A photograph of a dead Syrian toddler washed ashore in Turkey this week has served as a much needed jolt for the world, stirring outrage that European nations aren΄t doing…
Divisions in Syriza΄s youth wing began to emerge after Greek voters delivered a resounding ΄no΄ to the bailout terms in July, then saw their government capitulate to Greece΄s creditors on…
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.