2010 HO Staff in the Press

December - November 2010

• Professor Featherstone's last article for 2010 for Kathimerini newspaper entitled 'Not quite the decade we’d expected, but...' (Friday, 31/12/2010).  
• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis' article for 'VIMA' newspaper entitled 'When should we spreads to go down?' (Saturday, 13/11/2010). 
• Professor Featherstone argued in 'Kathimerini on Sunday' that the way the Greek university system is managed is reminiscent of the problems of the old Olympic Airways: overly politicised, with a misallocation of resources, and a neglect of those whom it is intended to serve (Sunday 7/11/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone and Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou gave an interview to the Greek newspaper 'Naftemporiki' focusing on the publication of the Greek translation of the book they have co-authored 'The Limits of Europeanisation: Reform Capacity and Policy Conflict in Greece', published by Okto Publishers, Athens (Friday 5/11/2010).

October 2010

• The Greek Newspaper 'Ta Nea' carries a two-page feature article previewing the publication on October 20th of the Greek translation of the book by Prof. Kevin Featherstone (Hellenic Observatory Director) and Dr. Dimitris Papadimitriou (University of Manchester), 'The Limits of Europeanisation: Reform Capacity and Policy Conflict in Greece' (Saturday 9/10/2010). 
• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis' article for the Greek newspaper 'TO VIMA' entitled 'The twin deficits and the economic restructuring' (Saturday, 16/10/2010). 

September 2010

• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis' article for 'VIMA' newspaper entitled 'Chances of Default' (Thursday 30/9/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone, wrote in Kathimerini Newspaper about his experience of the PM's Advisory Committee on the reform and modernisation of the Greek government (26/9/2010). 
• Dr Panagiotidis writes an article for the Greek Newspaper 'TO VIMA'  titled 'Supervision and the end of the recession' (17/9/2010). 
• Dr Theodore Panagiotidis writes an article for the Greek Newspaper 'TO VIMA'  titled 'Taxation and recession' (11/9/2010). 

August 2010

• Dr Prodromos Vlamis wrote in the Greek newspaper 'Apokalipseis' on Saturday 28/08 on the credibility of  macroeconomic policy in Greece. The article analyses both the short term and longer term policy measures that need to be taken for the Greek economy to move out of the recession. Please click here to read the article. 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis wrote an article for the 'Kiriakatiki Eleftherotipia' on 'Deceleration of Real Estate Prices is Absolutely Necessary' (22/08/2010). 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis wrote an article for the Sunday 'Kathimerini'  on 'Concentration Activity in the Greek Banking Sector' (15/08/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone in his regular column in Kathimerini newspaper discusses 'How do you calculate political cost?' (8/8/2010). 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis writes an article for 'Eleftherotypia' titled 'Risks involved in the Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in the Greek Banking System' (8/8/2010). 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis writes an article for 'Eleftherotypia' titled 'Mergers in the Greek Banking Sector: A Possible Solution to Capital Adequacy Problems' (1/8/2010). 

July 2010

• Professor Featherstone in his regular column in Kathimerini newspaper argued that the task of the Greek PM was now to move beyond the 'politics of accountancy' and provide an updated vision of the future direction for Greece. With an EU in disarray, Papandreou will not find the search for a new 'model' easy (18/7/2010).
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis writes an article for 'Eleftherotypia' titled 'Trapped in a Tunnel? The Greek Real Estate Market Case'(18/7/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone is quoted in the Online BBC Business News on an article about 'Greece claims deficit cut by 40% in first half of year' (5/7/2010).

June 2010

• Professor Kevin Featherstone in his regular column in Kathimerini newspaper writes an article titled 'The euro as the sword of Damacles' (20/6/2010).
• Professor Theodore Pelagidis writes an article on Europe's austerity policies (co-author Philip Arestis), published in the 'Multiplier Effect The Levy Economics Institute Blog' (Tue 15/6/2010).
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gives an interview to Tim Jenkins for the BBC World Service (radio) (aired at 11:33 on Mon 14/6/) in the World Briefing programme. The interview was about the Inspectors from the IMF and the European Commission, visiting Greece today.
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gives an interview on the 'Ten News Australia' for their 'Meet the Press' programme, discussing  the economic health of the EU with a particular focus to what has been happening in Greece and it's ramifications for other countries (link starting at 01:53).
• Professor Kevin Featherstone is quoted in a report on British attitudes towards the Euro, the Governance of the Euro and the Greek fiscal crisis, in the Belgian Newspaper L'Echo (8/6/2010).
• Professor  Featherstone discusses the implications of 'Enforced Europeanisation' for Greece, in Kathimerini Daily Newspaper (Tue 8/6/2010).
• Professor Theodore Pelagidis discusses 'The slide of the euro currency' in his article in Elefterotypia Newspaper (Sun 6/6/2010).

