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In Athens, women cleaners reject austerity’s mess
09/04/2014
Today (Wednesday) thousands of public and private sector workers participated in demonstrations against the troika mandated policies of privatizations and public sector layoffs. But for one group this is a…
Strike action and mass demonstrations in Greek cities
09/04/2014
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in the center of Athens and other major Greek cities today in protest of the troika mandated reforms being implemented by the government following…
Should we return to the markets?
09/04/2014
Greece’s imminent partial return to the markets amounts to a fools errand, argues economist Costas Lapavitsas, that serves only the image of the troika and the pro-Memorandum government at great…
Press Review April 9
09/04/2014
The Chief State Prosecutor is seeking to muzzle the press to protect the government; the management of Olympiakos F.C. seeks to control the local government of Piraeus; exports fall for…
Journalists on strike
08/04/2014
The Journalists Union of Athens (ESIEA) has called for a 24 hour strike for today, Tuesday April 8th, in protest of policies imposed in the name of austerity that are…
Anyone releasing ‘illegally obtained’ recordings will be arrested immediately says chief state prosecutor
07/04/2014
Following the furore created by the release of a secretly recorded meeting between Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris and former government general secretary Takis Baltakos, the Supreme Court Prosecutor has…
Turkish ‘king of yoghurt’ stole recipe from Greek rival, ex wife alleges
07/04/2014
The recent boom in US consumer demand for Greek yoghurt has been of little benefit to the Greek producer Fage which has seen its dominance in the US market collapse.…
As Merkel prepares to visit, many question timing of Greece’s return to debt markets
07/04/2014
Greece appears poised for an imminent return to sovereign debt markets marking the next chapter in the ‘success story’ narrative being pushed by the government. But critics accuse the administration…
Party of one: an MEP candidate makes his case to… an empty square
07/04/2014
As Greece gears up for the local and European Parliament elections to be held together on the 25th of May, candidates are doing their best to drum up support -…