Category Archives: Greece

Oct 23 2013

Political opportunism and the rise of extremism in Greece

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Greece, Vassilis Paipais

By Vassilis Paipais Respected commentators of domestic politics in Greece often point to the rise of extremism in the country in the form of radical right-wing formations, such as the infamous Golden Dawn, by citing the lack of a deep … Continue reading →

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Oct 21 2013

“This is an existential challenge for Europe”- interview with George Pagoulatos

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Interviews

  Continuing our conversations with public intellectuals across Europe on the causes and effects of the crisis, Euro Crisis in the Press talks to Professor George Pagoulatos, advisor to former Greek PM Papademos and member of the Board of Directors … Continue reading →

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Sep 20 2013

Populism in Greece and why the theory of the two extremes is wrong

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Nationalism

By Antonis Galanopoulos Populism as a term reappeared in everyday public discourse in Greece with the first protests against the memorandum with IMF, EU and ECB and its concomitant austerity policies. The polarisation at the base of the populism/anti-populism dichotomy … Continue reading →

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Aug 23 2013

The Myth of Journalistic Impartiality under Austerity

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Posted in: Europe, Greece

By Yiannis Baboulias “Stuff is biased” lamented a Greek journalist after a piece of mine was published in the New Statesman last February. In the piece, I was making the case that four young anarchists who had been arrested after … Continue reading →

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Jul 18 2013

‘Europe has no divine right to prosperity’ – Interview with Nick Malkoutzis

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Germany, Greece, Interviews

Euro Crisis in the Press has asked the views of influential analysts and commentators throughout Europe on the multifaceted crisis facing the European Union. In today’s interview, deputy editor of the English language edition of mainstream Greek daily ‘Kathimerini’, Nick … Continue reading →

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Jul 8 2013

Interview with Nikos Chrysoloras: “Europe needs to find its ambition again!”

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Posted in: Greece, Interviews

Euro Crisis in the Press is proud to introduce a new series of interviews with influential analysts and commentators as well as global public intellectuals on different dimensions of the public discourse surrounding the current European Crisis. In today’s interview, … Continue reading →

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Jun 15 2013

The struggle over the Greek national broadcaster: a debate of extremes

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Posted in: Greece, Maria Kyriakidou

By Maria Kyriakidou Greece is once more in turmoil. The sudden and shocking shutdown of the state television and radio network, ERT, by the government last Tuesday was met with angry demonstrations not only by the virtually 2,600 employees of … Continue reading →

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Jun 14 2013

The shutdown of the Greek national broadcaster: between external pressure and domestic reactions

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Posted in: Greece

by Giannis Manolis The Greek government’s sudden decision to shut down the public broadcaster ERT has shocked both Greek media and public opinion. It was announced that more than 2,600 employees will be fired, compensated and be able to re-apply … Continue reading →

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May 28 2013

The European economic crisis has coincided with a decline in press freedom in the EU

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Posted in: Greece, Italy, Spain, Uncategorized, United Kingdom

By Jennifer Dunham and Zselyke Csaky (rebloged from EUROPP) In the half decade since the beginning of the economic crisis, global press freedom has declined, and the EU has been no exception to this trend. Reporting on a new survey on … Continue reading →

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May 21 2013

Mediating a Greek Success Story?

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Posted in: Greece

By George N. Tzogopoulos On 17 May 2013 the German tabloid newspaper Bild portrayed on its front page Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as a successful politician who has managed to save the country from chaotic default and an exit … Continue reading →

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