Dimitris Rapidis

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The Ukrainian Conundrum

January 27, 2014

Ukraine is torn into two parts: the one being strongly opposed to President Yanukovych’s pro-Russian statemanship; the other being silent or at least less opposed to closer partnership with Russia. The first and most ardent part is massively demonstrating in the streets of Kyiv and other major cities, pressing the Presidency to shift roles or… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Conflict, English, Geopolitics, Global Europe, Global Politics

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The Geneva Accord On Iran: What The European Union Has Gained So Far?

January 15, 2014

On January 20 the European Union is going to implement all sanctions relief for Iran, including bans on insuring and transporting Iranian oil, petrochemicals, gold, and other precious metals. The lifting of bans will last for six months, and within this timeframe the Iranian government is expected to start decreasing and eliminating uranium enrichment of… » read more

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Bridging Europe, English, EU institutions, Geopolitics, Global Europe, Global Politics, Middle East

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Who believes that Greece will exit the crisis?

January 9, 2014

Yesterday the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Antonis Samaras inaugurated the beginning of the Greek Presidency in the Council of the European Union, the rotating Presidency that every member-state assumes each semester. All statements stemming from the Greek PM were ending with the same phrase: “Greece will exit the crisis in 2014. We do have hopes… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Conflict, English, EU elections 2014, EU institutions, EU integration, eu priorities, euro, eurocrisis, Eurozone, Greek, member states

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Memories That Count In Voting

January 6, 2014

Despite frequent references over EU’s ageing population, European Commission’s Youth Report for 2012 brings some useful information. According to the data, in January 2011 around 95.2 million young people aged between 15-29 lived in the EU-27. The acceding country of Croatia as well as the five candidate member-states from Eastern Balkans are expected to add… » read more

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Bridging Europe, Conflict, English, EU elections 2014, EU institutions, EU integration, eu priorities, member states, Racism, Social Cohesion

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Interview with Professor Sotiris Roussos, Head of CEMMIS

January 3, 2014

Sotiris Roussos is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Political Science and IR of the University of Peloponnese and Head of the Centre for Middle East, Mediterranean and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS), www.cemmis.edu.gr We discussed about the ravaging civil war in Syria, the nuclear ordeal of Iran, the Kurdish issue, Cyrpus, and the stalling EU adhesion… » read more

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Conflict, English, Geopolitics, Global Europe, Global Politics, Interviews, Middle East, Syria

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We are optimistic for 2014

January 2, 2014

The European Union has been faced with mounting problems in 2013. As in 2012 and 2011. Coming down to the year-end accountings, what is left for the Union is a mixing taste of hopefulness and deception for the deeds and the wrongdoings. The year 2014 will be the year of the elections for the European… » read more

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Bridging Europe, English, EU elections 2014, EU institutions, EU integration, eu priorities, euro, eurocrisis, Eurozone, member states, Social Cohesion

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Dimitris Rapidis

Politics | Communication | Strategic Analysis

Dimitris Rapidis is a Strategist, Publicist, and Commentator on Greek, European Politics and Latin American Politics. Has has worked at the European Parliament, at think-tanks and NGOs in EU. He is founder of Bridging Europe.

Dimitris is thoroughly involved in the analysis of the Greek financial crisis in Eurozone, the political and geopolitical shifts globally. His analyses and interviews have been featured in national, European and regional broadcasting networks, media, and journals, such as Bloomberg, Euronews, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, El Pais, Publico, El Mundo, La Razon, Sputnik, Russia Today, Newsweek, Financier Worldwide, Die Welt, Handelsblatt, BBC, Nouvel Observateur, Anadolu Agency, Hurriyet, among others. He has studied political science and international affairs at the Universities of Athens and Geneva. Dimitris is founding member of the Research Committee on Geopolitics (RC-41) of the International Political Science Association, and the Model of the European Union of the Galatasary University. He has been a guest speaker at numerous international academic and governmental conferences, summer schools and symposia in Europe.

Twitter: @rapidis


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