With security measures to rival those of any self-respecting WTO or G8 summit meeting, Athens hosts the official launch of Greece’s EU Presidency. Public gatherings in the city center are…
The dominant narrative of the crisis emerged from a view of Europe that existed from before 2008. Led predominantly by German voices, the political elites established an interpretation of the…
Από το «success story» στο «failed state» χρειάστηκε να μεσολαβήσουν μόνο οι γερμανικές εκλογές. Πολλοί αναρωτιούνται τι μύγα τσίμπησε τους Γερμανούς κι εκεί που τόσο καιρό επέμεναν ότι η Ελλάδα…
MP Giannis Tragakis reveals that the government knew 10 years ago of defense ministers’ involvement in bribery scandal; Stournaras admits that Greece lost 25% of its GDP under the Memorandum;…
Greece to be tied to the Memorandum throughout 2014 despite government optimism; Samaras hopes for more Franco-German support in the New year; the Cycladic islands are sinking; Greece’s most preeminent…
If to err is human, then judging from their track record, Greek politicians are often the most human of us all. But while some mistakes can have rather serious consequences…
“I accepted so many bribes that I can’t remember all of them,” former defense procurement official confesses during marathon testimony that implicates German, Swedish and Russian companies in a web…
Six months after the controversial ERT shutdown, the new public broadcaster is mired in problems and legally dubious practices. Using an unprecedented legal trick, the government attempting to grant immunity…
The troika of lenders to Memorandum countries (the IMF, ECB, and EC) has been criticized in a recent draft report by the European Parliament. Among the problems: overoptimistic forecasts, weak…