TPP Legacy

George Papaconstantinou accused of removing relatives’ from list of suspected tax evaders and could face life sentence if convicted of crime against the state

James K. Galbraith, who has worked closely with Varoufakis, offers his reading of this week΄s deal, challenging widespread reports in the media of a defeat for SYRIZA. "Alexis Tsipras stated…

For the sake not just of Greece but the whole eurozone, Germany must overcome its historic horror of inflation and embrace fiscal expansion

Introducing a parallel currency would create money and delay Greece’s inevitable financial default. But the strategy will only work if investors believe the country won’t collapse

On Friday night the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, averted total surrender to a German led demand for Greece to implement the total austerity programme of its former conservative government.…

Athens is proposing reasonable concessions. Berlin needs to accept them.

Varoufakis is the first heterodox academic economist, a critic of the dominant neo-classical tradition that holds sway in university departments, to make it into power. His ascent sends a warning…

Is the European taxpayer footing Greece΄s bill? This article debunks some common myths about the Greek crisis

How much does it matter, if at all, that Greece΄s demand for a new bailout program with softer terms is being pressed by a new government, elected for that very…

Europe has a chance to admit its failings over the Greek financial crisis – but it may just keep on digging