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Posts by Nikos Skoutaris
A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Here we go again. After a hiatus of more than 3 years, the negotiations for the resolution of the Cyprus issue have resumed this week.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364), Society (131)
Competing claims and narratives in Eastern Mediterranean
One hot day in the summer of 1847, 19-year-old British soldier William Mills decided to take a dive in the Ionian Sea to cool down. Unfortunately for him, he was attacked and killed by a shark.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Politics (364), Society (131), Greece (466)
Extending Brexit: Reaching the Larry David moment of the saga
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” With this quote, Douglas Adams managed to capture the feeling that deadlines trigger among students, authors, professionals, academics and millions of others time and again.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364)
Macedonia name issue: Agreement and disagreement
On Thursday, the Greek Parliament is expected to ratify the Prespa Agreement with which Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) aim at resolving the dispute over the latter’s name.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364), Greece (466)
Breaking up is hard to do
On Sunday 25th November 2018, 885 days after the Brexit referendum took place, 606 days after the UK triggered the Article 50 TEU process and 124 days before the UK officially withdraws from the EU, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May travelled to Brussels to take part in the meeting of the European Council, which officially endorsed the text of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364)