During a speech in the Austrian city of Alpbach the president of the Eurogroup spoke about Greece. "The Greek crisis did not delay the growth in the other countries of…
The think tanks of all parties are working at full capacity as they are trying to finalise the lists of their candidates. ND seems to have an easier task as…
Behind the appearance of the recent Greek debt deal is the reality of European bankers and their institutions — the European Commission, European Central Bank, IMF, and European Stability Mechanism…
New polls published on Wednesday suggest that the upcoming elections are going to be tensed as the conservative party has shrunk further the gap from Syriza.
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras΄s leftist Syriza party said on Thursday it remained confident of winning an outright victory in a Sept. 20 election despite an opinion poll that…
In an excellent analysis for IRIN news, Joe Dyke, IRIN΄s Middle East editor, says that the debate over the "migrant crisis of Europe" is flawed. "Europe is not facing a…
Why construct a pact that everyone knows will fail? On the left, the interpretation is that the agreement is a conscious act of vengeance by the troika—the European Central Bank,…
A seemingly neutral term like "migrant" is so potentially pernicious because we don’t take the kind of care we should in assessing its effect on us.
ATHENS – Like Macbeth, policymakers tend to commit new sins to cover up their old misdemeanors. And political systems prove their worth by how quickly they put an end to…
The president of the Eurogroup, J.Djiselbloem, has brought the Greek problem back on top of the agendum of the next, unofficial Eurogroup.