austerity

It's not the first time that acclaimed cartoonist Carlos Lattuf draws about Greece and the financial drama of its people. However the latest creation of the Brazilian artist has gone viral in Greece and there is a reason. The cartoon...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann earlier today in Vienna, where he was jubilantly accepted. A large number of Greeks residing in Vienna, as well as Austrians, had gathered in front of the Chancellery shouting...

Greece is in the center of media attention across the world this week. Reuters published an article on the possible scenarios that may play out over the next days and Thursday’s EU summit. The week will begin with the G20 Finance Ministers'...

  "Syriza had 22 days to make history. This is how they did it," says director Theopi Skarlatos describing her latest documentary "Greece: The End of Austerity?" "We followed Syriza's activists, candidates and leadership from the waterfront, to remote mountain villages, to...

In an interview with the American TV Network CNN earlier today, U.S. President, Barack Obama, underlined that austerity can no longer be imposed on people. In what is seen as a powerful appeal to European leaders and in direct support of...

The first act of the unwritten "lock" between newly elected SYRIZA-led Greek government and Berlin’s financial headquarters was played today. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble' harsh words toward the Greek government were not missed. New government spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis replied...

Portugal is not a signatory to a possible Greek request for debt restructuring, clarified earlier today the country’s Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. Addressing the Portuguese Parliament, Coelho assured that he does not intent to participate in any team...

Commenting on his party's success in today’s general elections, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, addressing supporters at a big caucus held in downtown Athens, Greece, said that the Greek people gave SYRIZA a clear mandate and sent a clear message...

A warning that might lead some Greek voters to reconsider their options, just 48 hours ahead of the Greek general elections, was issued earlier today by New York-based ratings house Standard and Poor’s (S&P). As it announced, European countries could face...

A SYRIZA win in the predicted Greek snap elections can trigger changes that may put an end to austerity throughout Europe, says a Guardian article. "If the radical leftist party SYRIZA does indeed triumph in a possible snap poll in the...