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LEADING OPINION

The Silent Anschluss: Germany Formally Requests That Greece Hand Over Its Fiscal Independence The Silent Anschluss: Germany Formally Requests That Greece Hand Over Its Fiscal Independence

It was tried previously (several times) under “slightly different” circumstances, and failed. Yet when it comes to taking over a country without spilling... 

Democracy’s cradle, rocking the world

by Mark Mazower On Tuesday, the whole world was watching Greece as its Parliament voted to pass a divisive package of austerity measures that could have critical ramifications... 

Greek P.M.: Zionism and the IMF’s Last Best Friend

James Petras 02.25.2011. US Zionists, recently returned from a visit to Athens described Papandreou as by far the most amenable (‘servile’) European leader they have met... 

Benefit from the Lisbon Treaty? The deal for the avatar citizen.

An interesting article was published by P. Nikiforos Diamandouros in “New Europe” regarding the benefits of “European Citizens” in a Europe governed by the Lisbon... 


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OPINION - NET

Reporting the Eurozone’s Crisis: Lessons from the Greek Front Reporting the Eurozone’s Crisis: Lessons from the Greek Front

Over the past two years, the economic crisis that has engulfed Greece has also thrust me in front of the microphones and note pads of the myriad journalists who... 

It’s Official: German Economy Minister Demands Surrender Of Greek Budget Policy, Says It Is First Of Many Such Sovereign “Requests”

While over the past 2 days there may have been some confusion as to who, what, how or where is demanding that Greece abdicate fiscal sovereignty (with some of our German readers... 

The myth of “mass exodus of Greeks” and the fact of “The Guardian” propaganda

by Michael Nevradakis Recently, an article in the British newspaper The Guardian featured an article which cast attention to the growing wave of emigration from Ireland and... 

Falsification of Greek public finance data : EU regulatory bodies’ (absence of) response

This is a follow up to the blog entry Deceptive tactics were used to thrust a head the nomination of the new ECB President. Here, we look into the broader issue of the falsification... 


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BLOGS

Le Monde: Ellada, agapi mou Le Monde: Ellada, agapi mou

ELLADA, agapi mou, je me sens profondément humilié dans mon philhellénisme quand un journal ose titrer que la Grèce est un « pays peut-être moins... 

The anti-Greece campaign of the international media

Written by Ingeborg Beugel for NRC Handelsblad, translation by Jérôme Roos. There’s only one word that adequately describes the majority of Dutch media reports on Greece... 

ROAR on BBC World: why the media lies about Greece

by Jérôme E. Roos Post image for ROAR on BBC World: why the media lies about Greece In a short BBC interview today, I argued that the media’s witch hunt against Greece... 

Papandreou Co-Opted “Revolution” – Now, the Greek People Must Reclaim It

by: Panayota Gounari, Truthout | News Analysis Little did the Greek people know when “socialist” prime minister George Papandreou, back in June 2010, in one of... 


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LETTERS

OXI Day: The present-day resonance of a simple Greek word, 71 years later OXI Day: The present-day resonance of a simple Greek word, 71 years later

By Michael Nevradakis Today, we are commemorating one of the most significant celebrations in Greece and in the Greek culture more broadly: “Oxi”... 

US Panmacedonian Association to Vice President Joe Biden

Dear Mr. Vice-President, Dear Madam Secretary of State, We are writing to you on behalf of all members of the Pan-Macedonian Association USA, one of the largest Greek-American associations... 

Open Letter to Chancellor Merkel: Repeal The Financial Aid Laws To Save Germany

Honored Federal Chancellor, unfortunately you have not answered my first letter dated March 27, 2010. For this reason I have to repeat my concerns as the problem approaching Germans... 

Letter to Matthew Nimetz From the Pan-Macedonian Association

Mr. Mathew Nimetz 650 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Nimetz, We hope the New Year finds you well and let us hope that the meeting between Hellenes and the Ethnologically...