The cost of housing

All available data shows that real estate prices, mainly in Greece’s urban centers, are rising fast. The problem is not just here in this country, but the cost of housing in relation to income is much worse in Greece than in the rest of Europe. For obvious social reasons, the government has to come up…

Reforms with a marginal majority?

If you win the election, you get the state – that’s the rule in Greece. The state is the winner’s prize. Hence politicians’ worship of absolute majority governments and their abhorrence of coalitions: The victor does not want to share the spoils with anyone else and prefers to reap the benefits arising from his power…

Nine poll battle grounds

Single-seat constituencies will be an important battleground in Greece’s May 21 parliamentary election, both main parties believe. On the basis of the latest census data, two regional units lost their second parliament seat, raising the number of single-seat constituencies from seven to nine.