Since its first bailout agreement in May of 2010, Greece has been under the technocratic and economic occupation of its bailout institutions, the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Greek former Minister of Finance and Secretary-General of left-wing political party MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis’ Euroleaks audio file release.
Varoufakis leaked audio recordings of secretive Eurogroup talks with Greece during a tense negotiation for debt relief and restructuring.
Originally appeared on Al jazeera
Piraeus, Greece – When Iliodoros Filios first ventured to a soup kitchen in 2012, he was consumed with shame. He waited idly outside while his wife and children went in to gather their portions.
Back in November I wrote a bleak account of the situation in Greece as I witnessed it following a brief visit there.
More recently I have written pointing out how the IMF has itself concluded that the situation in Greece is unsustainable.
Who Rules Europe?
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall
22 July 2015
The Institutions of Global Governance
