‘How does a nation die? This week, in the beleaguered hospitals of Athens, I saw a glimpse of the shocking answer. It is when its own people die in their thousands simply because the state […]
Greece Government Favours Drachma – Vows Will Not “Bow to Blackmail” – Merkel, Hollande, Juncker, Lagarde and Draghi in “emergency” meeting re Greece – Bankrupt Greece must find €1.6 billion to pay IMF in June – First instalment of €300…
‘Greece has revealed it is to introduce a surcharge for all cashpoint withdrawals and financial transactions in a desperate attempt to prevent citizens withdrawing their money from the country’s beleaguered banks. Ministers hope the controversial […]
‘Panicking pensioners queued at banks, raided their accounts and broke into a board meeting of the state pension fund as Greece struggled to pay its two million pension recipients. Officials claimed that a “technical hitch” […]
Greek Debt Crisis Coming To Head – “Second Currency” For Greece and Contagion? – Greece Rapidly Running Out Of Cash – Soon Must Fold To Troika Or Default – IMF Rebuff Greek Suggestion To Delay Repayments – ECB’s Draghi Warns…
Greek Debt Crisis Coming To Head – “Second Currency” For Greece and Contagion? – Greece Rapidly Running Out Of Cash – Soon Must Fold To Troika Or Default – IMF Rebuff Greek Suggestion To Delay Repayments – ECB’s Draghi Warns…
Over the past couple of months, I’ve at times been a strong critic of Greek leadership’s seeming unwillingness to demonstrate the courage necessary to flip the bird to EU bureaucrats and usher in paradigm level change for the long suffering nation.…
‘Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made his first visit to Germany amid a continued blame game between the two countries over Athens’s bailout program. On Monday, Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in […]
‘On the same day the Tsipras government passed a “humanitarian bill” in the Greek parliament, at a cost of just €200 million. The bill provides free electricity and food stamps to some families in dire […]
‘Germany should pay reparations to Greece for ‘serious wrongs’ by the Nazis, members of Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition said last night. The German Chancellor has angrily rejected demands from Greek ministers for Berlin to pay […]
‘Remember when the infamous Goldman Sachs delivered a thinly-veiled threat to the Greek Parliament in December, warning them to elect a pro-austerity prime minister or risk having central bank liquidity cut off to their banks? […]
‘Relations between Greece and Europe’s creditor powers are dangerously close to breaking point. Both sides have issued ultimatums, each insisting angrily on fixed positions and lashing out at each other with barely concealed animosity. “If […]
‘After the Syriza-led government’s decision to sign the February 20 Eurogroup statement and capitulate to European Union (EU) demands for more austerity in Greece, EU officials are stepping up their threats against the country. Since […]
‘Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with European Commissioner Chief Jean-Claude Juncker, as the country is running short of cash ahead of a debt repayment scheduled this month. The recent request was […]