editorial

It is especially important that a top European institution, the European Parliament, is expressing coherent objections to the role of the troika in the countries that are receiving aid. The relevant committee’s report on the role of the troika is even more important now because the criticism is not coming from countries that are under […]

Yesterday’s discussion in Parliament did not solve the problem with the shipyards or enlighten the people as to who is responsible for the deadlock that has affected the battered submarines. It did however manage to agitate an already-charged political atmosphere and to increase the suspicion of scandals, which has been perpetuated in recent years. This […]

Yesterday’s arrest of Michalis Liapis for a slew of violations, including forgery, is obviously humiliating on a personal level, but unfortunate it also has an effect on the political system. In an era where the people have disavowed politics and the politicians to a great extent, every deed, action or violation that fuels this climate […]

Ireland’s exit from the bailout – the first of the Eurozone countries which have signed up to a rescue package – is a positive event because it proves that it is possible to put an end to the relentless audits and restrictions imposed by the lenders. It also sends the message that when the political […]

Ever since the bailout was accepted and implemented, the political scene in the country is in a constant state of tension and perpetual conflict, which mostly goes over the live, revealing the sort of passion and hatred that are unacceptable in a democratically organized state and society. Up to a certain extent, the hard conflicts […]

The recognition – official this time – by the general director of the IMF Mrs. Lagarde that the fund’s estimations regarding the multiplayer, namely the impact of the austerity measures on the economy, could turn out to be an ace up the government’s sleeve in these endless negotiations with the troika. However much Mrs. Lagarde […]

It is inhuman and socially unacceptable for households in our country these days to lack such an essential commodity to survive, such as an electrical supply. The severe consequences of the crisis have driven a rather significant section of our society to poverty, unemployment and everything else comes with them and has an impact on […]

The first event of the “58” in Athens was an impressive success, following after similar events in other cities, and illustrate in the clearest way the social and political momentum of this initiative. The parties representing the center-left these days may appear weakened, but it is obvious that the people who were in the dominant […]