He was the first world leader to call Prokopis Pavlopoulos and wish him every success in his new post. He also underlined the importance of bilateral dialogue
“These guys are amateurs; they do not know what they are doing. We thought they had all their moves prepared, that they had a plan, that they would apply it when they came to power. And on top, one says something and the other something else!”
When Kemal Derviş was asked to sort out the Turkish economy fourteen years ago, few were hopeful. In 2001, this country was in the midst of its worst economic crisis in modern times and Derviş was given little chance, despite his 22-year career at the World Bank
It lasted three weeks and it was tough. Perhaps it was the first time that Greeks witnessed such a “David and Goliath” type of battle unraveling in front of their eyes.
The new leftist government in Greece will have to face another week of tough negotiations with its creditors. But sounds coming Washington have definitely contributed to the optimism in Athens
An unusually high percentage – over 70 percent – of people support the tough stance adopted by the Alexis Tsipras government toward Greece’s creditors.
It has been a week since last Sunday’s electoral victory of the leftist Syriza in Greece. Yet the international media, including Turkey, are still trying to assess and analyze the policies and strategies of the new government. Greece’s economic problems are naturally at the center of everybody’s concern
Usually the day of voting has a lot of symbolism. In an age of visual communication, appearances do matter.
As the clock has started ticking, most Greeks seem to have decided whom they want to lead their country during the next four years. At least this is what the latest opinion polls tell us
