What does Europe’s approach to those fleeing war and famine look like? On the Greek border it looks like imprisonment in hellish prison camps. It looks like frightened children being…
The surprise move by the Shipping Minister to entirely do away with amateur fishing licenses will lead to a boom in unregulated fishing, further squeezing already troubled fish stocks and…
During the early 2000’s with the launch of the euro, low interest rates on borrowing allowed Greece to live way beyond its means, racking up huge debts to fund excessive…
Greek and European officials are accused of being in denial over the effects of spending cuts in health care. “Greece no longer has a health system,” says president of Medecins…
There is only one reason why the British are keeping the Parthenon / Elgin Marbles: self interest. To pretend otherwise is to insult everyone’s intelligence.
An 85% drop in domestic demand since the beginning of the crisis has left Greek steelmakers reeling while energy costs far higher than those faced by European competitors prevent the…
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College has released a report on the Greek economy with damning conclusions for the troika mandated policies of austerity which have been a ‘spectacular…
Following 3 billion years of evolution on Earth, today there are a number of pepper plant strains on the planet. Some are red, some are green and some are resistant…
Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek Foreign Minister is coming under fire for not securing guarantees that the planned destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean poses no threat to public…
For thousands of uninsured families the social welfare state isn’t collapsing but has already disintegrated with volunteer-run community health clinics their only remaining source for much needed medicines. While no…