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4 takeaways from Syriza’s 2nd Congress

October 18, 2016

Between October 13-16, the governing Syriza party held its second congress in Athens. Many debates, fruitful discussions, but above all the need to re-address some major issues that define the party’s new vision and political scope. Euclid Tsakalotos ranked first in Central Committee voting Greek Minister of Finance achieved to get the first place among… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, English, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion

Immediate solution on Greek debt is needed

October 4, 2016

It is a turning point for the Syriza-led government. After more than one year since the painful agreement on a third bailout for the country has been reached, the society and the business world are suffocating under the burden of tax hikes, lack of liquidity from the banks, weak improvement of macroeconomic factors. Unemployment has… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, English, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment

What you need to know about the Greek Privatization Fund

May 23, 2016

The Greek government is introducing an omnibus bill including the establishment of the new Privatization Fund that will absorb the former one, created by the ND-PASOK government under the framework of the second bailout deal (2012-14). This new Fund has major differences from the previous one. Contrary to the previous one, the new Fund is… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States

Non-Performing Loans: What the Greek government has done so far?

May 20, 2016

On May 11 the Greek government extended for a fourth consecutive time the law protecting primary residences from foreclosure. This refers to a wide category of non-performing loans (NPLs), covering as well medium-size enterprises with gross annual income lower than 50 million euros, occupying up to 250 employees. This regulation protects 94% of the total… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment

Why Schäuble insists on Grexit?

February 5, 2016

As EU has entered in talks with Great Britain towards a more accommodating relationship that would vanquish Brexit prospects, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble keeps insisting that Greece would be in better economic condition if decision on Grexit had been reached in summer. Obsession of Schäuble to cling in this idea every now and then,… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States

Another struggle ahead — Οn the pension reform in Greece

January 11, 2016

Syriza government proposal for the survival of the pension system in Greece has been delivered to the institutions for consultation. The proposal is structured in a way to serve three major goals: a. protect the current pensioners; b. secure that new generations will receive pension; c. safeguard the pension system and avoid a total collapse.… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, English, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion

Child poverty has reached repulsive levels in Greece

January 4, 2016

The alarming increase in child poverty leaves untouched decision-makers in Brussels. It unveils the most appalling facet of the economic crisis, it constitutes a fundamental factor that undermines growth prospects, strongly affects performance at schools, causes problems in the family and psychology issues and breaks down the basic structures and safety nets of the society.… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Bridging Europe, English, EU integration, eurocrisis, Social Cohesion, Unemployment

A great (Greek) guide for EU funding programs

December 16, 2015

Since the spark of the financial crisis, Greece has been weak in building a sound business environment. In this fragile context, disastrous austerity came to give a final blow. The last three years of EU funds 2007-13 period were not as efficient as the domestic governments or the European Commission could expect, but this was… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, English, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, InfoSociety, Member States, Regional Policy, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs

#ParisAttacks: The day after

November 16, 2015

Terrorist attacks in Paris late Saturday November 13 caused an unprecedented shock. Flowers, candles, profile photos, poems and kind words are nice and play a role in communicating the mobilization of the European and world communities and the determination to not be terrorized. But let’s be honest. This does not suffice. It takes coordinated action… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Bridging Europe, conflict, EU integration, eurocrisis, Geopolitics, Global Europe, Middle East

Tsipras outstanding effort to protect mortgage holders in Greece

November 9, 2015

The release of €2 billion tranche from ESM to Greece has been stalled for one major reason: the far different safety net for proprietors that envoys of institutions and the Greek government are setting with respect to the foresclosures of primary residencies. The issue is huge and the solution seems to necessitate political coordination. During… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Bridging Europe, EU institutions, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis

A Pan-European Fund for Unemployment

October 26, 2015

Since the spark of the US mortgage crisis in 2008 and the major repercussions that left behind in global scale, Eurozone has entered into a vicious circle of austerity and downfall. The economic stagnation and the myopic insistence on distorting the foundations of a welfare state in the European South (i.e. much more affected by… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Bridging Europe, EU institutions, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Unemployment

Why Tsipras won snap elections in Greece?

September 23, 2015

Syriza won for a third time in a row during 2015. The first time was last January, the second in July’s referendum with the resounding “No”, and now on September 20. In Bridging Europe, already since late August, we have predicted the turnout, depicting the margin of Syriza between 5-7%. But what were these elements… » read more

  Posted by Dimitris Rapidis

blogactiv, Bridging Europe, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, grexit, Member States, Social Cohesion
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