Agora

In ancient Athens, the agora was where citizens gathered to hear news, discuss and, later, trade. The agora was the heart of the city’s political, cultural and spiritual life. It is this spirit we hope to channel in this section of the website. Here, the Agora is a public forum for discussing events unfolding in Greece and beyond.

In May 2020, we also launched a podcast called The Agora, delivering insight from our own experts and analysis from special guests. If you enjoy intelligent, lively discussion and want the bigger picture, join us for a stroll through the Agora. Our show is hosted on Acast, but you can also listen to us here:

Posts on January 2018

Name and shame

Until Sunday’s protest over the Macedonia name issue, Thessaloniki’s most recent notable contribution to Greek politics was to host Alexis Tsipras in 2014, when he set out SYRIZA’s plan for governing Greece.

23/01/2018 - 10:34

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (374), Greece (479)

How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white

Nine years since facing bankruptcy and subsequently having experienced the most severe economic crisis in its modern history, which took away a quarter of the economy and employment, a country should at least have identified the reasons that it found itself in such a mess.

15/01/2018 - 14:29

Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis

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Categories: Politics (374), Economy (316), Greece (479)

A year of risk and reward for Greece

Greece enters a new year that could prove to be a watershed in its long and meandering traipse through three successive bailouts and faltering efforts to overcome the chronic weaknesses that contributed to one of the most damaging economic crises the developed world has seen.

03/01/2018 - 10:45

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (374), Economy (316), Greece (479)