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Shock Parliamentary shutdown appears intended to save Venizelos’s skin
Court documents regarding the case of the faulty submarines which implicate the Deputy PM were submitted to parliament on the same day that the legislative body was suddenly shut down…
Protesters over AEK stadium development plans in Nea Philadelphia receive death threats
The plans to develop a new soccer ground in the area of Nea Philadelphia are included in the wider Athens – Attica Regulatory Plan for 2021. Local residents opposing the…
Government planning another return to the markets
According to a report published yesterday by Reuters citing a ‘senior official of the Finance Ministry’ the government is planning to return to the international markets with a 3 or…
Press Review June 18: For starters let΄s talk about the debt
Antonis Samaras has a working dinner with the German Finance Minister and presses him on the issue of Greek debt; SYRIZA MPs testify on behalf of convicted November 17 member…
Public transport: the ‘cheaper’ tickets that will cost passengers more
One has to hand it to the Transport Ministry that managed to pass off changes to the pricing of public transport as ‘ticket price reductions’ even as many passengers will…
What’s happening inside SYRIZA
Over the past few days there has been unrest within SYRIZA. For a while now certain factions within the party have been critical of the leadership over a number of…
Room, board and coupons: the new wages of the Greek worker
19th century conditions look set to become the rule in the labour market as broad categories of workers in Greece not only face many-month delays before being paid, but increasingly…
Press Review June 17: Payment in kind
Data from the General Confederation of Greek workers shows the shocking state of the labour market; the European Commission is to link structural fund disbursement with the Memorandum; asset seizures…