Το Brexit προ των πυλών. Τι σημαίνει η έξοδος της Βρετανίας από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση για την οικονομία της Γηραιάς Ηπείρου; Ποιες οι επιπτώσεις για την Ελλάδα, τους Έλληνες φοιτητές και τους εργαζόμενους στην Αγγλία; Ποια είναι τα σενάρια μπροστά στο αδιέξοδο, λίγες μέρες από την καταληκτική ημερομηνία;
Category Archives: Politics
Change of heart: Why is Macedonia trying to rebrand? [vid]
Macedonia’s future remains uncertain after a referendum to rename the country failed. On this episode of The Stream, we speak with Vera Lalchevska (Joint Macedonian NGOs Representative Office to the UN), Panos Polyzoidis (Political Analyst and Journalist), Bojan Marichik (Special Adviser – Foreign Policy to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev).
Krugman: If Tsipras accepts the dictates of the Troika, how is he different? [vid]
Nobel laureate economist, Paul Krugman, says nominal debt relief for Greece and an end to austerity policies is essential; but he admits it is practically impossible accurately to predict the risks of a return to a national currency.
Greek leaders ask for another bailout ahead of referendum [vid]
Panos Polyzoidis and Michael Jacobides discuss the Greek conundrum ahead of the crucial referendum in July 2015.
Greece election: End of the road for Alexis Tsipras’s SYRIZA? [vid]
The latest polls before Greece’s general elections predict a win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s centre-right New Democracy over PM Alexis Tsipras’s left-wing Syriza.
Greek conservative party well placed ahead of snap election
Devastating loss for ruling left-wing Syriza party in European election opens door to New Democracy party. Tsipras’s last-minute handouts may have backfired. Focus turns to the feasibility of Mitsotakis’s plans to lower taxes.
Macedonia: What’s in a name? [vid]
A new name was intended to end decades of diplomatic deadlock. But nationalists in both Greece and Macedonia are unhappy at the choice – Republic of North Macedonia. This television discussion explores the social and ideological roots of this long-standing dispute and the political mechanics that will decide the fate of the agreement.
Back with a mandate
Tsipras rewards loyalty in cabinet and seeks a way forward. The general election possibly sealed the end of the bailout vs anti-bailout debate in Greece, as anti-austerity parties received only 16% of the votes and are represented in the House with just 34 seats out of 300.
Low voter turnout expected
A campaign that failed to capture the voters’ imagination is coming to an end, and Greeks are preparing to cast their ballots in what seems to be the most unpredictable general election of the economic crisis era.
Trudging to the polling booths
Greeks are heading for the general election in a rather subdued campaign atmosphere, as the policies for the next parliamentary term are already in place – they are dictated by the creditors and approved in parliament by most of the opposition.
Pragmatism delayed for now
Greece clutching at symbols to show she has earned concessions; but the Greek economy remains at a near-stand-still as liquidity of the banking sector is at a critical point.
Greek credit squeeze
Sooner rather than later, Tsipras will have to make a deciding choice between ideology and pre-election pledges on the one hand, pragmatism and necessity on the other.