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Greek negotiations: A marathon that has yet to run its course
Greece’s negotiations with its international creditors have now entered its eighth month, with a possible interim agreement due to be discussed in Brussels between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
Waiting for the hurricane
Over the last few months, Greece has been like a town on the East Coast of the USA during the hurricane season. Greeks have been checking the news every day to see if the storm will hit, causing widespread destruction, or whether it will glance by their homes, leaving behind damage that can be repaired.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos (www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/13/syrizaflags_1000_myrto_1211-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos (www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Will SYRIZA accept the proposal from Greece's lenders?
As Greece’s lenders prepare to present Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with their final proposal, there is one question that everyone wants the answer to: Will SYRIZA MPs support the deal? The problem is that the sui generis nature of the leftist party means it is impossible to make any safe predictions about how its parliamentarians will behave, especially when the details of the settlement are not yet known.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
New ways to access MacroPolis
Based on our assessment of readers’ interests and the constructive feedback we received since we launched our subscription service eight months ago, we have made some changes to the options available.
Categories: Greece (519)
Kostas Karamanlis as comeback kid?
A number of eyebrows were raised last week when an opinion poll suggested that former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, who oversaw Greece’s fiscal derailment between 2004 and 2009, is the most popular candidate to take over from Antonis Samaras as New Democracy leader.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)