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Posts by Nick Malkoutzis
The flag of permanent defeat
There was something impressive about Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) last weekend. It didn’t relate to the number of companies exhibiting at the Expo or that China was the honoured country again
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (367), Economy (314), Greece (469)
The whole truth and nothing but the truth
Anyone who believes that it is imperative for a country’s economic data to be grounded in reality rather than fantasy has understood that the case against the former head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Andreas Georgiou, is a farce.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Greece (469)
I know what you did the summer before last
Absent of any tense negotiations with Greece’s creditors or another national drama, some Greeks have decided to relive the anguished days of 2015 again by arguing over what SYRIZA’s plan was during the first half of the year – until Alexis Tsipras capitulated – and who should be held responsible for what.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (367), Economy (314), Society (131), Greece (469)
There's always next season
A stale parliamentary debate that rarely stayed on topic seemed a good way to wrap up another disappointing political season in Greece.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (367), Economy (314), Greece (469)
Eurogroup doesn't end in tie for Tsipras
Did Greece get what it wanted out of Thursday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers? This is the wrong question to ask. In the case of Eurogroup meetings, the first question that needs to be posed is whether German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble got what he wanted. Invariably, the answer is “yes.” Everything else flows from there.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Economy (314), Greece (469)