Is austerity working - the European perspective
Ann Cahill, Irish Examiner, 08.08.2013
Quotes
The entire eurozone was having one long, giant party all the way from the turn of the millennium until 2008. It had to end in tears — and that is how we have the longest recession in modern history — or so the story goes. […]
Even if the euro survives and Greece remains a member putting in place the much needed reforms such as collecting taxes, the scars will be long term. There is a lot of despair with the best educated leaving but the cost is not just in jobs — it is also to the fabric of democracy with a fascist right wing group attracting support.
“They are showing their face and what is behind their face, but still people vote for them, and they have put down strong roots in parts of Athens — this will not change even if the economy changes,” warns Janis Emmanouilidis, senior analyst at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. […]
Link to original text here
Latest media contributions
EPC Update – Shifting landscapes: The new Commission, electoral tides, and the Draghi report
Online Briefing, YouTube, 19.09.2024
Economic portfolios are key in talks to choose new EU commissioners
Quotes, Euronews, 28.08.2024
EPC Update – Democracy at work: The vote on von der Leyen and impact of key elections
Online Briefing, YouTube, 19.07.2024
"Von der Leyen hat Kompromisse gefunden"
Interview, rbb24 inforadio, 18.07.2024
Neue EU-Schulden? Die Frankreich-Wahl spielt Olaf Scholz in die Karten
Quotes, Die Welt, 12.07.2024
Γιάννης Εμμανουηλίδης στην «Κ»: Οδηγούμαστε σε καθεστώς σύγχυσης
Interview, Kathimerini (GR), 07.07.2024
EPC Update / Post-summit Briefing – The June Summit: A new EU leadership and an ambitious strategic agenda?
Online Briefing, YouTube, 28.06.2024
Ε.Ε.: Οι νέοι συσχετισμοί και η μοιρασιά των αξιωμάτων
Quotes, Kathimerini (GR), 16.06.2024
Was kommt nach der EU-Wahl?
Radio talkshow, Ö1 (Austria), 05.06.2024
Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego. Skrajna prawica zyska kosztem głównego nurtu?
Quotes, Polskie Radio, 25.05.2024