Dimitris Rapidis

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Syriza Central Committee: Topics to be discussed

July 29, 2015

The Central Committee of the ruling party Syriza convenes tomorrow, Thursday, to debate upon the bailout talks. The Political Secretariat decided yesterday, after discussions with PM Tsipras, that its is indispensable for the party to abide by internal rules and give the voice to its members and elected representatives to accept or reject the bailout… » read more

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Greece Bailout: What to expect in August?

July 23, 2015

After the second vote on prior actions yesterday, the Greek government has achieved to close a big chapter that started last February. Prior actions have passed by the Parliament with absolute majority, as SYRIZA and ANEL coalition government got the support from opposition parties New Democracy, PASOK and The River. For the next 10 days… » read more

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Greece Bailout: Hostage Crisis for Tsipras

July 16, 2015

The outcome of fiscal measures voting yesterday in the Greek Parliament was positive for Eurozone leaders. The measures passed with absolute majority as Syriza coalition partner Independent Greeks, the front opposition New Democracy, PASOK, and The River voted in favor. But Syriza had major losses, as 39 MPs voted against or abstain. Amid these MPs,… » read more

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Greece Bailout: What we should expect from today’s voting?

July 15, 2015

The outcome of the 17-hour long meeting of Eurozone leaders last Sunday was a huge blow for the Greek government. Amidst rumors that the Greek PM Tsipras was blackmailed to agree with any measure put in the table, both by the United States and Eurozone leaders, and despite the outstanding support of Greek PM in… » read more

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The day after #Greferendum

July 4, 2015

  The most tricky information you can easily receive these days comes from opinion polls. With reference to the outcome of the referendum in Greece, most polls have presented hilariously divergent results. For someone that is used and experienced in interpreting pollsters, two things are certain: one, pollsters usually shape opinion rather than presenting a… » read more

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Bridging Europe, EFSF, EU institutions, EU integration, eu priorities, euro, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Eurozone, member states

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Things are clear for Greece

July 1, 2015

Yesterday, June 30, we had another stage of parody in the negotiations between Greece and Eurozone. President Junker re-issued the same set of proposals, calling for PM Tsipras to react on that. The Greek side got back with a new, huge bailout plan, on the grounds that a specific growth plan will be discussed and… » read more

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Institutions force Greece to leave Eurozone

June 27, 2015

The Greek government is offering five months now concrete proposals and options on how to tackle the deep-rooted financial and structural problems of the Greek economy. These proposals regard the overcoming of fiscal deadlock, the negotiations over a debt relief agreement, and certainly the preparation of a growth plan that could address the devastating macroeconomic… » read more

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Lessons we have learned from #BrusselsGroup

June 3, 2015

Probably during the next days creditors (and partners) of Greece will reach a final decision on the proposals (fifth amendment so far) of the Greek government. We don’t risk a prediction, but it is certain that all the way since February 2015 we have lived a monumental Greek drama, mainly due to the hasty and… » read more

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Greece and the BRICS: Why the mainstream approach is all wrong

May 14, 2015

Greek PM Tsipras was invited last Monday to participate in Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual meeting held under the auspices of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin aiming -mainly- at boosting Russia’s export capacity. The same day, Greece was invited to become the sixth member of BRICS’s New Development Bank (NDB). International and… » read more

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BRICs, English, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Eurozone, Geopolitics, Global Europe, Global Financial System, Global Politics, Regional Policy

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Eurozone or Greece wants rupture?

April 27, 2015

Last Friday’s Eurogroup in Riga, Latvia, was a complete disaster for all parts involved. For almost all Finance Ministers it was another “revelation” of their lack of ideas, flexibility, and rational argumentation over Greece. It was also a proof of lack of imagination for another Europe, distant from narrow-minded austerity. For Greece and its Finance… » read more

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Dimitris Rapidis

Politics | Communication | Strategic Analysis

 

Dimitris is deeply involved in the analysis of the Greek financial crisis in Eurozone, the political and geopolitical shifts globally, with emphasis in EU and MENA region. 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, 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.

Languages: Greek, English, French, Spanish.


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