Greece: a country of riches led by impoverished minds
25/07/2014
From the insane drive to allow large corporations to extract oil and minerals from under Greece as quickly as possible, to the bone-headed move to open the country’s forests and…
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Pavlos Zafiropoulos
Why the coastal (and forestry) bills are nothing short of a crime
14/07/2014
In an interview with journalist Zoe Georgoula, Theodota Nantsou, Head of Policy at WWF Greece talks about the highly controversial coastal bill that will open the way for beach privatizations…
The double standards of Poul Thomsen and the troika
13/06/2014
‘Do as I say and not as I do,’ appears to be a guiding philosophy of the IMF which only see the faults of others.
The European Commission’s ‘serious concern’ over departure of top tax official
06/06/2014
The country’s lenders are clearly worried that the Greek government reverting to the bad old ways and once again politicizing its tax collecting arm. And with good reason.
Diary of the Unemployed: 155+1 True Stories
06/06/2014
The Diary of the Unemployed began as an online experiment by journalist and author Christoforos Kasdaglis (who also coordinates TPP’s Greek language site). A simple invitation for the unemployed to…
Rare, pristine sand dunes of Elafonissos to be levelled for vacation homes and a hotel according to privatization plan
20/05/2014
The unique and beautiful white sand beaches and sand-dune ecosystem of Elafonissos in the Peloponnese have been transferred to the portfolio of properties to be sold to private investors by…
What I learned when I opened the ballot box
20/05/2014
΄In a ground-floor classroom of the elementary school in the suburb of Vari on the south coast of Athens, exactly 303 Greek citizens turned up to vote in the local…
Privatizing the Greek coast
05/05/2014
In a move that it would be generous to call misguided, a draft law prepared by the Finance Ministry on coastal development in Greece will do away with long-standing prohibitions…
Unhappy anniversary: 4 years of Memoranda in harsh numbers
23/04/2014
Exactly four years ago today, the 23rd of April, Prime Minister George Papandreou the Younger announced to the world that Greece, frozen out of the international debt markets, would be…
The austerity that dare not speak its name
16/04/2014
The Greek newswire service ANA-MPA is accused by its own Berlin correspondent of engaging in pro government propaganda after a translation of the official announcement by the German Chancellor regarding…