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Posts on June 2014
Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title of saviour thanks to his injury time penalty on Wednesday, which ushered Greece into the second round of the World Cup for the first time in its history.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (364), Society (131), Greece (466)
Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
There is currently much talk about what kind of conclusions one should draw from the recent European elections. Across the continent the debate rages about lessons learned from low voter turnout and the unprecedented growth of fringe parties, not all of which deserve to be labelled eurosceptic or anti-European.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (276), Greece (466)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/06/12/vromiko_myrto_1206-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Stomach for the fight
Stress can affect you in peculiar ways. “I felt so ill reading that mail I had to admit myself into the clinic at 4 am," Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos told The Guardian recently as he recounted the moment he says he realised George Papandreou had not properly thought through the idea of holding a referendum on Greece’s bailout terms in late 2011.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (364), Greece (466)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/06/04/goldendawn_myrto_0406-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
In the absence of light, darkness grows
Ten days have passed since the European Parliament elections and New Democracy’s top-ranking committee has just held a meeting to assess the poll results. One can only look upon the panel’s reported findings with incredulity.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (364), Greece (466)
How Greek banks moved into a new era
The core Greek banks reported first quarter (Q1) results in the last three days of May. The release of the results was the last act in a series of important developments for the Greek banking market over the past two months. These developments constitute the third phase of the new era for Greek banks, which started two years ago.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (312), Greece (466)