HO Staff in the Press

The Hellenic Observatory Staff writes regularly to the Greek and international Press.

Below you will find a selection of their articles & interviews. 

May 2012

• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview to BBC News commenting on the recent statements of David Cameron on the Greek forthcoming elections (21/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted in an article by The Times of India, entitled Man who could be Greek hero challenges Merkel (18/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted in an article by The New York Times entitled Spanish Bank Problems Add to Gloom in Euro Zone (17/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted in an article by The Times of India, entitled Man who could be Greek hero challenges Merkel (18/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave an interview to the Swedish STV on the implications of Greece exits the Eurozone (18/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted in an article by The New York Times entitled Spanish Bank Problems Add to Gloom in Euro Zone (17/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave an interview to the Herald Sun on Greece facing new elections (15/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis was quoted by BBC News (web) in a piece on the Profile of Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza (14/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted by Washington Post in an article by Brad Plumer entitled Why is Greece in such trouble? And can it be fixed? (14/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was interviewed on political turmoil in Greece by BBC News 24 (14/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave interviews on the post-election situation in Greece to the: Monocle Radio, Voice of America and BBC Radio 5 (15/5/2012).
• Dr Athanasia Chalari was invited by the CTV News Channel to discuss the final attempts in Greece to form a government (14/5/2012).
• Professor Kevin Featherstone gave a live interview for the 5 Live Drive Programme of BBC Radio 5 commenting on the post-election situation in Greece (starting at 0:10:12, 14/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview to the Markets Wrap Programme of Summit TV, South Africa commenting on Greece and the Euro (14/5/2012).
• Professor Kevin Featherstone’s latest article for Kathimerini entitled Time for a change in the regime? (13/5/2012).
• Professor Featherstone was quoted in an article published by TheJournal.ie entitled Explainer: New elections? Euro exit? Just what is going on in Greece? (12/5/2012).
• Dr Athanasia Chalari was quoted in an article by BBC Brazil on the Greek elections and how ballots may reflect the fracture of the Greek society (14/5/2012).
• Dr Spyros Economides was quoted in an article by Maclenas.ca entitled Acropolis now: Greece may be just the start (11/5/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis gave an interview on the post-election situation in Greece, to Peter Allen for BBC Radio 5 (starting at 2:35:20, 11/5/201).Professor Featherstone was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in an article entitled In Greece, coalition government proves elusive amid impasse (10/5/2012).
• Dr Spyros Economides was quoted in an article referring to the Greek Elections and Government forming published by the Danish Newspaper Information (10/5/2012).
• Dr Athanasia Chalari gave an interview to the CTV News Channel discussing the attempts to form a Government in Greece after the elections (8/5/202).
• Dr Monastiriotis commented on the outcome of Sunday's elections in Greece in France 24 (8/5/2012).
• He also gave an interview on the Greek election results to Rosslyn Hyams for Radio France Internationale (8/5/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis commented on the EU implications of the Greek elections for Metro International (8/5/2012).
• Dr Spyros Economides was quoted in in an articled entitled Greece election could throw Europe back into turmoil published by Global Post (5/5/2012).
• Dr Spyros Economides was quoted in a story by Bloomberg on Greek elections entitled Greeks Reveal Euro or No in First Election Since Downturn (2/5/2012).

 

April 2012

• Professor Kevin Featherstone, in Kathimerini, commented on the decision to ‘suspend’ the new law on universities in Greece and argued that this was a major mistake (1/4/2012).

 

March 2012

• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis' latest article (co-authored with Kostas Milas) for the Greek Newspaper TA NEA entitled Cynic Diogenes and the Greek bonds (28/3/2012). 
• Dr Monastiriotis gave radio interviews for SKAI Radio, Greece & Athena 9.84, Greece discussing the Greek debt restructuring, the bond exchange, the PSI and the new loan agreement with the troika (10 & 14/3/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis published an article in Kathimerini on Economic Development (6/3/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis published an article in Athens News entitled Spelling it out discussing the PSI (2/3/2012). 

 

February 2012

• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview to SKAI Now Programme of SKAI TV Greece, commenting on how Greece can return to growth (starting at 1:17:23) (2/3/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis was quoted in an article by H. Quasem for The Straits Times, Singapore entitled Changing face of Greece's middle class (23/2/2012).
• Professor Kevin Featherstone commented on Europe's bailout package for Greece in an article posted by the Washington Post (21/2/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis did a live Radio Interview for the Voice of Russia (US Edition - Washington DC) commenting on the agreement of the finance ministers to a 130 billion Euro rescue for Greece (21/2/2012).
• Dr Athanasia Chalari gave an interview for the 'Mid-Morning with Stuart George' Programme of BBC Radio Stoke, discussing the day to day life in Greece under the current conditions (21/2/2012).
• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis' article (co-authored with Kostas Milas) for the Greek Newspaper TO BHMA entitled Charle Dicken's Birthday and the miserable economic reality (21/2/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave an interview to AFP International;
  Reported on 14/2/2012 in MSN News, Philippines; UOL Noticias, Brazil; El Mercurio, Ecuador; Terra, Colombia; and others.
  Reported on 20/2/2012 in Business Spectator, Australia; Gulf Times, Qatar; Arab Times, Kuwait; Business Times, Singapore; Daily Tribune, Bahrain; China Post, Taiwan; Financial Express, Bangladesh; Manila Times, Philippines; Socbay and HNSV, Vietnam; WordPress max; Le Temps, Switzerland; Correiro Braziliense, Brazil; and others.
• Dr Vasilis Leontitsis gave an interview to Sir David Frost for his show 'Frost Over the World' on Al Jazeera, discussing the Greek financial crisis (part 2, starting 17:30) (17/2/2012).
• Professor Kevin Featherstone appeared in an NBC's Nightly News video on the Greeks being furious over austerity bill (14/2/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis did interviews for the ITV, Sky and NBC (USA), discussing the vote for the new austerity bill (13/2/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis published an article in the Greek Newspaper Kathimerini entitled Colourful Nonsense (8/2/2012). The article was also publised in English at the Greece@lse blog (7/2/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis gave an interview to Christos Pagonis about the Greek debt and the PSI negotiations in his programme "Harin Oikonomias" at NET 105 the radio of the greek national broadcaster, ERT (6/2/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave an interview to G. Papageorgiou at Athena 9.84 (the Radio Station of the Municipal Authority of Athens) about the PSI in Greece and the prospects of the Greek economy (also with reference to the Panel Debate that HO hosted on the 2nd February) (interview available here starting at 1:13:30') (3/2/2012).
• Dr Monastiriotis was quoted in an article discussing the PSI of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita http://www.rp.pl/artykul/231949,805923-Grecja-na-ostatniej-prostej.html (3/2/2012).

 

January 2012

• Professor Featherstone's article for Kathimerini entitled Fog over the Channel, Europe cut off (22/1/2012).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview to 'SKAI Now Programme' of SKAI TV Greece, discussing the prospective PSI agreement in Greece and the wider prospects of the economy (starting at 1:03:30). An excerpt of the interview was also broadcast on the channel's evening news bulletin at 21:00 (13/1/2012).