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Tag Archives: Bailout
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 30 2017
How Portugal’s leaders exploited the bail out to pass measures they already supported
Comments Off on How Portugal’s leaders exploited the bail out to pass measures they already supportedBy Catherine Moury and Adam Standring During the Eurozone crisis, states receiving a bailout were required to implement spending cuts and other reforms in return for financial assistance. But to what extent did the governments of these states use the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2017
Tagged with: austerity, Bailout, domestic policy agenda, Eurozone crisis, portugal
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
Jul 15 2015
The defeat of left-wing populism and the dangers for democracy in Greece
1 CommentBy Benjamin De Cleen The negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors have dominated European politics in these last months to such an extent that politicians and press alike seem to have largely forgotten about the populist radical right, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 15, 2015
Tagged with: Bailout, Golden Dawn, populism, SYRIZA, Tsipras
Jun 7 2015
Greece – Deal or no deal? Parameters of a decision
5 CommentsBy Max Hänska It appears to me that much of the ongoing discussion about the Greek debt talks misinterprets the parameters of the challenge, and the resulting (irreconcilable) disagreement. Some economists attribute the standoff to the unwillingness of creditors to accept economic facts (Greece … Continue reading
Apr 12 2013
Fairness, Bail-in/outs and the Poor Germans
4 CommentsBy Stefan K. Loesch* In response to the post “Selective truths and Spanish riches: The Bundesbank’s study on household wealth” This article has been cross-posted from oditorium U. The recent study of Bundesbank on household wealth has introduced the idea that … Continue reading
Posted by: April 12, 2013
Tagged with: Bailout, Blame, Crisis, Cyprus, Cyprus bail-out plan, Cyprus deposits haircut, Eurogroup decision on Cyprus
Apr 2 2013
Amor Fati? Europe Wounded after the Cyprus Imbroglio
1 CommentBy LSE IDEAS Blog, Dr Vassilis Paipais, and Dr Eirini Karamouzi For the past two weeks, we have been witnessing a fierce diplomatic game with Cyprus at the epicenter of a geopolitical vortex threatening European solidarity. The Cyprus case offered the ideal … Continue reading
Mar 27 2013
Lessons and Warnings from Cyprus
3 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The news from Cyprus would have arguably struggled to reach the front page in most European nations if not for the envisaged measure of tackling the financial problems of the country by seizing part of the money … Continue reading
Posted by: March 27, 2013
Tagged with: Bailout, Crisis, Cyprus, Eurozone, Giuliano Amato