The agreement struck between the troika and the government not only includes a lot of fine print concerning new measures but also prepares the ground for new government commitments even…
The initial offer for the former airport site at Hellinikon reaches 2 billion; beneficiaries of the ‘social dividend’ will receive between 500 and 1000 euros; new legislation seeks to prevent…
A biography written 50 years ago about the poet Cavafy living 150 years ago in Egypt is not the first place one would look for insights into Greece’s current crisis.…
A report by the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund has found that the IMF was overly optimistic in its forecasts for economic growth in Greece and other…
The agreement reached between the troika and the government announced yesterday by PM Antonis Samaras is hailed by some as a sign of success and by others as more of…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…