May 2010

• Professor Kevin Featherstone gives an interview on Mon 24/5/2010, to the China Business News TV & Chinese Financial daily  for a special news coverage about the European debt crisis from different aspects, aired 1st June (link in Chinese). 
• Professor Featherstone gives an interview in BBC Radio 4's 'File on Four' programme on Tuesday 25th May, discussing bribery in Greece (link starting at 01:23). 
• Professor Featherstone writes an article titled 'Sticky, but not sisyphean' for Dods 'House Magazine' on Tuesday 18th May. 
• Dr Spyros Economides gives an interview on the Greek Crisis, on Friday 14 May 2010 in 'Voice of America' (link). 
• Dr Spyros Economides gives interview on the 'Greek Crisis' in Deutsche Welle International Service (12/5/2010) and in Voice of America (14/5/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone was interviewed by the Evening Standard (7/5/2010) on the Greek Crisis.
• Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou gives a live interview (6/5/2010) to BBC Wales Radio for the 'Good Morning Wales' Programme, discussing the demonstrations against the austerity measures in Greece (link starting at 2:12:00). 
• Professor Featherstone was interviewed live by CNN (6/5/2010) on the Greek Crisis. 
• Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou gives a live interview (6/5/2010) to BBC News Channel for the 9:30 'Morning Programme', discussing the demonstrations in Greece. 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gives an interview in 'Metro International' on 'The demonstrations against the austerity measures in Greece' (5/5/2010). 
• Dr Spyros Economides is quoted in the Danish newspaper 'Information' on Wednesday 5th May, discussing the demonstrations against the austerity measures in Greece (link). 
• Dr Spyros Economides was the Presenters Companion, in BBC Europe Today Programme, on Wed 5 May (link starting at 14.00). 
• Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou gives an interview (5/5/2010) in BBC World Service for the 'Newshour Programme', discussing the role of the left-wing opposition in Greece. 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gives a live interview (3/5/2010) in BBC Radio Scotland for the 'Good Morning Scotland Programme' on what does the deal with the EU and the IMF means for Greece (link starting at 1:11:14). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone in his regular column in Kathimerini newspaper writes an article titled 'The 13th hour sounded for Greece' (2/5/2010). 

April 2010

• Professor Featherstone writes an article titled 'Angela Merkel is pushing Greece beyond the pain threshold' in the Guardian, on Fri 30 April.
• Professor Featherstone gives an interview on the Greek financial crisis to BBC News website (28/04/2010). 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gives a radio interview (28/4/2010) on The Greek fiscal crisis and the Eurozone, to Mike Johnson for the World Business News of the BBC World Service. 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview in BBC Radio Scotland for the 'Good Morning Scotland Programme' on the Greek crisis and its consequences (link starting at 1:09:07). 
• Professor Featherstone is quoted in the Portuguese daily newspaper Público, on an article about the Aid Request, the Greek Prime Minister announced on the 23rd of April. 
• Dr Spyros Economides gave an interview in BBC World Service, on Friday 23 April, on 'Greek Crisis, EU & IMF: activation of rescue package' (chapter 1). 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis wrote an article in Eleftherotypia Newspaper, titled 'How to boost foreign investment demand for the Greek real estate market' (Sun 18 April). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone is quoted in the Guardian, on Monday 12 April, talking about Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (link). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone in his regular column for 'Kathimerini' Newspaper, on Sun 11 April, discusses the British National Elections and how they can affect Europe (link). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone was quoted in a leading Bulgarian weekly publication 'Capital Weekly' on the Greek Crisis and its angles that matter other Balkan states (1st article, 2nd article) (April 2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone discusses on 'Who holds the power? The Prime Minister, the cabinet and the reality' in the Journal 'Economiki Epitheorisi', April 2010 issue.

March 2010

• Professor Kevin Featherstone talks at The Wall Street Journal for a mini-documentary series on Greece, titled 'Anatomy of a Debt Crisis' (March 2010) (2:07 & 8:30 minutes). 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis was quoted in The Guardian, on Sat. 6th March, on the article 'There is a sense of revolt. I feel it too'. 
• Professor Featherstone gave an interview in ABC Radio, Australia, on the 31st March, on 'Greece & the EURO' (link). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone wrote in his column for 'Kathimerini' in Athens, on Sunday 21 March, that President Sarkozy is taking the opportunity of the current Greek crisis to re-assert French leadership in the EU and to correct some of the 'design faults' of the Maastricht Treaty: 'The Return of French Leadership?' (link). 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis writes an article on 'Prerequisites for a Successful Tax Reform in Greece' in the Eleftherotypia newspaper, on Sun the 21st of March. 
• Dr Prodromos Vlamis gives an interview in the Greek newspaper Naftemporiki on Thu 18 Μarch, discussing 'The number of taxes levied on property as investment products'. 
• Professor Thanos Veremis gave an interview on Saturday the 13th of March, on BBC Newsweek Scotland, on the Greek Debt (link at 53 min. 20 sec.). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone gave an interview on NBC TV (USA) for the 'Nightly News' programme, that ran a report on 11 March on the Greek fiscal crisis (link). 
• Professor Georges Prevelakis in his latest article (9th of  March) in 'Estia' discusses 'The Deconstruction of the Greek State'. 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone in his regular column in the Kathimerini newspaper, on Sunday 7 March, discusses the prospects for the UK election and the apparent narrowing of the Tory lead (link). 
• Professor Thanos Veremis gave an interview on CNBC's 'Your World at 10' Programme, on Greek economic crisis (Wednesday 3 March 2010) (link). 
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis was quoted in The Wall Street on the article Europe's Original Sin (3/3/2010).  

