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Greek Embassy: ‘Greece Has Contributed to the Bulgarian Economy’

The Greek Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, sent out an official statement pointing out Greece’s contribution to the Bulgarian economy, describing it as a country that strongly backed Bulgaria’s legitimate accession in the European Union. Furthermore, the statement noted that Greece had...

Yanis Varoufakis' Historic Speech at the Last Eurogroup: As It Happened

Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis chronicles the dramatic events that took place during the last Eurogroup meeting, right before his counterparts decided to meet again - but without him. Since twitter and facebook have been abuzz with speculation about Greece's...

Could Greece’s Debt and Bailout Plan Be Illegal?

By Belén Olmos Giupponi*, University of Stirling As Greece and its international creditors race to agree on a bailout deal, the issue of the legality of Greek debt has been raised. The Greek parliament’s Truth Commission on Public Debt has released...

Lifestyles of the Rich & Marxist: Varoufakis Style

If Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis were an investment banker, say from Deustche Bank or HSBC, or even Chancellor of the Exchequer, Twitter would not have exploded in a hot mess over why he agreed to pose with his...

Six in 10 Greeks Expect Economy to Get Worse

Six out of 10 Greeks believe the economy will get worse before it gets better, according to a Eurobarometer poll. Also, eight in 10 do not trust the Greek media. The survey shows that Greeks are among the most pessimistic...

Generation WTF (and Greece)

What’s the future? It is a question many are asking, irrespective of country or context. Even an abridged catalogue of what ails our world – European finance, nationalist conflicts, income inequality, environmental degradation, countless phobias and human horrors –...

The Greeks Turn the Tables

OpEd by David Marsh* Yanis Varoufakis is an unlikely minister from an impossible country heading for an improbable victory. When he strides, tieless and tireless, into the Brussels Eurogroup arena today, the Greek finance minister has the odds stacked against...

EU Parliament President Warns Greece About Stance Towards Russia

A few hours before arriving to Athens, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz suggested to Greece not to deviate from the common European Union stance towards Russia regarding the crisis in Ukraine. "I noticed with dismay that Greece today...

Oil Prices and Fear of Grexit Shake World Markets

Stock markets across the world are shaking due to the slump in oil prices and fears that Greece will be driven out of the Eurozone. The euro is at 1.19609 against the dollar, while oil prices have reached a low for...

EU Commissioner to Greek President: The Most Critical Years Since the Establishment of EU

The critical challenges the European Union is currently facing as well as the importance of the role he has undertaken were centered in the meeting between the European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship under the Juncker...