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Schulz in Athens 'to talk and listen to Greeks'
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:31pm

European Parliament president Martin Schulz, who has expressed himself in favour of Greece's stay in the eurozone, is visiting the nation's capital on 18 May.

European Parliament president Martin Schulz, who has expressed himself in favour of Greece's stay in the eurozone, is visiting the nation's capital on 18 May.

From Athens, via his iPhone, Schulz tweeted: "In Europe we talk a lot about Greece, but not enough with the Greeks. This is why I'm in Athens today-to talk with and listen to the Greeks." 

Schulz also has warned against any Greek exit from the eurozone, saying the country's economy could collapse within days if it abandoned the single currency.  

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Brussels dreaming the remake of 1981
Article | May 18, 2012 - 6:38pm

As Greece gets close to the June 17 election, the scenery gets quite clear and the prospects get easier to foresee. Greece is not an island, and thus its Eurozone future, at this very time, is determining for the future of the Eurozone itself and consequently the future of the European Union in its present format. 

As Greece gets close to the June 17 election, the scenery gets quite clear and the prospects get easier to foresee. Greece is not an island, and thus its Eurozone future, at this very time, is determining for the future of the Eurozone itself and consequently the future of the European Union in its present format. 

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Markets plunge after Athens decides on new election
Article | May 15, 2012 - 4:53pm

The Greek political parties which emerged from the elections of 6 May failed to form a government and the country is heading to a new election within 30 days.

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Renewed chances for a government
Article | May 13, 2012 - 10:51pm

The third and the last exploratory mandate to form a government was handed on 10 May from Greek President Karolos Papoulias, to the leader of the party that came third in the elections of 6 May, namely Evagelos Venizelos president of PASOK.

The third and the last exploratory mandate to form a government was handed on 10 May from Greek President Karolos Papoulias, to the leader of the party that came third in the elections of 6 May, namely Evagelos Venizelos president of PASOK.

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3 conditions to make Greek re-elections work
Blog entry | May 8, 2012 - 9:46am

On election night, it was really hard for ND cadres to believe that their only chance to form a government was with PASOK’s blessing and in order to make this government stick

On election night, it was really hard for ND cadres to believe that their only chance to form a government was with PASOK’s blessing and in order to make this government stick, Bakoyannis’ ‘Democratic Alliance’ needed to enter parliament. Failing completely was unprecedented.

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Elections: Solutions do not come easy in Greece – analysis
Blog entry | May 3, 2012 - 11:38am

Both major political parties in Greece were not prepared to deal with the crisis; neither were their leaders.

Both major political parties in Greece were not prepared to deal with the crisis; neither were their leaders. At the most crucial moment of their career, Samaras and Venizelos share some common characteristics: May 6 is going to be their first election as party leaders; both their predecessors resigned under pressure; both are pro-Memorandum; they are members of the elite and have both open trust issues with the party base.

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Greeks seem not to fear bankruptcy
Blog entry | April 15, 2012 - 8:45pm

It seems that a general election is the worst enemy for any country’s economic rehabilitation programme after a crisis, like the one Greece is applying now, on instructions from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (this is the famous Memorandum of Understanding between Athens and the troika of EU-ECB-IMF).

It seems that a general election is the worst enemy for any country’s economic rehabilitation programme after a crisis, like the one Greece is applying now, on instructions from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (this is the famous Memorandum of Understanding between Athens and the troika of EU-ECB-IMF).

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Warning to Greece ahead of elections [ANALYSIS]
Article | April 3, 2012 - 3:18pm

Peter Bofinger, the well known German economist, said this week that he expects Greece to undergo a new rearrangement of its sovereign debt not later that this summer.

Peter Bofinger, the well known German economist and prominent member of the prestigious Council of Economic  Experts, which advises the Berlin government and Parliament on economic policy issues, said this week that he expects Greece to undergo a new rearrangement of its sovereign debt not later that this summer.

It was a rather awkward statement by someone who is well aware, if not deeply implicated in planning the current rearrangement of the Greek debt, which is still in progress on its foreign law bonds segment.

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