Euclid Tsakalotos
MeRA25 not here to ‘become Mr Tsipras’ ministers,’ says Varoufakis
MeRA25 was not founded in 2018 in order to play a backseat role in a government led by Alexis Tsipras, the head of the radical left party, Yanis Varoufakis, indicated on Tuesday, ruling out the possibility of joining a coalition with SYRIZA.
Cash reserve allowed for economic recovery
Giorgos Houliarakis was perhaps the most popular member of the SYRIZA government among his European Union peers. He was one of the very few people who focused on the real numbers of the economy and realistic data.
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Strong message for reforms
Never before in the last decade have so many Greek and foreign economic actors, analysts, and politicians been so positive about the prospects of the Greek economy. With the exit signs from the pandemic clearly on the horizon, all these experts, from the Delphi Economic Forum, urged the government in a single "voice": Reforms and only reforms!
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Tsakalotos claims Greece at bottom of pile in Covid spending
Lawmaker and SYRIZA Central Committee member Euclid Tsakalotos insists that that no matter how much Finance Minister Christos Staikouras "tortures" the data, Greece remains at the bottom of the pile in Europe regarding expenditure to tackle Covid-19.
Greece Braces for New, Coronavirus-Driven Recession
Since the second week of March, the Greek government has been attempting to delay the spread of the virus by shutting down most economic activity, ordering the closure of all shops apart from supermarkets, bakeries, petrol stations and pharmacies.
SYRIZA name change not to be done via referendum
The political secretariat of main opposition SYRIZA has decided that the party's new name will not be decided via a referendum because of concerns it may cause divisions.
Instead, the party's Central Committee will convene on February 15-16 and attempt to reach consensus on the issue.
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Planned name change in SYRIZA sparks internal divisions
The planned referendum to change the name of SYRIZA has reportedly become a source of acrimony within the leftist party as it is opposed by its more radical wing.
Editorial: Greece needs a new economic policy with inspiration and risk
The new government undoubtedly renewed expectations for the improvement of economic conditions and created a suitable environment for more rapid growth.
By all accounts the economic climate improved after the 7 July general elections.
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Time will tell
Watching developments in Britain, my mind goes back to the near-fatal and certainly costly Greek summer of 2015. The turmoil surrounding the bailout referendum called by the leftist-led administration of Alexis Tsipras now feels like a distant memory, or rather like a nightmare one would rather forget.
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Tsakalotos accuses ND gov’t of piggybacking on SYRIZA legacy
Hours after conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece will soon remove the last remaining capital controls imposed on bank depositors at the height of the financial crisis, former finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos accused the government of piggybacking on his administration's efforts to lift restrictions.