It’s a deal – (UPD)
18/03/2014
The troika and government have reached a deal in negotiations over the release of the next tranche of loans to Greece. Finance Minister Giannis Stournaras is to fly to Brussels…
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Europe’s Future has Been Captured – It’s Time to Fight Back
18/03/2014
While the next European election is approaching, fear for a nationalist backlash and right-wing extremism is spreading — and this time the European Union technocrat elites themselves sound concerned.
Women and children among seven immigrants to die in latest Aegean tragedy – two still missing
18/03/2014
Since the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) the Greek Coast Guard has been conducting a rescue operation off the coast of the island of Mytilini, searching for irregular immigrants…
Press Review March 18: Deal or near deal
18/03/2014
The government and the troika get close to a deal; a Swiss-Greek banker tied to the arms procurement bribes disappears; a strong euro threatens a Greek recovery; Giagia Sabria becomes…
A surplus of audacity
17/03/2014
According to the logic of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, justice officials, soldiers and police officers are the, “most vulnerable social groups hit by the Memorandum.” That conclusion comes from his…
‘Is this what you hit your mothers with?’ Riot cop embarrassed as cleaning lady grabs his baton
17/03/2014
Video: An elderly cleaning lady manages to relieve one of the policemen guarding the Finance Ministry of his baton and wave it at him as if it was a slipper…
Anger at Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis follows him to London
17/03/2014
An appearance of Adonis Georgiadis before students at Imperial College London devolved at times into a shouting match between the Minister and students who angrily accused him of being a…
Press Review March 17 – Welcome to Piraeus, owned by China
17/03/2014
The port of Piraeus is being gifted to the Chinese (pictured, by FOSPHOTOS); ministers claim shock at labour reforms they passed in 2012; difficult negotiations with the troika take place…
‘The River’ runs wild as newest political party churns up Greek politics
14/03/2014
‘To Potami’ (The River), a new political party founded a little over two weeks ago by TV presenter and journalist Stavros Theodorakis has leap-frogged to third place in the polls…
Press Review March 14: One vote to pass them all
14/03/2014
All of the troika’s demands are to be included in one piece of legislation to avoid a series of risky votes; the recent rises in unemployment give lie to the…