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Paddling with a wooden spoon
Last Tuesday’s bitty Eurogroup and its inconclusive outcome have provided room for numerous interpretations about who emerged strengthened, or victorious even, from the 11-hour discussion and its conclusions. Perhaps, though, we are wasting our time in trying to work out who got the upper hand.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Greece (498)
If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Understandably, when the International Monetary Fund published its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) last week, its gloomy projections regarding the unsustainability of Greece’s debt drew all the attention.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (331), Greece (498)
NPL resolution in Italy and Greece
The rising volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) across various eurozone countries, in particular in southern and southeastern Europe, has been a constant challenge for policymakers in recent years.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331), Greece (498)
A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
The Eurogroup welcomed early on Wednesday the adoption by the Greek government of most of the required prior actions for the conclusion of the first programme review.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Tsipras, against all odds
About a year ago – on May 16, 2015, to be exact - Leicester City secured their survival in the Premier League with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland. In Greece, another collection of journeymen, left-wingers, unknowns and rising stars suffering from a lack of directon were involved in a stalemate of their own.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)