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Category Archives: Euro
Oct 6 2015
#aGreekment in the Twittersphere
4 CommentsBy Max Hänska and Stefan Bauchowitz To what extent does twitter provide a platform for the emergence of a European public sphere? Around 47% of Europeans use social media at least once a week, making it a potentially important source of … Continue reading
Posted by: October 6, 2015
Tagged with: Bailout, Euro crisis, European Public Sphere, Europeanization, media, Socialmedia, twitter, twittersphere
Aug 14 2015
Weaponisation of War Memories and Anti-German Sentiment
1 CommentBy Roberto Orsi In the aftermath of the tumultuous events in Brussels and Athens, public opinions in Europe and elsewhere have been rapidly polarised, to an extent perhaps not seen in decades. The dramatic deterioration of Greek finances (both public … Continue reading
Posted by: August 14, 2015
Tagged with: debt, Euro, Germany, Greece, grievances, historical narratives, war memories, WWII
Aug 7 2015
God in Berlin, Newton in Brussels: On the Power of Linguistic Images in the Eurozone Crisis
4 CommentsBy Hans Rusinek The limits of our language are the limits of our world, famously observed the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. For him, word and fact are in a representational relationship: a word is only an image of a fact, but we … Continue reading
Posted by: August 7, 2015
Tagged with: believer, Blame, creditor, debt, Euro crisis, Eurozone crisis, Germany, Greece, Greek economy, guilt
Jul 13 2015
The real sins of Varoufakis: why Greece is being punished for refusing to play by the Eurogroup’s rules
2 CommentsBy Christopher Bickerton Talks continued through the night in Brussels, with Eurozone leaders eventually reaching an agreement on Greece. While negotiations were always likely to be tough, the original discussions between Greece and its creditors did not break down because … Continue reading
Posted by: July 13, 2015
Tagged with: EU, Euro, Eurogroup, Grexit, SYRIZA, Varoufakis
Jul 10 2015
Is the BRICS Bank an alternative for Greece?
Comments Off on Is the BRICS Bank an alternative for Greece?By Konstantinos Myrodias and Panos Chatzinikolaou This article concerns Greece’s potential accession to the New Development Bank established by the BRICS and examines whether BRICS Bank provides an alternative for Greece to rescue its economy in such a crucial moment of negotiations among Greece, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 10, 2015
Tagged with: BRICS Bank, Euro crisis, Grexit, Russia
Jul 9 2015
The Greek Referendum: Popular Verdict or Foregone Conclusion?
3 CommentsBy Eleftherios Antonopoulos It is easy to blame the yes campaign but hard to account for its 38.69 per cent in a snap referendum framed as foregone conclusion In the early morning hours of Saturday June 27, Greek TV programmes … Continue reading
Posted by: July 9, 2015
Tagged with: Democracy, Euro crisis, Greek Referendum, Grexit, IMF, Tsipras
Jul 7 2015
Grexit remains unlikely, but time is against the Greek government
Comments Off on Grexit remains unlikely, but time is against the Greek governmentBy Lorenzo Codogno Eurozone finance ministers met today (Tuesday 7 July) to discuss the Greek debt crisis following the country’s ‘No’ vote in its bailout referendum on 5 July. While a Grexit remains unlikely, the risks have clearly increased since … Continue reading
Posted by: July 7, 2015
Tagged with: debt crisis, ECB, Greece, Greek Referendum, Grexit, Structural reform
Jul 5 2015
So this is how it all ends…
5 CommentsBy Vassilis Paipais Since almost the outbreak of the Greek debt crisis in 2009, speculation began as to whether this would be a turning point announcing the end of one of the longest periods of peace, stability and democratic … Continue reading
Posted by: July 5, 2015
Tagged with: Euro crisis, Greek economy, Greek politics, Greek Referendum, Grexit, leaving the euro, sovereign debt crisis
Jul 2 2015
The Greek referendum offers an opportunity to challenge the EU’s preoccupation with the ‘politics of emergency’
2 CommentsBy Jonathan White Following months of discussions, Greece missed the deadline for a 1.5 billion euro payment to the IMF on 30 June. This article assesses what the Greek debt crisis says about the wider process of European integration. EU … Continue reading
Posted by: July 2, 2015
Tagged with: EU, Euro crisis, Greek politics, Greek Referendum
Jun 11 2015
Greece’s creditors are paying the price for not relaxing their conditions prior to the 2015 election
6 CommentsBy Stephanie J. Rickard With no deal reached between Greece and its creditors despite months of negotiations over the release of further financial assistance, the country opted to delay a €300 million debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2015
Tagged with: conditions, Creditors, elections, Greek elections, IMF