.5 percent of gross domestic... measures as part of any future conditionality. Indeed, such an agreement would be far more... bailout before the European Parliament elections. The troika’s only concession so far has been
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
Economyfar shows a primary surplus of 1.05 billion to April despite a widening of the revenue shortfall... create opportunities for credit expansion should the economy start to rebound and the huge stock... to be created in the following sectors: tourism, agriculture and fishery, and packaging. So far, all
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How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
Agora-hearted attempts to offer a potentially game-changing compromise over the past week were far too little...’s economy at risk would probably see its coalition partner(s) walk out, while a move to water down... saviour-like, with an increased majority. It may sound like a far-fetched plan, which runs counter
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Contraction in Greek credit eases slightly to 3 percent in November
EconomyMacroeconomy. The November figure is the lowest reading so far in 2014. Similar to October, the negative credit flow... in October. November’s figure is the second lowest so far this year. Housing loans eased by 3.1 percent... of the ECB’s comprehensive assessment, the anticipated recovery of the domestic economy in 2015
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Understanding the German approach towards Greece
Agorathrough which re-gained monetary autonomy works on the economy are far more numerous. They include more... of that belief. One paper, the centre-left SZ, even went as far as to suggest that Draghi (and not Germany
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Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015
. In January 2014, Giorgos Stathakis (now Economy Minister) indicated that the main goal of any attempt..., Varoufakis has gone as far as suggesting that Greece’s primary surpluses should be 1 to 1.5 percent of GDP, which is a far cry from the “campaign to reverse five years of spending cuts” that a Bloomberg
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What we've got here is a failure to communicate
Agora, Giorgos Stathakis (now Economy Minister) indicated that the main goal of any attempt to tackle Greece’s.... This principle is now at the centre of what Varoufakis is proposing. In fact, Varoufakis has gone as far as suggesting that Greece’s primary surpluses should be 1 to 1.5 percent of GDP, which is a far cry
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