Greek and European turmoil [opinion]

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 21JAN16 - Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece points during the session 'The Future of Europe' at the Annual Meeting 2016 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2016.

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Greek and European turmoil [opinion]

27/01/201627/01/2016 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, greek economy, Greek politics, World Economic Forum

Regarding the economy, Alexis Tsipras appeared very optimistic in Davos, when he said that Greece would surprise everybody in 2016.

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The great reversal [opinion]

14/01/201616/01/2016 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, Greece, Greek politics, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ND leadership, New Democracy, politics, two-party system

The election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the leadership of New Democracy closed a cycle of pendency in the main opposition party.

opinion

A political riddle

04/01/2016 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Greece, Meimarakis, Mitsotakis, ND Elections, New Democracy, politics, Tsipras

People are eager to learn who will eventually become the new president of the New Democracy party, not only in Greece, but in Europe as well.

opinion

Subversion in December

28/12/2015 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, Konstantinos Karamanlis, NDelections, New Democracy, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Vangelis Meimarakis

The end of 2015 saw two surprising facts: First the return of the two party system in Greece and second, the end of the two party system in Spain.

econ/biz opinion

Alternative developmental models and social economy [opinion]

18/12/201518/12/2015 Nikos Nagopoulos business, crisis, economic model, Europe, Ministry of Development, social economy, Stathakis

In the framework of a revised Plan for social economy – suggested by Government officials – a debate on alternative ways of social and economic growth is currently in progress.

opinion

Moves of Tactics

12/12/2015 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, Evaggelos Meimarakis, reforms, SYRIZA

A dispassionate reading of the Prime Minister’s positions does not exclude the formation of a broader government, as the country is confronted with many problems that apparently cannot be addressed by a single party government.

View of the material seized by the Spanish National Police during the operation 'Emperador' (Emperor) that unveiled a network of money laundering and organized crime, in Madrid, Spain, on 16 October 2012. The operation 'Emperador' unveiled Chinese mafias in charge of money laundering, not only in Madrid and Barcelona but throughout the Spanish territory. The police detained 83 people involved in the network, most of them of Chinese origin, raided 124 properties, seized 122 bank personal accounts and 235 associations. 11.6 million euros in art and jewelry has been confiscated as well during the operation. EFE/Angel Diaz

opinion

The vicious cycle of corruption

09/12/201509/12/2015 Demosthenes Kyriazis Ancient Greece, citizens, corruption, democracy, economy, Greece, politics

We call Vicious Circle the reasoning and thus the practices, where the outcome is perceived as the cause. With such a “logical process” is impossible to understand and finally solve a problem, because we limit our efforts to minimize the effects (symptoms), while the real cause is still going and remains intact. A typical example is the treatment of the Memorandum of the loan agreement, no as a result, but as a cause.

opinion

Dangerous political games

30/11/201519/12/2015 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, SYRIZA, Turkey

Every political decision is evaluated based on its results and in Turkey’s case, a few days after the downing of the Russian fighter plane, the financial and diplomatic implications are already massive.

opinion

Paris COP21: World leaders under pressure

30/11/201530/11/2015 Eleftheria Pantziou climate change, COP21PARIS, Kyoto Protocol, UN

Representatives of 195 countries are expected to arrive this week in Paris to participate in a major UN climate change conference, known as the Conference of the Parties.

opinion

Ramshackle scenery and the other “Troika”

23/11/201523/11/2015 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, ANEL, Kostas Karamanlis, New Democracy, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, SYRIZA

During the past year, Greek citizens have been abruptly confronted with a new political and financial reality. It’s interesting to consider what lies ahead.

interviews people

Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.