La gauche s’attaque aux «sangsues du peuple» (La Tribune de Genève)
«Sangsues du peuple grec, dégagez!» Ce slogan est de plus en plus présent sur les réseaux sociaux pour dénoncer «ce petit groupe de millionnaires, propriétaires de médias et d’autres entreprises […]
Revenge of Disaffected Europe Risks New Crisis Sparked in Greece (Bloomberg News)
They speak different languages, they come from different backgrounds, yet all have the same message of frustration that’s threatening to redraw the European political map over the next year. Starting […]
‘For five years Greece has been like a patient slowly bleeding’ (The Guardian)
“I will drive you to the wound of Greece. It won’t take long.” Tall, muscular and dark, Antonis is not a man given to hyperbole but he is, by his […]
Smaller Party Could Emerge as Kingmaker in Greek Election (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greece’s elections on Sunday are poised to give one of a handful of smaller parties a central role in the direction of the country—and possibly the entire eurozone. Read more:
THE NUMBERS Crisis in Greece (The Wall Street Journal)
Greece is reeling from the effects of the biggest economic crisis in its recent history. Here are some statistics underscoring the severity of the crisis now reaching into all aspects […]
Syriza à l’épreuve de la réalité économique (La Tribune de Genève)
Une gauche radicale au pouvoir dans un pays de l’Union européenne? Certes, Syriza est issue d’une alliance regroupant sociaux-démocrates, altermondialistes, ex-marxistes ou trotskistes, mais le «radical» est désormais plus dans […]
Greek elections: Syriza’s young radicals plot a political earthquake for Europe (The Guardian)
An air of excitement pervades the headquarters of Greece’s far-left Syriza party. In small, smoke-filled rooms, off corridors plastered with posters advertising Marxist seminars and cluttered with coffee cups and […]
Greek Finance Minister Warns Political Uncertainty Can Undermine Recent Recovery (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greece’s economy, struggling to emerge from years of deep recession, could be knocked back if the country enters a period of protracted political uncertainty and breaks with its international creditors, […]
Syriza’s Rena Dourou: ‘The left will bring a breath of fresh air to Greece’ (The Guardian)
When Rena Dourou assumed her duties as prefect of the Attica region (which includes Athens), staff collectively held their breath. As the only member of Greece’s radical left Syriza party […]
Greece’s Fiscal Odyssey Pushing Back Against Austerity (Bloomberg News)
Greece has finally emerged from the six-year recession that shrank its economy by a quarter, tripled unemployment and left medicine in short supply. But the struggle over its finances isn’t […]