28 juni 2015 – Philippe Legrain, former economic advisor to the president of the European Commission (2011 to 2014) and visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics’ European Institute, is commenting on the referendum to be held on 5 July: “Greece’s creditors hope that by unleashing chaos, they can bring…
17 juni 2015 – Bas Jacobs is econoom en promoveerde in 2002 aan de Universiteit aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op het proefschrift Public Finance and Human Capital. Sinds 2007 is hij hoogleraar economie en overheidsfinanciën aan de Erasmus School of Economics van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. Op zijn weblog publiceert hij een…
16 juni 2015 – Andrew Watt is Head of the Department Macroeconomic Policy Institute in the Hans-Böckler Foundation. In his column Reach A Deal! The Greek Offer Is A Basis For A Compromise he suggests that an honourable compromise is within reach. Broadly the proposals made by Greece in the macroeconomic area…
12 juni 2015 – James Galbraith, professor in government-business relations at the University of Texas, illustrates in this article the reasons why creditors’ demands would only prolong Greece’s crisis. He makes clear that reform is the only thing missing from creditor’s demands as “‘Reform in any true sense is a process that requires time, patience, planning,…
15 juni 2015 – Reiner Hoffman (President of the German Trade Union Confederation), Gustav Horn (scientific director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute of the Hans Böckler Stiftung) and Gesine Schwan (political scientist), argue that the negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors can prove to be succesful if there…
25 juni 2015 – The German sociologist and philopher Jürgen Habermas criticizes “the constipated manner in which the German government perceives its leadership role in Europe.” According to Habermas “It’s the citizens, not the banks, which must retain the final say in existential questions for Europe.” First published in German in Süddeutsche…
12 juni 2015 – Costas Lapavitsas, professor in Economics of the University of London and member of the Hellenic Parliament for Syriza, presents the proposals of both negotiating parties and argues that the European “institutions” are seeking a public defeat of Syriza and the closing off of any alternative. Read the…
Nikos Koulousios, freelance journalist en deskundige van de Mediacirkel, heeft op 7 juni de laatste ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot de onderhandelingen tussen de Griekse regering van A. Tsipras en de trojka becommentarieerd. Presentator: Marcia Luyten.
Zie zijn interview tijdens het wekelijkse discussieprogramma van AVROTROS, VARA en VPRO Buitenhof: Interview N. Koulousios Buitenhof