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Posts on January 2019
A varied set of views on China
Since 2008, the increasingly close ties between Greece and China have caught the attention of the world media and there has been plenty of speculation about where this ‘romance’ is heading.
Contributor: Plamen Tonchev
Categories: Economy (312), Society (131), Greece (466)
Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Anyone who has tried to approach the Macedonia name issue with an open mind since it surfaced in the 1990s will likely have regretted they ever broached the matter. Many will have escaped when they had the chance, while the rest were sucked into its vortex of claim and counter-claim, intricate history, complicated geography and ugly politics.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364), Greece (466)
Macedonia name issue: Agreement and disagreement
On Thursday, the Greek Parliament is expected to ratify the Prespa Agreement with which Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) aim at resolving the dispute over the latter’s name.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364), Greece (466)
SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
The picture from the first meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos in January 2015, after SYRIZA’s election victory was a sign of things to come.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (364), Greece (466)