A recent survey revealed that continuing tensions with Germany mean that the majority of Greeks have a negative impression of the country generally, as well as of its leadership. Despite…
In a joint interview with German daily Der Tagesspiegel and ThePressProject International, Syriza MP and economist Costas Lapavitsas says that the time has come for Greece and its partners to…
Yanis Varoufakis narrates the story of the first time the euro was proposed in the highest echelons of European decision making
In an interview with Vasiliki Siouti, Costas Lapavitsas, professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London and an early evangelist in favour of a…
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…
Amid record levels of unemployment and increasing poverty the better than expected primary budget surplus posted by Greece in 2013 is one of the few ‘success stories’ of Memorandum policies.…
If Greece departed from the euro-zone, the country would eventually be followed by all the other members of the monetary union ‘in due course.’ That is what Angela Merkel reportedly…
What is the biggest shock that could hit the markets in the coming year? Violent protests in China aimed at toppling the government? OPEC deciding to price oil in bitcoins…
Draft legislation to make property tax permanent is put before parliament; developers push for casinos in Athens; Nobel laureate economist and former euro proponent calls the currency a mistake; Tsipras…
Youth unemployment also rose by 0.5 per cent