When Water is for Sale
26/08/2015
The privatisation of state water companies around the world almost always has one common denominator: it is made under the pressure of international lenders in countries with large debt or…
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How many more deaths can we stomach?
24/08/2015
Over the past weeks Greece has been facing an unprecedented spike in refugee arrivals in its eastern islands, pushing the country’s limited resources into a breaking point.
A different (kind of) poll for the upcoming Greek elections
22/08/2015
Over the next weeks, mainstream media will start publishing the first election polls for the upcoming Greek elections. It is widely known that not only do polls assess public opinion,…
Syriza hardliners form new Popular Unity party
21/08/2015
Following Tsipras announcement of snap elections on Thursday 20 August and the resignation of his government, 25 lawmakers belonging to the left –wing of Syrizasaid they would leave the ruling…
Greece΄s Third Memorandum: What will parliament be voting on
13/08/2015
The Greek parliament are preparing to debate the third bailout memorandum Thursday, with a vote expected in the early hours of Friday morning.
ANALYSIS: Varoufakis Vs The Media
08/08/2015
There comes a point in any crisis where we have to look at all the players involved and ask who ultimately is responsible, in other words, where does the buck…
Tsipras: We had an emergency plan, not a Grexit plan
31/07/2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today commented on the controversy surrounding his former finance minister and the leaked details of the so-called plan B.
Tsipras: We never said that we would tear up the memoranda with one piece of legislation
29/07/2015
"We shouldn’t underestimate ourselves," said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview with Sto Kokkino radio station, adding that in difficult circumstances "we fought for the rights of the people."…
Varoufakis releases statement on Plan B
28/07/2015
After a tumultuous weekend of media reports about the Greek government’s so-called Plan B working group, the office of former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has released a statement, as has…
SYRIZA in Distress
25/07/2015
It seems that the main party of the coalition which forms the Greek government has entered a tumultuous period. On July 12th, in order to secure the funding of the…