Category Archives: Greece

Jan 26 2015

Syriza’s win and the Greek elections: many shades of grey

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Posted in: Greece, Maria Kyriakidou

By Maria Kyriakidou Reading the press headlines all over Europe today, one gets the impression of a schizophrenic Europe, with images of glory and gloom about what Syriza’s win means for the future of the Eurozone being painted by different … Continue reading →

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Jan 14 2015

Debt relief for Greece is necessary to avoid a crisis in the Eurozone

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By Paul De Grauwe The Greek debt crisis that erupted in 2010 is back, and again threatens the stability of the Eurozone. That crisis was the result of two factors. First, an unbridled spending drift of both the private and … Continue reading →

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Jan 5 2015

‘The Future has just started’: The Greek National Elections and the end of Austerity in Europe

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By Marina Prentoulis After three voting rounds, the Greek coalition government has failed to secure the support of 180 MPs in order to appoint a new president. According to the constitution, the Greek parliament was dissolved on the 31st of … Continue reading →

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Sep 3 2014

The impact of the European Employment Strategy in Greece and Portugal: soft power in a world of neglect?

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By Sotirios Zartaloudis Unemployment has been one of Europe’s long-standing problems – a problem greatly exacerbated by the ongoing economic crisis. In addition, unemployment affects almost a fourth of the youth labour force compounding the social problems associated with unemployment. … Continue reading →

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Aug 19 2014

In Greece, They Shoot Immigrants, Don’t They?

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Posted in: Greece, Maria Kyriakidou

By Maria Kyriakidou It was April of 2013, when Greece and the international press were shocked by the news that about thirty migrant workers were shot by the supervisors of the strawberry fields where they had been working in Manolada, … Continue reading →

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Jul 11 2014

(No) Time for activism: the changing face of protest movements

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Spain, Uncategorized

By Anne Kaun New media and technologies and, in particular, social media have been celebrated over the last few years for their role in protest movements, such as the 15-M movement in Spain, the ‘Aganaktismenoi’ in Greece or the global … Continue reading →

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Jul 7 2014

It’s the Youth, Stupid! Greece’s most undervalued asset

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By Vasileios Tsianos Numbers never lie. However the fashion of macroeconomic valuation has a long history of interpreting partially the truth that numbers are intended to resonate. During the last four years, statistical numbers regarding the Greek economy have been … Continue reading →

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Jul 3 2014

European economy’s invisible transformation: expulsions and predatory capitalism

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Posted in: Europe, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain

By Saskia Sassen Parts of our economies, societies, and states in Europe are being stripped bare by an extreme form of predatory capitalism.[1] And this stripping can coexist with growth in much of our economies. The majority of workers and … Continue reading →

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May 28 2014

Disengagement, Division and the ‘Peasants’ Revolt’

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Posted in: Austria, Czech Republic, Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, France, Greece, Italy, Nationalism, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom

By Marley Morris “A kind of peasants’ revolt”. So said Boris Johnson of the European election results on Monday in a  – typically English – evaluation of the events. Yet the picture is much more nuanced – and varied – than he makes out. … Continue reading →

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May 28 2014

European-cum-National Elections in Greece

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Greece, Nationalism, Vassilis Paipais

By Vassilios Paipais Last Sunday’s European elections found the Greek electorate deeply divided, fragmented and to some extent disoriented. In general, Greek voters paid scant attention to the wider European agenda but they are hardly to blame as they were … Continue reading →

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