Grexit

Leading Brexiteers, starting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have sought to portray Greece's former finance minister as one of their own. And while they clearly know better, they must be delighted that many Remainers have embraced the same lazy analogy.…

The prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone once dominated the countrys political agenda. Yet as Susannah Verney writes, in the 2019 Greek elections, relations with the EU were simply not an issue. She argues this quick change in the political climate demonst…

I snowboard a bit. Every couple of years I hit the slopes, pick up where I left off and get a little better. What I learned in my first few goes is that you get the furthest by making only small course corrections. Left to your instincts, the fear of…

The British were once the most sober of nations, even if not in the literal sense. But they’re on a run of wild behavior such as the world has rarely seen. First came the 2016 self-immolation in which they voted by a whisker to leave the European Union on mo…

The Greek right is back: greedier, uglier and more focused than ever. The incoming New Democracy government is determined to reclaim full control of the state on behalf of the most parasitic segment of Greeces oligarchy and, of course, of our countrys ruthles…

The Greek right is back: greedier, uglier and more focused than ever. The incoming New Democracy government is determined to reclaim full control of the state on behalf of the most parasitic segment of Greeces oligarchy and, of course, of our countrys ruthles…

Skip to comments. Greek conservatives on course for election winBBC ^ | July 2019 Posted on 07/07/2019 10:47:40 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege Greece's opposition party New Democracy are set to win the country's snap general election, exit polls suggest. L…

The Greek Coalition of the Radical Left is likely facing a major defeat in this Sunday’s election. Evel Economakis ▪ July 3, 2019 U.S Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany…

ATHENS—It has been a problem child, a sick man, a canary in a coal mine, a warning sign, and a long-running experiment into where economics meets politics, with a significant social toll. It has become a rallying cry for Brexiteers and right-wing populists, a…

Mr President, And for many of you, dear friends, good friends by the way, It is my pleasure to be here and I would like to start by thanking Mario Draghi, another good friend, for inviting me here this morning. I am told that it is rare for a politician…