Greece
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Why Greek pension [counter]reforms are not sustainable
30 November 2016 - by Michel Husson
The Greek pension system has undergone many reforms since the beginning of the crisis, and the latest was extensively negotiated with the creditors. Rather than outlining the details of these reforms, the aim of this document is to highlight the (...) -
The Greek audit Commission battles on !
18 November 2016 - by Anouk Renaud
The Greek Debt Truth Commission that was created in April 2015 to audit the Greek public debt, on the initiative of Zoe Konstantopoulou, former President of the Greek Parliament (the Vouli), has held another meeting in Athens on the 5, 6 and 7 (...) -
Sixth and final part of the interview “History of the CADTM’s Anti-Debt Policies”
The Work and Lessons of the Truth Committee on Greek Public Debt
10 October 2016 - by Eric Toussaint, Benjamin Lemoine
Interview with Eric Toussaint, spokesperson and co-founder of the international network of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM). Interview by Benjamin Lemoine|1| This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt (...) -
Part 5 of the interview “History of the CADTM’s anti-debt Policies”
Why Alexis Tsipras Buried Suspension of Payment and the Debt Audit Well Before the 2015 elections
6 October 2016 - by Eric Toussaint, Stathis Kouvelakis, Benjamin Lemoine
Introduction by Stathis Kouvelakis A thorough examination of the causes of the capitulation of Greece’s government in July 2015 and the signing of a third Memorandum of Understanding reveals one of the principal lines of division of the period (...) -
Zoé Konstantopoulou : “The Greek people have not surrendered”
30 September 2016 - by Zoe Konstantopoulou, Rototom
At the international reggae festival Rototom, Zoe Konstantopoulou, invited to speak, recalled that the Greek people would not give up his fight against the payment of illegitimate debt. More infos : Zoé Konstantopoulou unmasks the reality of (...) -
Part 5 of the interview “History of the CADTM’s anti-debt Policies”
Greece: Leaders’ Ambivalence regarding debt and the financial system, even though resistance started on a promising note
20 September 2016 - by Eric Toussaint, Benjamin Lemoine
Interview with Eric Toussaint, spokesperson and co-founder of the international network of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM). Interview by Benjamin Lemoine. [1] This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt (...) -
Greece: A Country for Sale
13 September 2016 - by Eleni Portaliou
The most persistent myth concerning Syriza’s capitulation to the troika is that it was a “forced choice.” To put it differently, “there was no alternative” to signing a third memorandum, given an extremely unfavorable balance of forces at a European (...) -
The USA’s repudiation of the debt demanded by Spain from Cuba in 1898: What about Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, etc.?
8 September 2016 - by Eric Toussaint
The USA declared war on Spain in the middle of 1898, and sent their navy and troops to “liberate” Cuba from the Spanish yoke. Spain was defeated and negotiations between the two countries began in Paris in order to reach a peace agreement, finally (...) -
The IMF’s IEO Evaluation of the Greek Program: Going beyond a Mea Culpa?
