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Political tremors shake Spain, overshadow economic progress
If you had asked any Spaniard in May what might be the hardest thing to change within the country’s institutions, most of them would have pointed to the monarchy and the bipartisanship.
Contributor: Arturo Lopo
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169)
Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
There is currently much talk about what kind of conclusions one should draw from the recent European elections. Across the continent the debate rages about lessons learned from low voter turnout and the unprecedented growth of fringe parties, not all of which deserve to be labelled eurosceptic or anti-European.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (119), Greece (260)
Is post-election just pre-election in Greece?
Now that the ballots from Greece’s triple election marathon have been counted, the focus of debates is shifting towards policy implications, expected cabinet reshuffles and demands for yet more elections. Any observer of Greek politics in Berlin, Paris or Brussels would be at pains to comprehend what kind of post-election narrative this constitutes.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169), 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?
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Greece (260)
One night in Cannes
There are few people in the world unhinged enough to have been willing to switch places with Greece's decision makers over the past few years. For all their failings, ministers, prime ministers and others have often found themselves in impossible situations, caught between a baying public at home and obdurate counterparts abroad. We must be clear that there were rarely straightforward solutions to Greece's problems since the start of the crisis.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)