February 2010

• The German newspaper 'Der Standard' in the article 'Bad surprise made in Greece', cited Vassilis Monastiriotis and Andreas Antoniades views, from the published GreeSE Paper No28 titled 'Reform that! Greece's failing reform technology: beyond 'vested interests' and 'political exchange'.
• Professor Featherstone wrote an article on Greek Economic Crisis, in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo (21/2/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone was quoted by the New York Times on the European Union Commission and Greek Fiscal data (22/2/2010).
• Professor Prevelakis in his article in Estia, analyses the implications of the Greek economic crisis at the domestic and European level and the historical opportunity it offers to ND to promote its reform agenda (23/2/2010)
• Professor Thanos Veremis commented on Prime Minister Papandreou's profile, aired on BBC Radio 4 (20/2/2010). 
• Professor Thanos Veremis took part in a roundtable discussion on BBC's Europe Today Programme (17/20/2010). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone wrote in his regular column in Kathimerini about the Greek Economic Crisis and the government's accountability for budget spending (14/2/2010). 
• Professor Featherstone writes an article in the e-journal Re-public on the need for the European Union to gain/create a new 'big idea' (13/2/2013). 
• Professor Prevelakis and Dr Economides gave two interviews on the Greek debt and deficit crisis: Professor Prevelakis at Tribune de Geneve and Dr Economides at BBC World Service, Europe Today (11/2/2010). 
• Professor Thanos Veremis gave an interview to CNBC's Worldwide Exchange programme discussing if Greece has the political willpower (10/2/2010). 
• Professor Prevelakis, in his article in Estia, warns against the fear of losing the momentum for real reform both at the EU and Greek levels and continue with a 'business as usual' logic where problems are hidden under the carpet (9/2/2010). 
• Professor Featherstone, gives an interview at Greek Newspaper TA NEA on his appointment as member of the Special Committee of Non-Greek Experts to advise the Greek Government on the 'Government Modernisation'. 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone spoke on Sky News 'Jeff Randall Live Tonight' on Wednesday 3 February 19:30. The programme covered the EU endorsing the new Greek budget and discussed the issues that this raises for both Greece and the EU as a whole. 
• Professor Theodore Pelagidis co-authored an article in the Guardian arguing that 'Greece's economic problems and euro threats are exaggerated'  (1/2/2010). 

January 2010

• ARD TV, Germany, interviewed Professor Kevin Featherstone about the current economic pressures in Greece and their implications for the euro-zone. 31st January 2010. 
• Professor Featherstone, writes an article in the Guardian arguing that 'if Greece is to recover, it needs EU support. Politics, more than economics, will determine its fate' (link). 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone talks on 'The World Tonight' 29/01/2010 at 10:00pm with Robin Lustig on the Greek Economy and Greece's Economic Crisis and how the crisis in Greece affects the Euro-zone. See link; Professor Featherstone's interview starts at 36.25 minutes and ends at 40.35 minutes. 
• Professor Featherstone, in his regular column for the Greek newspaper 'Kathimerini', wrote about 'Greece and Globalisation' and the need for the society to accept the need to adapt to external competition (link). 
• HO Fellow Professor Theodore Pelagidis publishes in Financial Times a response to Martin Wolf regarding the hypocritical stance against Greece regarding the manipulation of its economic data to gain EMU entry (28/1/2010). Professor Prevelakis, in his latest article in Estia, discusses how the current Greek debt crisis may influence corruption, clientelism and future geopolitics of Greece (26/1/2010). 
• Professor Prevelakis gave an interview in Kathimerini on how Athens can learn from Paris and France regarding its current and future urban planning (16/1/2010). 
• Professor Featherstone in a regular column for the Greek newspaper Kathimerini argued that this year maybe the end of the beginning for Greece's credibility (10/1/2012). 
• Professor Prevelakis'  article in Estia (12/1/2010).