Is the Euro compatible with democracy?
“New elections change nothing,” asserted Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, ahead of the Greek vote in January that swept into office a radical-left government pledging […]
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After Greece, these elections will shake up Europe
Europe’s voters head to the polls this year against a backdrop of rising populism, worries about Russia’s renewed aggression and dissatisfaction with austerity. Greecehas already […]
Greece the 5th Most Miserable Economy in the World
Inflation is a disease that can wreck a society, Milton Friedman, the late Nobel laureate economist, once said. Add rising unemployment to the diagnosis, and […]
German MPs approve Greek bailout extension
The Bundestag voted overwhelmingly in favour of the four-month extension of the Greek bailout. Of 587 votes cast, 542 – yes 32 – no 13 […]
Germans to vote on bailout after Athens violence
The German parliament is set to vote on a plan to extend financial aid to Greece by another four months. The extension – approved by […]
Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Anything’s better than austerity’
Last week, in between a hectic schedule of meetings with his euro zone counterparts in Brussels and colleagues and officials on his home turf, Greece’s […]
Former finance minister appears in court over Lagarde list
Greek Former Finance minister, Giorgos Papaconstantinou, appeared before a Special Court in Athens, on Wednesday, charged with tampering with the ‘Lagarde list’ containing the names […]
Government suspends professional football after violence
The Greek government has suspended professional football in the country indefinitely. The suspension follows violence at Sunday’s Super League match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, as […]
Greece draws up €7.3bn tax hit list aimed at oligarchs and criminals – report
Crackdown on tycoons and the smuggling industry is part of fiscal reforms to be presented to creditors on Monday, German tabloid Bild says Greece has […]
Paul Mason to Dijsselbloem: “What do you say to the Greek people, whose democracy you’ve just trashed?”
Greece gets its deal. But if the detail’s wrong ‘we’re finished’ The eurozone and IMF have done a deal with Greece, extending its bailout for […]
Ryanair’s O’Brien in Chania: Greece’s lack of airline connections fail tourism
Giorgos Stathakis, Development minister and his tourism minister Elena Koundoura, met Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, David O’Brien last Tuesday morning at the Chamber of Commerce […]
PM Tsipras declares war at home on Greece’s ‘oligarchs’
Greece’s new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood. International attention on Greece since the Syriza […]
Paul Krugman: Giving Greece a chance to recover is in Europe’s own interests
On the day that Greece’s talks with Eurogroup break down after Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem delivered an ultimatum to Athens, giving Greece until Friday […]
Greece pledges to shut immigrant detention centres
Greece’s new left-wing government pledged on Saturday to close down detention centres for illegal immigrants that have long been criticised by rights groups as inhumane. […]
Eurogroup fail to agree Greek deal
As expected, Greece’s new government and its international creditors failed to agree on a way forward on the country’s unpopular bailout and will try again […]