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.

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Posts on November 2016

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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?

Political developments around the western world, from the victory for Brexit to Donald Trump being elected US president, have been a rude awakening for politicians, commentators and pollsters who did not see this shift in voter behaviour coming.

30/11/2016 - 11:36

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Europe (279), Politics (374), Economy (316), Society (135), Greece (479)

The Cyprus conundrum

Brendan O’Leary and John McGarry have convincingly explained that every ethnic/religious conflict has a “meta-conflict” level. At the meta-conflict level, the conflicting sides disagree about what the conflict is about. Each side advocates their own understanding about the causes, the nature and the substance of the conflict they are embroiled in.

28/11/2016 - 09:57

Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris

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Categories: Europe (279), Politics (374)

Greek 2017 budget reveals size and source of extra tax burden

The 2017 budget tabled in Parliament on Monday revealed that the bulk of the estimated incremental fiscal performance in 2017 will stem from additional revenues since 2.45 billion of the 2.6 billion in total interventions will be on the revenue side.

23/11/2016 - 12:06

Contributor: Manos Giakoumis

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Categories: Economy (316), Greece (479)

Presidential shuttle diplomacy between Athens and Berlin

Departing for Berlin last week on the second leg of his last foreign trip in office, US President Barack Obama carried various policy messages for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his hand luggage.

22/11/2016 - 09:06

Contributor: Jens Bastian

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Categories: Europe (279), Economy (316), Greece (479)

Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope

What could Greece have expected from the visit of a US leader in the final days of his presidency, before he is replaced by someone who appears to be the antithesis in personal and policy terms? Not much. What did it get from Barack Obama’s brief stay in Athens? Probably more than it expected.

16/11/2016 - 16:13

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Europe (279), Politics (374), Economy (316), Society (135), Greece (479)

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