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Category Archives: Greece
Jun 27 2019
The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis
Comments Off on The European Periphery and the Eurozone CrisisBy Neil Dooley Nearly ten years on from the first Greek bailout, the countries of the eurozone periphery have exhibited markedly divergent recoveries. A popular narrative attributes the contrasting recoveries of Greece and Ireland to their divergent enthusiasm for following … Continue reading
Posted by: June 27, 2019
Tagged with: Bailout, debt, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Ireland
May 15 2019
A Polarized yet Hollow Debate: The Journalistic Coverage of the Greek Memoranda
Comments Off on A Polarized yet Hollow Debate: The Journalistic Coverage of the Greek MemorandaBy Christos Kostopoulos The three memoranda signed between various Greek governments and the creditor Troika have been one of the most important European political issues in this decade, generating a lot of journalistic and scholarly interest. This article presents findings … Continue reading
May 1 2017
Greece: any better times or more pitfalls ahead?
Comments Off on Greece: any better times or more pitfalls ahead?By Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso In 2015, Greece, an EU state member since 1981 with a population of 10,846,979 people, recorded the highest level of GGD (General Government Gross Debt to GDP ratio) in the EU-28, at 176.9%. Concerning … Continue reading
Posted by: May 1, 2017
Tagged with: austerity, Greece, Grexit, humanitarian emergency
Apr 12 2017
Could Grexit follow Brexit?
Comments Off on Could Grexit follow Brexit?By Panos Chatzinikolaou In the summer of 2015, the EU saw one of the most turbulent times in its 60-year history. The election of the radical-left party SYRIZA, and its leader Alexis Tsipras, put Greece on a collision course with its … Continue reading
Mar 4 2016
Argentina debt restructuring deal – 15 years too late!
6 CommentsBy Kanad Bagchi On 28th February 2016, Argentina finally reached a settlement with the rest of its holdout creditors lead by Elliot Management in what is being hailed as ‘historic’ signalling the return of Argentina to international bond markets. While … Continue reading
Posted by: March 4, 2016
Tagged with: Argentina, Creditors, debt crisis, Debt restructuring, debt sustainability, default, Eurozone, IMF, Sovereign Debt, sovereign debt crisis
Feb 25 2016
The International Politics of the Refugee Crisis
Comments Off on The International Politics of the Refugee CrisisBy Vassilios Paipais Last Wednesday, Vienna hosted a meeting of Balkan countries involving Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, FYROM, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia in divisive move that deliberately excluded the Greek government from decisions concerning the tackling of the mounting refugee … Continue reading
Posted by: February 25, 2016
Tagged with: immigration, NATO, refugee crisis, Russia, Syria, Syrian refugees
Feb 23 2016
A view from Europe’s borderland: As Europe vows stricter border controls, what’s at stake at the border?
2 CommentsBy Myria Georgiou Six months is a long time in politics and this includes humanitarian politics in Europe. ‘Refugees welcome here’ (#Refugeeswelcomehere) was a catchphrase reflecting widespread sentiments and political will in Europe last summer and early autumn – a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 23, 2016
Tagged with: EU, Greece, refugees
Feb 18 2016
Socio-Economic reflections on the Euro Zone
Comments Off on Socio-Economic reflections on the Euro Zoneby Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso 1.Austerity Policy: Social Costs and Achievements Is it possible for Europe’s Mediterranean countries—considering the current and projected economic growth—to pay interest and debt amortization and, if so, at which cost? It would be interesting … Continue reading
Posted by: February 18, 2016
Tagged with: austerity, Bailout, debt crisis, Euro crisis, Europe, Greece, Quantitative easing
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 28 2015
Fortress Europe: Cause or Consequence of Europe’s ‘Migrant Crisis’?
3 CommentsBy Catherine Briddick Europe, it seems, is facing a ‘migration crisis’. This crisis is ‘testing’ for, amongst others, the British public, because, as our Prime Minister David Cameron explained in an interview with ITV News: you have got a swarm … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2015
Tagged with: asylum, human rights, humanitarian visas, international law, Mediterranean migrant crisis, migrant crisis, migrants, refugee law, refugees, Syrian refugees, trafficking