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Posts by Jens Bastian
Looking in on the Greek elections from the outside
Greece’s snap elections are a few days away. Many indicators suggest the result is still too close to call, either in terms of winners and losers, or regarding the configuration of any coalition government arrangement.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
TINA politics and the Greek elections
Having struck a highly controversial agreement with Greece’s European creditors, former prime minister Alexis Tsipras is now confronted in real time with a fundamentally changing political landscape.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Greece (519)
From the troika to the quartet
Greece is currently in complex and politically contentious negotiations with a quartet of international creditors about a third financial assistance package.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
For Greek banks, it's business as unusual
Now that the rather bizarrely termed “bank holiday” has come to an end in Greece after three weeks - although domestic and external capital controls - continue, it is appropriate to take stock of the situation and inquire where do we go from here.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (341), Greece (519)
An impossible choice
As this article was being written a few days ago, various European governments and international funding institutions were discussing the consequences of the expiration of Greece’s current financial assistance programme.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)