Agora

In ancient Athens, the agora was the central location where citizens gathered to hear news, discuss and, later, trade. The agora was the heart of the city’s political, cultural and spiritual life and it gave birth to the Greek word for speaking in public: ἀγορεύω (agorevo). It is this spirit we hope to channel in this section of the website.

Here, the Agora is a public forum for discussing events that are unfolding in Greece and beyond. Contributors to Macropolis, as well as guest posters, share their views on political, economic and other matters, while also offering readers the opportunity to express their opinions. As always, those who fail to respect the sanctity of this forum will not be allowed to share in its benefits.

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Election results in Greece lift uncertainty, for now

As the dust settles following last Sunday’s municipal and European parliament polls, a clearer picture of the post-election landscape is slowly taking shape. Following up and assessing the electoral vote in Greece is not a task for the faint-hearted.

28/05/2014 - 12:10

Contributor: Dimitris Apistoulas

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Categories: Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)

Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition

The staggered demise of New Democracy and PASOK, which has caused the disappearance of the centre in Greek politics, has forced the country into a political transition whose duration and outcome remains unknown. Sunday’s local and European Parliament elections did little to provide answers. Only the lack of trust could be deemed an outright winner on the night.

26/05/2014 - 14:28

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (171), Greece (260)

Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin

The following is a thought experiment, which claims no more authenticity than being an exercise in the “What if?” At the core of this experiment is the question, what would various people inside the Chancellery in Berlin be thinking in terms of possible post-election scenarios in Greece following Sunday’s voting marathon?

23/05/2014 - 12:58

Contributor: Jens Bastian

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Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Greece (260)

Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs

Jobs, jobs, jobs. Promises of jobs by the hundreds of thousands were flying around in the public debate in Greece over the last couple of days. Deputy Prime Minister and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos suggested that around 920,000 jobs could be created in the next few years when he presented the party’s growth plan out.

22/05/2014 - 16:14

Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis

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Categories: Economy (169), Greece (260)

Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras was 32 when he burst onto the central political scene in Greece by attracting 10.5 percent of the votes in the Athens municipal election in 2006. At the time, it was unprecedented for such a young candidate, especially one representing a left-wing party, to gain this level of support.

21/05/2014 - 21:58

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (171), Greece (260)

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