Greece
Greek economy set to grow by 2.7 pct under budget plan
The Greek state budget for 2017 envisages an economic growth rate of 2.7 pct and a primary surplus of 1.80 pct, slightly higher than a target of 1.75 pct of an economic policy program.
Great expectations for Greece at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank
By Lena Argiri* It’s that time of the year, when high level officials, prominent economists, civil society representatives and journalists from all around the world, gather in Washington DC for the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. Policy making at its best, at the world’s most powerful city.The decisions here, determine international economic […]
The Unkept European Promises to Greece
By Lena Argiri* After a relatively uneventful summer, Greece is entering a new phase in the long and bumpy road to economic recovery, with some arguing that the real hurdles are just ahead.
European contractors at gunpoint…
By Kassandra Legendary EU insider, uncovering the deepest and darkest realities of EU governance and administration.
A legal view of Germany’s wartime occupation loan
The unlawful taking of property is considered ‘conversion,’ a civil wrong whose remedy is restitution, as opposed to reparations By: Nicholas G. Karambelas, Esq.*
The Church of Haghia Sophia: Comments on the History of the Temple of the Holy Wisdom
By George Dimitrakopoulos “….. the most perfect and beautiful church which has yet been erected by any Christian people….” James Fergusson in “ A History of Architecture in All Countries”
Stop picking different cities to host the Olympic Games
By Paul Glastris* WASHINGTON POST Those of us who enjoy experiencing the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” of the Olympic Games could probably do without one particular emotion: the fear that the games, which begin Friday in Rio de Janeiro, will be an operational disaster. So far, the headlines do not inspire confidence. Armed […]
IMF watchdog critical of Fund’s handling of Greek programme, Euro crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came under fire from its own watchdog – the Independent Evaluation Office – in a report issued on Thursday about the Fund’s handling of the bailout programme in Greece and other euro area countries.
The deafening silence of Turkey’s victory in the Aegean…
By Nikolas Katsimpras twitter: @nkatsimpras Our greatest problems usually escalate incrementally undetected, only to become apparent when it is already too late. From climate change, to the daily covert massacre of car accidents all over Greece and the gun violence victims in the US, our collective reflexes fail to activate, until the impact is imminent […]
It Is Time for Justice and Fairness to Be Done to Greece and Cyprus
By Nick Stamatakis Recent developments, namely the military coup in Turkey and the alarming global effects of Islamic terrorism, have projected Greece and Cyprus in a very favorable light, much different than the negative picture painted as a result of the financial crises that hit both countries in recent years.