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How attitudes are informing monetary policies
Donald Tusk’s announcements of an “Agreekment,” where EU members have agreed to another bailout package, should be celebrated. What should not
Online protest against austerity: All for nothing?
Though I have long been an avid user of Twitter, it was never to the point of obsession. Lately, however, Twitter has
Why Greece is to blame for the Greek crisis
Until yesterday, we were inclined to believe that the Greek population had been kidnapped by some disturbed political forces from the fringes
Austerity and Autonomy don’t mix
On July 1st, 2015, Greece missed a deadline for a 1.5 billion Euro payment to the IMF. With talks remaining rocky,
Troika versus Syriza – the uncomfortable outcome
After weeks of stalemate negotiations and never-ending game-theoretical analysis, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has drawn the joker or the so-called “democracy
Improving German-Greek Relations
As a young European-Greek who has been living in both Greece and Germany since 2010, I have drawn some conclusions about Greek-German
German Reparations for Greece
In Germany, a debate rages about pride and prejudice: Do we owe Greece reparations for the occupation during World War II? “Morally
Debt relief for Greece
In the languages of the Mediterranean, the terms for debt and sin are equivalent. The debita nostra – “forgive us our debts”
The crisis is diversifying politics
There was an interesting little stir on social media this week, when the freshly-minted Greek finance minister traveled to London. This was
Greece after the elections and Tsipras’ victory
In the days and weeks leading up to the Greek election, something happened that I never thought was possible. I completely lost