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 April 2017

Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet

Europe is breathing another sigh of relief after seeing centrist Emmanuel Macron burst through with an unexpected victory in the first round of the French presidential elections on Sunday.

24/04/2017 - 14:09

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367)

The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory

As both the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are likely to win any upcoming elections, the approved constitutional changes will institutionalizs a populist one-man system equipped with vast additional powers

19/04/2017 - 12:37

Contributor: Wolfango Piccoli

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Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367)

Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017

Greek banks concluded the release of their fourth quarter (Q4) results last week, which showed an improved financial and asset quality performance overall.

05/04/2017 - 11:08

Contributor: Manos Giakoumis

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Categories: Economy (314), Greece (469)

Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms

Last Wednesday, 9 months after the Brexit referendum took place, Theresa May triggered Article 50 TEU. The following day, the Government announced legislation to end authority of EU law, while on Friday the President of the EU Council, Donald Tusk released the draft guidelines for the Brexit negotiations.

04/04/2017 - 09:49

Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris

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Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367)