Relations between Greece and Germany have worsened significantly since the election of Alexi Tsipras and his Syriza party to power in Athens. One of the key points of contention is…
A reminder of why the Greeks and Germans are lashed together in a common currency called the euro sits in a 19th century Athens mansion built by a German for…
Marxist geographer David Harvey recently spoke with il manifesto about the contradictions inherent in capitalism, the possibilities for its undoing and where Syriza and Podemos fit within its opposition.
The EU has pledged €2bn (£1.45bn; $2.15bn) to ease what it calls Greece΄s "humanitarian crisis" – echoing a term used by Greece to describe the results of its financial crisis.
The rift between Greece and the rest of the eurozone is deep and won’t be easily bridged
Greek finance minister΄s gesture was taken out of context but the finger was pointed in the right direction. In the recent outcry, Varoufakis΄s gesture (or a figure of speech) and…
Eurogroup Chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem yesterday raised the prospect of potential capital controls in Greece. But how likely is such a scenario and what could bring it about?
The dispute between Greece and its international creditors is not on the formal agenda of this week΄s EU summit, but it is currently the most pressing issue in town. It…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted Wednesday his government will honor an election promise to end budget austerity – a note of defiance ahead of an expected meeting with the…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek accommodation in talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to calm the increasingly combative rhetoric between the nations and regain control over efforts to…