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Posts on December 2015
The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
Since the Greek crisis began, the action has hardly stopped. But even by its standards, Greece managed to produce an inconceivable amount of news, speculation and uncertainty in 2015. It was the year in which Greeks went to the polls three times and were told they were on the verge of leaving the eurozone many more.
Categories: Greece (516)
Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
No one inside or outside Greece will easily forget 2015. With the change of government and the appointment of Alexis Tsipras from the leftist Syriza party as prime minister in late January, a six-month period of profound uncertainty about the future course of the country only ended when a third financial assistance programme was reluctantly agreed with international creditors in August.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (288), Politics (405), Economy (340), Greece (516)
No one has won in Spain
Spain is not Portugal, although we cannot completely rule it out. Brussels and Frankfurt want Spain to look like Germany.
Categories: Europe (288), Politics (405)
Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
There are probably a number of officials in European capitals, and perhaps Washington, who have been scratching their heads over the past few days after the Greek government indicated that it would prefer the International Monetary Fund not to be involved in the country’s bailout.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (405), Economy (340), Greece (516)
Regling and Wieser: The key points
Two of the key participants in Greece’s financing programme, the European Stability Mechanism’s Klaus Regling and the head of the Eurogroup Working Group Thomas Wieser, gave interviews to two Greek Sunday newspapers in which they covered a wide range of issues relating to the latest developments in Greece.
Categories: Europe (288), Politics (405), Economy (340), Greece (516)