Greek crisis
‘We’ve made hope return to Europe’ – in conversation with Paul Mason on Ch4
Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Missives from Syntagma Square
IMF backs (ever so peculiarly) the SYRIZA government’s debt assessment
Debt relief ought to be at the centre of negotiations over a New Deal for Greece. That has been our government’s mantra from 26th of January, our first day on the job. Exactly five months later, on 26th of June, … Continue reading →
Only the No Can Save the Euro – by James K. Galbraith
For the original source, at Prospect Magazine, click here Greece is heading toward a referendum on Sunday on which the future of the country and its elected government will depend, and with the fate of the euro and the European … Continue reading →
US Senator Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece’s Creditors
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attacked the International Monetary Fund and European authorities on Wednesday for imposing what he called excessive austerity measures on Greece in negotiations over the country’s debt payments. [Click here for the Huffington Post site, or read on] Sen. … Continue reading →
Why we recommend a NO in the referendum – in 6 short bullet points
Negotiations have stalled because Greece’s creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren The IMF, the United States’ … Continue reading →
As it happened – Yanis Varoufakis’ intervention during the 27th June 2015 Eurogroup Meeting
The Eurogroup Meeting of 27th June 2015 will not go down as a proud moment in Europe’s history. Ministers turned down the Greek government’s request that the Greek people should be granted a single week during which to deliver a Yes or No … Continue reading →
IMF “trained” Greek journalists in Washington D.C. to spin stories in favor of IMF and European Commission
Greece's former representative to the IMF, Panagiotis Roumeliotis, in front of the special parliamentary committee on the Greek debt, said that several Greek journalists were "trained" in Washington D.C. in order to support the positions of the IMF and the European Commission in Greek media.
Greece’s Proposals to End the Crisis: My intervention at today’s Eurogroup
The only antidote to propaganda and malicious ‘leaks’ is transparency. After so much disinformation on my presentation at the Eurogroup of the Greek government’s position, the only response is to post the precise words uttered within. Read them and judge … Continue reading →
Greece, Germany and the Eurozone – Keynote at the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Berlin 8th June 2015
CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO Thank you for inviting me. Thank you for being here. Thank you for the warm welcome. Above all thank you for the opportunity to build bridges, to pave common ground, to bring harmony in the … Continue reading →
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