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 July 2018

Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati

When dozens of people burn to death a few metres from the sea, less than an hour’s drive from the centre of Athens, you have to accept that everything that could go wrong did so.

27/07/2018 - 16:46

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (367), Society (131), Greece (469)

For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu

As Greece stands on the cusp of exiting the third, and final, of its painful bailouts, there is a discussion about the terms under which it is exiting and how they compare to the conditions that were on offer the last time the country was close to the MoU finishing line, about four years ago.

16/07/2018 - 12:01

Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis

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Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Economy (314), Greece (469)

Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras

The recent Council summit of the EU was termed a make-or-break moment by some of its participants. Numerous media representatives gathered in Brussels reported that the raison d’être of the EU was at risk. Most financial analysts predicted a stormy reaction in bond markets if a compromise could not be reached.

06/07/2018 - 14:58

Contributor: Jens Bastian

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Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Society (131), Greece (469)