Get your Greeks On Route 66
13/03/2014
"It runs from Chicago to LA, more than 2.000 miles all the way…" It might be the most famous road trip in the world; it is surely a much beloved…
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Press Review March 13: Berkin, like Alexandros
13/03/2014
Turkey erupts as young protester is buried (pictured); the noose tightens around former defense minister Papantoniou over arms procurement programs; a Chinese satellite spots what could be the wreckage of…
As Antonis Samaras loses his shine, Berlin casts an eye for his successor
12/03/2014
Antonis Samaras appears to be losing favour with the German leadership which is concerned that he is ‘slipping back’ into populism. While there is no immediate intention to question his…
Press Review March 12 – No Money, More Problems
12/03/2014
The government΄s optimism fades in face of poor results and harsh Eurogroup demands; the Chinese are to compete with Russians over the port of Piraeus; the troika’s Task Force warns…
Island of Gavdos, Europe΄s southernmost point, to boycott EU elections over Syrian WMDs
11/03/2014
Gavdos, a small, pristine island to the south of Crete and Europe’s southernmost point, would seem to be a million miles away from the ongoing tragedy of the Syrian civil…
Press Review March 11: PASOK in ruins
11/03/2014
Center-left coalition partner PASOK is fragmenting along fault lines; Eurogroup issues a stern warning to the government; 167 state-owned historic Athens properties are to be privatized; the Public Power Corporation…
Accountants march in the streets as new tax laws approach the absurd
10/03/2014
Not a group normally associated with street protests, on Friday accountants from all over Greece descended on Syntagma Square in protest of the latest tax laws which impose eye-watering fines…
Women, violence, Europe and politics
10/03/2014
One in three women in the EU has suffered physical or sexual abuse since the age of 15. This shocking statistic was one of the findings of a major survey…
Understanding and confronting financialisation
10/03/2014
The growth of finance over the last forty years has changed capitalism profoundly. It is time for its critics to grasp the nature and significance of these changes. Only then…