ARIANA FERENTINOU

How long will Tsipras’ credit last ARIANA FERENTINOU

How long will Tsipras’ credit last?

“Halk, halk!” said the woman who was sitting opposite me. “Tsipras is for the people, he does not make distinctions between Muslims and Christians. He took away the cars from the politicians!”

May 31 2015
This week is make-or-break for Greece ARIANA FERENTINOU

This week is make-or-break for Greece

An agonizing effort to keep itself afloat and avoid default while continuing to negotiate with its creditors may be coming to an end for Greece

May 17 2015
First visit to Turkey by new Greek Foreign Minister ARIANA FERENTINOU

First visit to Turkey by new Greek Foreign Minister

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visits Turkey at a crucial moment regarding Cyprus; just after the election of Mustafa Akıncı as president of the Turkish Cypriots and while intercommunal talks seem to be to re-starting.

May 10 2015
On a razor’s edge ARIANA FERENTINOU

On a razor’s edge

There is no doubt that the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, has now become an international celebrity

May 03 2015
Greeks have afterthoughts but hope dies last ARIANA FERENTINOU

Greeks have afterthoughts but hope dies last

I’ve just got back from a very quick trip to Athens... What did I see? I saw a country whose people by now have become more stoic, more resilient and more aware.

April 26 2015
Hagia Sophia: An election campaign ploy again ARIANA FERENTINOU

Hagia Sophia: An election campaign ploy again?

One year later, it is as almost as a déjà vu experience. Turkey is heading for elections, again

April 19 2015
Greek PM goes to Moscow amid raised eyebrows in Europe ARIANA FERENTINOU

Greek PM goes to Moscow amid raised eyebrows in Europe

“We are equal partners in the European Union. While sticking to its rules, we, too, have the right to reinforce our relations with any third country, as long as this is in the interest of our country,” Nikos Kotzias, the Greek foreign minister, stated in February, one month after the new leftist government of Syriza was elected to power.

April 05 2015
Are Turkeys Rums coming back ARIANA FERENTINOU

Are Turkey's Rums coming back?

Although many have now become regular visitors of Istanbul and some even keep summer houses on the Princes’ Islands, the overall majority do not wish to return.

March 29 2015
EU’s dilemma: Equality in diversity or money ARIANA FERENTINOU

EU’s dilemma: Equality in diversity or money

Europe, the continent of 'solidarity, peace and democracy' is becoming the land of fragmentation, polarization and radicalization.

March 23 2015