Greece’s big fat fire sale
In the early days of the Greek debt crisis, two German politicians came up with a radical solution: Greece should sell off some of its […]
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‘Grexit’ struggle tests Germany’s power duo
Reuters — On July 17th, her 61st birthday, Angela Merkel stepped to the podium in the Bundestag and urged German lawmakers to approve a new […]
“Greece has a certain sensitivity to foreign ultimatums and occupations, most notably on the part of Germans”
An interesting piece of Greek history which appeared yesterday in more than 20 sites around the web. From “Debtors’ Prison: The Politics of Austerity Versus […]
Europe’s misinformation campaign about Greece continues
In the aftermath of the deal Greece was forced to accept , public opinion in many European countries, including Germany, has forced politicians to defend […]
How much did Europe know about the Greek economy in 2001?
A lot has been written and more has been said recently on whether Greece has deservedly joined the eurozone or if the Greek membership was […]
EU rules not taken seriously by France and Germany
Source: Handlesblatt Global) — Members of the euro zone – including Germany and France – have consistently flouted the currency union’s economic rules, but E.U. […]
Paul Krugman: Killing the European project
(NYT) — Suppose you consider Tsipras an incompetent twerp. Suppose you dearly want to see Syriza out of power. Suppose, even, that you welcome the […]
Schaeuble leak: Greek proposals not good enough, wants Greece out
(enikos.gr) — In a position paper obtained by the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” (FAS), German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has proposed that Athens either vastly improve […]
Greatest moment of solidarity’: Tsipras reminds EU of post-WWII Germany debt cut
(RT) — Greek PM Alexis Tsipras had a hard time defending his country’s aim for a fair debt deal in front of an EU Parliament […]
“Not in My Name” – The ECB acts as a thuggish bailiff to further impoverish Greece
(The Guardian/ Suzanne Moore) — For my generation being pro-Europe was as easy as getting on a cheap flight, and as the flights got cheaper, […]
Varoufakis: we were the first government to speak on behalf of the people
A short time before the post announcing his resignation, Varoufakis posted a much more jubilant note about the referendum decision: On the 25th of January, […]
Wolfgang Münchau: Why the Yes campaign failed in Greece
(FT) — It is not that hard to explain why Alexis Tsipras won the referendum by a landslide. His opponents, both inside Greece and in […]
Europe has suffered a reputational catastrophe in Greece
(The Telegraph – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard) — Oxi Day has totemic significance in Greece. It commemorates the defiant Greek “No” to Mussolini’s ultimatum in October […]
German Vice-Chancellor says Tsipras is a threat to the new “European Order”
(Social Europe – John Weeks) — Faced with a decision that would conflict with its promises to the Greek people no matter what choice it […]
Europe just wants to punish Greece
(Bloomberg – Clive Crook) — In my more than 30 years writing about politics and economics, I have never before witnessed such an episode of […]