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Time running out for Golden Visa as housing problems increase
Although media scrutiny of the issue has been scant, as is often the case with matters that put the government in an uncomfortable position, Greece is experiencing a serious housing crisis. Aside from structural issues, this can partly be attributed to the policy choices made by the Greek authorities.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
A Greek form of Triangulation
At the World Economic Forum earlier this month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a lengthy discussion with the editor of Foreign Policy magazine, Ravi Agrawal, about political, geopolitical and economic issues.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Society (142), Greece (498)
Key factors in cost-of-living crisis not kept in check
The cost-of-living issue is beginning to bite the Greek government. After nearly two years of rising prices, the public has overwhelmingly placed it at the top of their concerns, essentially showing disapproval of the measures taken to combat inflation.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Kassalekis goes from blank canvas to empty vessel, blowing open progressive space
When Stefanos Kasselakis - a young, Miami-based entrepreneur with virtually no political experience - was elected leader of left-wing SYRIZA at the end of September, it was a shock. The way that the party has unravelled since then has been less surprising.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
China-EU: Navigating an increasingly complex relationship
The EU-China summit in Beijing on 7-8 December 2023 took place twenty months after the previous online event, which was famously panned as a “dialogue of the deaf”. This time around, the summit was preceded by efforts on both sides towards some sort of re-engagement in the wake of pandemic-induced travel restrictions and absence of in-person meetings for more than two years.
Contributor: Plamen Tonchev
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331)