Dimitris Rapidis

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Child poverty has reached repulsive levels in Greece

December 28, 2015

The alarming increase in child poverty leaves untouched decision-makers in Brussels. It unveils the most appalling facet of the economic crisis, it constitutes a fundamental factor that undermines growth prospects, strongly affects performance at schools, causes problems in the family and psychology issues and breaks down the basic structures and safety nets of the society.… » read more

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Bridging Europe, English, EU integration, eu priorities, eurocrisis, Social Cohesion, unemployment

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A great (Greek) guide for EU funding programs

December 16, 2015

Since the spark of the financial crisis, Greece has been weak in building a sound business environment. In this fragile context, disastrous austerity came to give a final blow. The last three years of EU funds 2007-13 period were not as efficient as the domestic governments or the European Commission could expect, but this was… » read more

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English, EU institutions, eu priorities, EU priorities 2020, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Eurozone, InfoSociety, member states, Regional Policy, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs

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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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