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Posts by Nick Malkoutzis
Fool Britannia
A pointless referendum, a prime minister resigning, the opposition collapsing in a heap, the finance minister disappearing and nobody having any plan about what to do: This has all happened over the last few years in Greece. Never, though, all at the same time as has just occurred in the UK.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Greece (498)
From Berlin to Brexit
“So, you are here?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali background, had a charming smile. His comment was in reference to my British passport and the fact the UK was holding its Leave/Remain referendum on the same day. “For now,” I replied. We laughed.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282)
Brexit leaves Greece dangling precariously
British voters’ decision to head for the European Union’s exit door will test the EU like never before. Brexit has the potential to unleash not just a wave of consequences that will be damaging economically but also centrifugal political forces that will change the state of the Union forever.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
Despite the circumstances being dissimilar and the timeframe involved being substantially different, there are a lot of parallels between Greece’s referendum last July and the June 23 vote in the UK on European Union membership.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Greece (498)
Mangling the truth
In a quote some attribute to ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, the truth is said to be the first casualty of war. Perhaps the same can be said in times of economic crisis, which some have likened to a state of war. Certainly, one could safely say that accuracy has taken a severe battering during the Greek crisis.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)