7 September 2016 - by Daniel Munevar
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the IMF recently published its report on the response of the organization to the European crisis. The analysis focuses on the performance of the IMF in the context of the programs for Greece, Portugal (...) -
The bleak anniversary of the 3rd Greek memorandum
1 September 2016 - by Anouk Renaud
The 13th July 2015 will from now on be considered to mark Greece’s surrender. On this date, the Syriza-Anel government led by Alexis Tsipras finalised an agreement with the European Union, which resulted in the official signing of a third (...) -
Restructuring of Europe: Greece Was the Prologue
29 August 2016 - by George Souvlis, Elias Ioakimoglou
Austerity experiments in Greece set the stage for a radical restructuring of Europe by elites. By now, the story of Syriza’s capitulation to the European creditor institutions is well-known. Syriza came to power in January 2015 with a mandate (...) -
Zoé Konstantopoulou unmasks the reality of debt in the Social Forum: “The people did not know the truth”
23 August 2016 - by Rototom
Debts that suffocate citizens and governments prefer to rescue the banking or real estate sector before restoring social stability. Zoé Konstantopolou and Eric Toussaint Social talk about Debtocracy at the Social Forum. Expenses, cuts, debt (...) -
Criminalizing solidarity: Syriza’s war on the movements
19 August 2016 - by Theodoros Karyotis
The eviction of three occupied refugee shelters in Thessaloniki marks another episode in the Greek government’s war on grassroots solidarity efforts. In the early morning of July 27, refugee families and supporters who were sleeping at (...) -
Austerity: Greece Braces for New Troika Onslaught on Workers’ Rights
2 August 2016 - by ITUC-CSI
Greek workers are preparing for yet more attacks on their fundamental rights as the IMF/EU/European Central Bank ‘Troika’, at the urging of the IMF, prepares to impose a new round of cuts to minimum wages, weakening of laws protecting workers (...) -
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The Greek debt, a European Tragedy
22 July 2016 - by CADTM, Productions du Pavé
The animated video “ The Greek debt. a European tragedy” here presented is the result of an intense effort of sensibilisation realised by the collective “Production du Pavé” and the CADTM staff. This video intends to sum up in a simple and easy (...) -
Third time a charm? Fund pressured into possible return to Greece
In May Greece reached an agreement with its Eurozone creditors on a new $11.4 billion loan package that will enable it to meet its debt payment obligations in July. While the IMF participated in the meetings that led to the agreement, it has not (...) -
Declaration by Eric Toussaint to the 5 July 2016 Demonstration in Athens
6 July 2016 - by Eric Toussaint
Dear Friends and Comrades, We will remember the 5th of July 2015 as a day on which the Greek people once more expressed, with the utmost clarity, its rejection of the conditions imposed by the Troika. The referendum result was an unequivocal (...) -
Teaser
The Greek debt, a European tragedy
17 June 2016 - by CADTM
Teaser of the animation short film “The Greek debt, a european tragedy” that will show you another truth about the Greek crisis. Based on the report of the Truth Committee on Greek Public Debt. -
Greece: the European Central Bank answers the CADTM’s questions... or not
31 May 2016 - by Anouk Renaud
In order to clarify the role of the European Central Bank (“ECB”) in the Greek financial system, four Members of the European Parliament from the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) challenged the financial institution, with the (...) -
Too little, too late: an appraisal of the latest Greek deal
26 May 2016 - by Daniel Munevar
A new agreement has been reached between Greece and its creditors regarding the bailout program for the country. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup, described the new deal as “ambitious” and a “major breakthrough”. However, a look at (...) -
Cancel Greek Debt civil society letter to EWG and Eurogroup
19 May 2016 - by CADTM, War on Want, Eurodad, Jubilee Debt Campaign, CNCD, Ecologistas en acción, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Bretton Woods Project, Attac Finland, Attac Ireland, Both Ends, Ekumenická Akademie, Enabanda, Erlassjahr.de, Entwicklung braucht Entschuldung, European Network on Debt and Development, European Information Human Rights Centre, Společenství Práce a Solidarity, Zukunftskonvent
For the attention of members of the Eurogroup and the Eurogroup Working Group, In autumn last year, some of our organisations handed over a petition supported by 53 organisations in 15 European countries and signed by over 100,000 individuals (...) -
Greece: Continued debt slavery from the late 19th century to the Second World War
17 May 2016 - by Eric Toussaint
This series of articles analyses Greece’s major debt crises by placing them in the international economic and political context, an approach that is systematically absent from the dominant narrative and very rarely present in critical analyses. (...) -
We already knew who benefitted from the Greek Bailout
9 May 2016 - by Daniel Munevar
In recent days, a study conducted at the Berlin-based ESMT (European School of Management and Technology) has attracted significant media attention. The report focuses on the analysis of the distribution of bailout funds lent to Greece since (...) -
The initiative “Greeks for Bernie Sanders’ mass movement” has been launched
5 May 2016 - by Yorgos Mitralias
One of the consequences of the exceptional success of Bernie Sanders’ campaign and of the birth of the mass movement supporting it, is the launching some days ago in Greece of the initiative “Greeks for Bernie Sanders’ mass movement”. As it is (...) -
News and support from Greece
28 April 2016 - by Moisis Litsis
On the occasion of our Global Assembly, Moisis Litsis, journalist-member of the Greek Committee Against Debt and the Parliamentarian Debt Truth Committee, gives us news from Greece. Dear Comrades and Friends I would like to thank you for (...)
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