What are they smoking at the European Parliament?
February 23, 2016
The European Parliament will host a three hour debate about how cannabis can drive economic growth and create jobs.
Posted by Heard in Europe
Archives for Syriza
100,000 to tell Eurogroup to cancel Greek debt
November 4, 2015
More than 100,000 EU citizens have called for Greek debt to be cancelled.
Posted by Heard in Europe
Snap elections in Greece: What strategy parties will follow?
August 31, 2015
Bridging Europe published last Friday the first poll towards snap elections in September 20. It is very early and unsafe to provide a solid assessment, but two things are certain: first, undecided voters will define the final turnout; second, coalition government is the most probable scenario. Syriza Alexis Tsipras is the most popular among Greek… » read more
Why PM Tsipras would prefer snap elections in Greece?
August 19, 2015
For the time being, snap elections is the worst case scenario for most members of the Greek government, the opposition, the business world. The biggest part of the electorate is hugely disappointed with the performance of the Greek government so far (i.e. see nationwide poll of Bridging Europe), especially after the government capitulated to the… » read more
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Austerity Politics, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Syriza |
Three burdens for Greece in today’s Eurogroup
August 14, 2015
After an all-night session and a lot of drama, the Greek Parliament voted in favor of the third bailout deal. Amid fierce debates, personal accusations, complaints against Zoe Konstantopoulou, the President of the Parliament, for impeding the process, and a deeper rupture inside Syriza party, Greek Minister of Finance Tsakalotos is now negotiating -or better… » read more
Trapped again: Why creditors want snap elections in Greece
August 11, 2015
The draft of the ESM bailout saw the light earlier today after the conclusion of the final, technical talks between the Greek delegation and the creditors. From the 35 actions that are needed to pass through the Parliament the coming days, 20 of them are unclear on their essence and argumentation. Why is that? From… » read more
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Austerity Politics, EU institutions, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Syriza |
Voting Intention in Greece – July 2015
August 7, 2015
The research and communication services center Bridging Europe is strongly embarking into the field of opinion polling in Greece, attempting to cover the widening gap of information with regards to political developments in Greece, the coverage of the Greek crisis, the complex economic and social environment that has been created since January 2015 and the… » read more
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Austerity Politics, Bridging Europe, English, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Poll, Social Cohesion, Syriza |
Reflections on Syriza Central Committee — What’s next?
August 2, 2015
Last Thursday the Central Committee of Syriza convened to discuss over the preparation of an extraordinary or permanent party congress. As simple as this decision might sound, the discussions and speeches had a deeply disappointing tone with regards to the development of the bailout talks and the government policy on this issue so far. Notwithstanding,… » read more
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Austerity Politics, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, grexit, Member States, Syriza |
Syriza Central Committee: Topics to be discussed
July 29, 2015
The Central Committee of the ruling party Syriza convenes tomorrow, Thursday, to debate upon the bailout talks. The Political Secretariat decided yesterday, after discussions with PM Tsipras, that its is indispensable for the party to abide by internal rules and give the voice to its members and elected representatives to accept or reject the bailout… » read more
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Austerity Politics, EU institutions, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, grexit, Member States, Social Cohesion, Syriza |
Greece Bailout: What to expect in August?
July 23, 2015
After the second vote on prior actions yesterday, the Greek government has achieved to close a big chapter that started last February. Prior actions have passed by the Parliament with absolute majority, as SYRIZA and ANEL coalition government got the support from opposition parties New Democracy, PASOK and The River. For the next 10 days… » read more
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Austerity Politics, Bridging Europe, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, grexit, Portugal, spain, Syriza |
Syriza’s breakup and the next day in Greek politics
July 22, 2015
In the very beginning Tsipras was perceived as an unknown new political force in Europe. In Greece he was considered to be a “leftist parenthesis”. The extreme behaviors noticed during the Greek crisis resulted in clashes between EU partners. At the same time, though, some events stigmatized the “New Europe”. Many thought that… » read more
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The outcome of the 17-hour long meeting of Eurozone leaders last Sunday was a huge blow for the Greek government. Amidst rumors that the Greek PM Tsipras was blackmailed to agree with any measure put in the table, both by the United States and Eurozone leaders, and despite the outstanding support of Greek PM in… » read more
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Austerity Politics, Bridging Europe, EU institutions, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Global Financial System, grexit, Member States, Social Cohesion, Syriza |
SECS4: A world-beating New Euro would end Corruption, Dishonesty, and Marxist Blackmail
July 3, 2015
In world monetary history, some currencies have lasted more than a thousand years. That won’t happen with the present euro. Its self-destruction is as certain as anything in politics. What is now urgent is to reform the currency on a solid basis. It will be a world-beater. A sound currency must retain a long-term store… » read more
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alter-globalist, corruption, Juncker, Marx, Schuman, Soviet, Syriza, Tsipras, Varoufakis |
Algunas verdades griegas
June 30, 2015
Conocer el desenlace final de la tragedia griega solo está al alcance de su autor. De ahí que pretender predecir a dónde nos llevará la convocatoria del referéndum del próximo domingo 5 de julio en Grecia, se me presume cuanto menos osado, algo bastante alejado de mis múltiples defectos. Pero sí creo que las declaraciones… » read more
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BCE, Draghi, Economy & Euro, FMI, Grecia, Merkel, Papadimos, Papandreu, Syriza, Tsipras |
A few months ago, I was in the audience at the prestigious Commonwealth Club in San Francisco when Senator Bernie Sanders presented the rationale for a political revolution in the United States. Sanders is the only independent Senator in the US Senate; all other Senators belong either to the Republican or Democratic political parties. Since… » read more