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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Club Med in Washington

Numerous policy challenges awaited the International Monetary Fund at its recemy annual spring meetings in Washington. At first glance it appeaed that Europe and the eurozone were not top of the agenda.

20/04/2016 - 11:39

Contributor: Jens Bastian

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Categories: Economy (169)

What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?

In the shapeshifting world of Alexis Tsipras, it is difficult to know where things actually stand. His relatively brief time in power is littered with skins that have been shed and vows that have been broken.

13/04/2016 - 13:01

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)

The men who would be prime ministers

There has been much consternation in Greece over the last few years about the economy’s inability to grow and produce sectors that can flourish. The country’s politicians have come up with a unique way of tackling this problem by creating a growth industry of their own: founding new political parties.

07/04/2016 - 22:53

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (171), Greece (260)

Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?

Following Saturday’s leak of the exchange between the International Monetary Fund’s European Department director Poul Thomsen and the head of the mission to Greece Delia Velculescu, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s reading of the situation and his reaction to the WikiLeaks publication were puzzling.

05/04/2016 - 09:58

Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis

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Categories: Economy (169), Greece (260)

A misstep away from absurdity

Greece’s Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas could find himself out of a job or demoted soonbecause he slipped up in an interview. That his position is in peril for a verbal faux pas when others are going about their jobs unperturbed despite helping running the country into the ground is a pretty succinct statement on the interminable absurdity of Greek politics

23/03/2016 - 12:04

Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis

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Categories: Politics (171), Greece (260)

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