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Tsipras on Varoufakis’ Plan B “It was so vague, it wasn’t worth even talking about it”

July 24, 2017 Greece, Politics 1

“I have made mistake, big mistakes,” Greek prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told UK daily The Guardian, his biggest error may have been “the choice of people in key posts”. For the first time ever since Yanis Varoufakis left the government in summer 2015 and kept sharply criticizing Tsipras on his …

FinMin Tsakalotos: “We had no time to go after the rich” over unpaid taxes

December 10, 2015 Economy 3

Euclid Tsakalotos, the Greek finance Minister gave an interview to the Guardian and talked about the drawbacks of Grexit, the need for debt relief and the task of pursuing the elite for unpaid taxes. The Greek finance Minister tries to justify the important steps the SYRIZA-led government did or did …

Varoufakis says he wanted to use Greece’s “Default as a strategy weapon” to force agreement with creditors

November 23, 2015 Economy 1

“We should have defaulted. They would have come around and we would have a compromise agreement, but I wasn’t allowed to use that weapon,” former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in an interview to The Guardian. Speaking about the times of negotiations between Greece and the lenders, the former …

Dirty games or error? German FAZ misinterprets IMF Lagarde’s statement on “Grexit”

May 29, 2015 Economy 18

The news went worldwide as a serious IMF warning to Greece. IMF’s Christine Lagarde had allegedly told German conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that a Greek exit from the eurozone was a “possibility.” F.A.Z. wrote a nice title on her interview with Lagarde and spread the news. “Schuldenkrise Lagarde hält Grexit …

Guardian: “Greece needs debts cancelled and growth” say 35 economists

January 22, 2015 Economy Comments Off on Guardian: “Greece needs debts cancelled and growth” say 35 economists

35 economists say that Greece needs its debts cancelled and growth. In an open letter to the Guardian, the economists from several countries say among others that “the negative impact of austerity policies weaken economies” and have “severe effects to the poorest households.” They urge national governments to support “a …

The Guardian has a poll on return of Parthenon Marbles: “Are you with George Clooney?”

February 12, 2014 Culture Comments Off on The Guardian has a poll on return of Parthenon Marbles: “Are you with George Clooney?”

George Clooney’s recent statement supporting the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece sparked a debate in Great Britain. The Guardian even started a public opinion survey with the title “Are you with him?” Is George Clooney correct? Should Britain return the Elgin marbles? While promoting his new film Monuments …

Guardian: Greece doesn’t need another rescue package – it needs a way out

August 27, 2013 Economy 4

“Greece doesn’t need yet another rescue package – it needs a way out”: That’s a really wise conclusion amid the discussion of a third ‘rescue’ package of some 10 billion euro with the IMF pressing for another debt haircut and Germany vehemently rejecting such option. The strict austerity measures imposed …

What? Is Greecovery not real?

June 4, 2013 Economy Comments Off on What? Is Greecovery not real?

What? Is Greece’s recovery not real? Isn’t there any success story out there? Are the governments’ declarations not true? Do they throw smoke right in front of our eyes? I have expressed my doubt since Samaras’ launched the famous “Greecovery campaign” a couple of weeks ago. Now, British The Guardian …

Greek opposition leader Tsipras calls for European debt conference

December 10, 2012 Economy 3

Greek main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras from left-wing SYRIZA called for European debt conference and a debt ‘haircut’ for Greece and the entire Southern Europe as the only viable solution. In an exclusive interview to British daily “The Guardian“, Tsipras stressed that the austerity program is not working while it increases the …

Alexis Tsipras Sends Open Letter to Merkel via The Guardian

October 9, 2012 Politics 17

Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece’s main opposition party left-wing SYRIZA, published an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel via British The Guardian. Sharply criticizing the bailout program, the vicious circle austerity and recession, Tsipras calls on Merkel to change this devastating policies, “the disastrous political and economic path” that applies also …

Animated Video About the History of the Olympic Games

July 29, 2012 Archeology, Sports 2

British The Guardian published an animated video about the History of the Olympic Games: from spartan Ancient Greece Olympics to lavish London’s extravaganza. For some unexplained reason, I am not sure whether I like the video concept. Maybe because the noise I get is not of very quality. But the …

Ex-PM Simitis: “Greece did not Cause the Euro Crisis” – Greek Recession at -18%?

April 27, 2012 Economy Comments Off on Ex-PM Simitis: “Greece did not Cause the Euro Crisis” – Greek Recession at -18%?

“My country was the spark, but it merely exposed the inherent flaws within the eurozone. ” The Greek prime minister who took the country into the euro zone Costas Simitis published an article at the British The Guardian. He speaks about deficits and successful measures, but blames the the European Union for failing to …

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