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    Buying back the public, 136 euros at a time
    March 2012
    Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South

     “They can do whatever they want with us but that will be over our dead bodies”.

    The choice for Greece: a post-modern coup or a new kind of society?
    March 2012
    Alex Nunns

    "Every few months there is an event that is more than a demonstration but less than a revolt. And every time it gets bigger.”

    Greece: life at the epicentre of the earthquake
    March 2012
    Alex Nunns

    Frontline report from Athens on the human consequences of the austerity measures, how they are being resisted and why solidarity is needed to stop EU-wide attacks on democracy and human rights.

    Breaking with fear in Greece
    February 2012
    Yiorgos Vassalos

    The real news in Greece is not about riots, but of a growing number of people who have broken away from fear and decided to fight back against the austerity imposed by the 'Troika' of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF.

    For its own sake, Greece needs to declare default
    February 2012
    Costas Lapavitsas

    The ruthless austerity programmes imposed on Greece and the endless cycle of debt renegotiations will only come to a close when Athens takes charge of its predicament and announces a democratic and sovereign cessation of payments.

    Will the Mercozy deal save Greece and the Euro?
    November 2011
    Susan George
    Fiona Dove
     Yiorgos Vassalos, Dominique Plihon, Kenneth Haar

    In a podcast debate, four activist researchers debate why the European Union is wedlocked to economic policies that will only worsen the crisis and further undermine democratic control of public budget.

     

     

    The public debt crisis in Greece
    October 2011
    Marica Frangakis, Nicos Poulantzas Institute, Athens

    Every story needs a narrative, an explanation of why things happened the way they did. In such a narrative lie the answers of how to avoid/correct similar developments in the future and how to propagate positive ones.

    Time for the EU to shut down the casino
    July 2011
    Myriam vander Stichele

    Until the European Commission shows it has learnt the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis and demonstrates the political will to re-regulate the financial sector, it will be unable to resolve the crises in Greece, Ireland and Portugal

    Greece’s Woes: So Goes the Euro
    July 2011
    Howard Wachtel

    The Greek crisis has exposed the fundamental flaws in the Euro project: it stripped countries control over the price of money and allowed political elites to undermine Europe's post-war social contract.

    Greece marks failure of EU integration
    July 2011
    Marica Frangakis

    The current architecture of the Eurozone exposes its members to the speculative attacks of financial markets, yet does not provide for any crisis management policies.

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