Ruparel, Raoul, (2015), “Tsipras consolidates power in Greek election”, Open Europe blog, 20 Σεπτεμβρίου Despite all pre-election and exit polls showing a close run race it now looks as if Syriza and its leader Alexis Tsipras will enjoy a clear win in the Greek election.Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel examines what this means for Greece and the Eurozone. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Hoffer, Frank, (2015), “What Next After Tsipras Dashed Schäuble’s Hopes For …Read More

Ruparel, Raoul, (2015), “Outcome of Greece election looking increasingly uncertain”, Open Europe blog, 2 Σεπτεμβρίου The prevailing assumption before the Greece election was called was that outgoing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would return as head of the next government in one way or another. However, the latest polling has suggested this is far less certain than assumed. Raising the question of what the outcome of the election might be? …Read More

Scarpetta, Vincenzo, (2015), “The third Greek bailout and the challenge to national democracy (in Athens and beyond)”, Open Europe blog, 21 Αυγούστου The third Greek bailout is officially under way. The ESM, the Eurozone’s bailout fund, has this morning disbursed €13 billion from the first tranche of the new loan. But let’s take a step back and look at what happened in some of the countries where national parliaments held a …Read More

Gangopadhyay,  Partha, (2015), “The Greek crisis is merely a symptom of the EU’s inability to deal with recessions”, Lse blog, 24 Αυγούστου Fresh elections will be held in Greece following the resignation of Alexis Tsipras as the country’s Prime Minister. Partha Gangopadhyay writes that while this latest twist in Greek domestic politics has raised more uncertainty about Greece’s ability to meet the conditions of its bailout agreement, there is a …Read More

Bershidsky,  Leonid, (2015), “Why Greece Can’t Fulfill Bailout’s Terms”, Bloomberg View, 18 Αυγούστου The debate about the third Greek bailout centers on its political divisiveness and the sustainability of the country’s debt. More important, however, may be the country’s ability to stay any kind of rational economic course, implement reforms and collect taxes. Judging by recent government revenue statistics, the chances of achieving those goals remain remote. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Ruparel, Raoul, (2015), …Read More

Ruparel, Raoul, (2015), “Third Greek Bailout likely to overcome national hurdles”, Open Europe blog, 18 Αυγούστου When it comes to issues around the bailouts we often hear the term “national procedures” but it’s not always entirely clear who or what this involves. It refers to the approval of member states of what is agreed at the Eurogroup with regards to the bailouts, however, different countries have different procedures. The large …Read More

von Bogdandy, Armin, Fratzscher, Marcel, Wolff, Guntram B., (2015), “Greece’s debt burden can and must be lightened within the Euro – There will be no confidence and no growth in Greece without a solution to the debt problem.”, Bruegel Institute, 5 Αυγούστου. Perhaps the greatest damage caused by the confrontation with Greece is a general loss of confidence. If we want to get Greece back to growth, people, companies and investors …Read More

Featherstone, Kevin, Papadimitriou, Dimitris, (2015), “Greece: the Paradox of power”, LSE blog, 31 Ιουλίου. Why doesn’t Greece reform? Over the past few years the inability of successive Greek governments to deliver on the demands of international creditors has been a key feature of Greece’s bailout drama. Frustrated observers have pointed to various pathologies of the Greek political system to explain this underperformance: the lack of political will; entrenched sectoral interests …Read More