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Greek Snap Elections – Stability Instead of Progress
Politics
Greek Snap Elections – Stability Instead of Progress
The Greeks have voted and widely approved the course of Alexis Tsipras and his SYRIZA-party (35,5%, -0,8). It is noteworthy that the decision for the left-wing alliance reveals that the Greek voters predominantly want to stick to traditional values and their societal structures, rather than giving a chance to reform-orientated powers.
Polish Parliamentary Elections Are Coming: Welcome to Hell
Politics
Polish Parliamentary Elections Are Coming: Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Poland, where special higher taxes are imposed on the rich, where the welfare money is sloshed around, where convenient privileges are granted to anyone supporting PiS, where only national and Catholic media rule, where uniformed services are given special treatment, and where the spirit of People’s Republic of Poland (PRL) is resuscitated!
Turbointegration: Real Threat to Greece and Europe
Economy, Politics, Society
Turbointegration: Real Threat to Greece and Europe
The euro indeed plays a major role in the Greek drama, but the ultimate cause of the Greek economic turmoil lies somewhere else. The real problem is that the architects of the euro used it as a turbo that was meant to speed up the integration engine of the eurozone, while encouraging other European countries to do so as well.
Greece, EU Summits and Political Roller Coaster
Politics
Greece, EU Summits and Political Roller Coaster
If the hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, small and big businesses alike, took as long to deal with their daily existential crises, every last one of them would have already gone bankrupt. At the same time, politicians don\'t have to worry about it.