Greek Election Poses New Economic Risks
31/08/2015
The upcoming Greek election may reopen the can of worms that the 86 billion euro bailout deal with creditors was supposed to close.
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Financially Strapped Greece Struggles With Flood of Refugees
31/08/2015
LESBOS, Greece—In the hot summer sun, Giorgos Tirikos-Ergas rushed by bicycle last week to a small former store where volunteers provide food and temporary shelter to some of the thousands…
How the IMF’s misadventure in Greece is changing the fund
31/08/2015
The International Monetary Fund felt it had to help Athens – but documents show it knew all along its plans were flawed. The compromises it made still dog the world’s…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
28/08/2015
After the re-election of Syriza, the country is running on full steam in order to achieve the positive evaluation of its legislative reforms by the institutions (ex Troika) and the…
Caretaker Government Sworn in Greece
28/08/2015
Following the Greek Prime Minister΄s call for snap elections, the government has resigned and a new "caretaker" government has been sworn in today. The general elections of Greece will take…
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…
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.