Agora
Posts on March 2016
A misstep away from absurdity
Greece’s Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas could find himself out of a job or demoted soonbecause he slipped up in an interview. That his position is in peril for a verbal faux pas when others are going about their jobs unperturbed despite helping running the country into the ground is a pretty succinct statement on the interminable absurdity of Greek politics
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (367), Greece (469)
Greek banks: Taking stock of a rough 2015 and looking at what lies ahead
Greek banks concluded the release of fourth-quarter (Q4) results in the first half of March. All core banks posted net loss at the bottom line largely due to one-offs, higher provisions and seasonally increased operating expenses.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (314), Greece (469)
EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
European Union leaders and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu are due to meet again in Brussels this week (March 17–18) to finalise an agreement on the resettlement of refugees. Europe appears ready to come together and hold its nose to get the deal done but there is still the potential it could fail, leaving Greece alone and holding its head.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Greece (469)
When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
After weeks of dancing around the issue, it seems that Greece and its lenders have started, even tangentially, to link the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Greece (469)
The refugee crisis and the beast within
As symbols go, the imaginary pig’s head in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies requires little explanation. Its meaning is summed up in one line of the unnerving classic. “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!” says the fly-infested head. “You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?”
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Society (131), Greece (469)