Disillusionment Plays Big Role in Greek Election (The Wall Street Journal)
This Sunday, when Greeks are called to the polls for the third time this year, Giota Kontostanou will stay home. Read more:
Papadimoulis slams European Council for ‘dragging its feet’ (New Europe)
The European Council and EU member states need to accept their level of responsibility and find a united solution to the migration problem, a Greek MEP told New Europe in […]
Une Grèce désenchantée veut surtout voter pour la stabilité (La Tribune de Genève)
Grand. Bleu. Avec force slogans et drapeaux. Le kiosque électoral de Nouvelle Démocratie (droite) est de retour sur Syntagma, la place centrale d’Athènes. Au début de l’année, il avait plié […]
Meimarakis Targets Upset Over Tsipras in Greek Election (The Wall Street Journal)
Greece’s next leader could be a veteran conservative, Evangelos Meimarakis, with opinion polls ahead of Sept. 20 elections suggesting he could cause an upset over Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister […]
Commission President warns that the agreed programme must be respected by all future Greek governments (New Europe)
The European Commission and its president felt that it was not an option to fail to find a solution to the Greek crisis, Jean-Claude Juncker said on September 9. Read […]
Vows to keep EU member states in line on the way to Paris (New Europe)
Even as Europe wrestles over how to absorb the migrant tide, following the Syrian crisis, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned on September 9 that the next flood of refugees […]
Lesbos, un SAS vers l’Europe éprouvant pour les réfugiés (La Tribune de Genève)
A chaque départ de bateau pour le Pirée, le joli port de Mytilène, capitale de l’île, avec ses maisons seigneuriales et sa promenade arborée, se transforme en un terrain d’affrontement. […]
The European Union seeks US, and Russian initiatives to solve Syrian crisis (New Europe)
The European Union, the United States, Iran and Russia need to find a long-term solution to the Syrian conflict, Manfred Weber, the president of the centre-right European People’s Party group […]
Greek Polls Suggest Tough Election Test for Alexis Tsipras (The Wall Street Journal)
Greece is heading for an unpredictable election in three weeks’ time that could either strengthen the country’s commitment to its bailout deal with Europe—or leave it with a fractious government […]
Financially Strapped Greece Struggles With Flood of Refugees (The Wall Street Journal)
In the hot summer sun, Giorgos Tirikos-Ergas rushed by bicycle last week to a small former store where volunteers provide food and temporary shelter to some of the thousands of […]