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Brexit and the EU: what Think Tanks are thinking

24/07/201624/07/2016 ENstaff Brexit, Britain, EU, European Union, institutions, think tanks, UK, United Kingdom

The United Kingdom’s vote on 23 June to leave the European Union has stirred lively debate on the implications of Brexit for the institutions, policies and global role of the European Union by major international think tanks that argue on the future of the EU without Britain.

european union foreign affairs

PM Tsipras meets Europarliament president Schulz in Strasbourg

14/04/201615/04/2016 ENstaff economy, European Parliament, Greece, institutions, Memorandum, negotiations, programme review, Quartet, Schulz, Tsipras

Greece and the institutions must stick to the agreement reached last July and the country’s program review must conclude as soon as possible, the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said yesterday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Strasbourg.

econ/biz

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras talks to FT

30/01/2016 ENstaff Bank of Greece, banks, debt, economy, fiscal policy, Greece, institutions, privatisations, Stournaras, troika

STOURNARAS: “Greece is in the frontline because we have thousands of kilometers of coastline, so it is very difficult to control the refugee wave. Now, the analysis we have done and we have presented abroad, is that from the refugee problem the benefits mainly go to the host countries and the costs mainly stay with the transit countries…”

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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.