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Stories of a crisis
04.08.2015 - 12:51
In its discussion of the Greek financial crisis, the German media has spread distorted images of the Greek people. Newspapers and TV shows analyze the Greek mentality without including any Greek voices. In this special on THIS IS NOT GREECE the focus is not on discussing the pros and cons of austerity policies, but about analyzing the debate itself, and adding Greek perspectives from the worlds of art, philosophy and film. -
A very European coup
13.07.2015 - 02:22
This is why Syriza's negotiating strategy has to play to the European gallery and not just to the suits in the conference room. The aim is to persuade people to put pressure on their own governments or change them in the coming elections. -
Austerity Has Failed: An Open Letter to Angela Merkel by five leading economists
09.07.2015 - 13:01
Five leading economists warn the German chancellor, “History will remember you for your actions this week.” -
Yanis Varoufakis: Minister No More!
06.07.2015 - 09:52
Yanis Varoufakis wrote the following in his blog today, following his decision to leave his office as Minister of Finance -
Greek government: Nine solidarity measures in view of the July 5 referendum
01.07.2015 - 12:22
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has announced nine measures for the relief of –mostly – low-pensioners and unemployed people, who are affected the most by the closure of banks imposed indirectly by Greece’s lenders. -
Greek referendum: The proposals of the Institutions to the greek government
01.07.2015 - 12:05
Here are the proposals of the Institutions to the greek government. -
The full truth about the breakdown of the negotiations
29.06.2015 - 17:36
You all know that tomorrow the stock market and the banks will not open in Greece and that there is a limit to cash withdrawals, however credit and cash cards will fully operate and all bank deposits are guaranteed. This is a measure which was necessary to be taken as a reaction to the blackmail as formed by eurogroup and the ECB. -
The right to democratic dissent
29.06.2015 - 12:48
"The Greek government’s call for a referendum on the EU-ECB-IMF non-negotiable final demands depicts a democratic ethos which involves an alternative redistribution not only of goods and services but also of political power. It points to a democratic political power and political subjectivity to be construed in non-authoritarian and not-totalizable ways, with no underlying principle of homogeneity and authenticity. It seeks to activate a democracy with a plural demos within, despite and against the orthodoxy of post-democratic capital management. Above all, it signals how democracy is made possible and what democracy makes possible in terms of hitherto unavailable potentials" -
Alexis Tsipras: Il nostro unico timore è la paura (video)
29.06.2015 - 00:15
Dovete ricordare che in momenti critici come questi tutti ci misuriamo con la nostra storia, l’unica cosa di cui dobbiamo avere timore è la paura stessa. Ma non le permetteremo di sconfiggerci, ce la faremo: davanti ai ricatti e all’ingiustizia manderemo un messaggio di speranza e di fierezza a tutta l’Europa -
Alexis Tsipras: «Τhe Greek people will stand firm with even greater willfulness» (video)
28.06.2015 - 22:53
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ statement on the latest developments -
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ article in Der Tagesspiegel: German taxpayers are not paying for Greek pensions
18.06.2015 - 18:27
"To address a popular myth that the average German taxpayer has been led to believe"
