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Communist Tendency of SYRIZA calls for mass resistance to the Troika, the oligarchy and the capitulating government
The most crucial issue at the moment is to build a massrevolutionary working class “NO” movement, in order to stop the adoption of the new memorandum by parliament and to overthrow the parliamentary junta of "national unity".
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Greek parliament passes austerity bill despite dissent
Greek lawmakers voted overwhelmingly early Thursday to approve a harsh austerity bill demanded by bailout creditors, despite significant dissent from members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' left-wing party.
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The Temple of Parthenon, ILLuminated Atop the Acropolis, Greece
A general view shows the city of Athens and the temple of Parthenon, illuminated atop the Acropolis, Greece July 14, 2015.
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Wildfires Rage in Athens,Greece
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and in other parts of southern Greece on Friday
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Greece and Europe: Is Europe holding up its end of the bargain?
Now that the Greek parliament has agreed to European demands for tough new austerity measures and structural reforms, Ben Bernanke asks whether Europe is holding up its end of the bargain.
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Wildfire in Greece
Locals watch as a firefighting plane drops water over a fire near holiday homes in Costa village in the Argolida region, in Southeastern Greece during a developing wild fire
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Greek banks face full nationalisation - BBC News
Greek banks opened their doors today, but are still unable to provide proper support to households and businesses and will be in intensive care for months.
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Ireland and Greece
Ireland is often regarded as a success story for Eurozone austerity, compared to the total failure of Greece. That can lead to nonsense like this: instead of whingeing, the Greeks should buckle under and get on with it as Ireland has done. An alternative narrative is to explain the different experience of the two economies by looking at structural factors, as in these two examples.
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Why the Greek Deal Will Work
Most economists and political commentators believe that the latest Greek bailout was little more than an analgesic. It will dull the pain for a while, but the euro’s problems will metastasize, with a dismal prognosis for the single currency and perhaps the EU as a whole. But the conventional wisdom is likely to be proved wrong. By Anatole Koletsky.
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IMF won't join new Greek bailout for now
The International Monetary Fund has said it would not participate in a new bailout for the debt-stricken eurozone nation until Athens and its creditors take difficult decisions on debt relief and economic reforms.
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Greece’s Ex-Finance Minister Tells All
How Yanis Varoufakis took on Europe—and failed. By Ian Parker.
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Greek tragedy
Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Greece’s economic crisis. By Christos Tsiolkas.
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Seven Countries Near Bankruptcy
Extremely high debt levels, which while not always a feature of unhealthy economies, can also contribute to a country's poor credit rating. The debt of four of the seven countries was equal to more than 75% of GDP. In Jamaica and Greece, debt was well over 100% of GDP.
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27 Powerful Pieces Of Graffiti That Paint Greece’s Frustration Amidst Crisis
Greece’s debt crisis reached new heights last month as the government in Athens and the country’s international creditors engaged in contentious negotiations over a third bailout in exchange for new austerity measures. Some Greeks have weighed in on the crisis in a highly visual way -- with colorful murals on Athens’ walls... By Sara Elkamel.
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Greece crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces he is resigning and is calling an early election.
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New party in Greek Parliament declares split from SYRIZA in... Comic Sans
Popular Unity showed just how freakily old-school it is, with its first public document filed which is, alas, written in the world’s most hated font: Comic Sans.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: From Greece to Puerto Rico, the Financial Rules Are Rigged to Favor the 1%
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders recently convened a panel of economists in Washington to discuss the debt crisis in Greece and throughout the world. In his opening statement, Sanders talked about the debt crisis in Greece as well as in Puerto Rico. "It is time for creditors to sit down with the governments of Greece and Puerto Rico and work out a debt repayment plan that is fair to both sides," Sanders said.
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Chaos at Macedonia border as refugees tear through police lines
Thousands of rain-soaked migrants stormed across Macedonia’s border on Saturday as police lobbed stun grenades and beat them with batons, struggling to enforce a decree to stem their flow through the
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Tourist adopts dog who saved her after men attacked her in Greece
Georgia Bradley was relaxing in paradise when her bliss suddenly turned to fear. The 25-year-old tourist was soaking up the sun on a remote beach in Greece while her boyfriend was at a nearby cafe, when she was approached by two men she didn’t know. Ms Bradley says they started harassing her and became aggressive when she rejected their advances.
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Greece has taken 200,000 migrants this year, minister says
More than 200,000 migrants have reached Greece’s eastern Aegean islands this year, with half of them arriving in the last two months alone, Alternate Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas told Greek television on Wednesday. Cash-strapped Greece has been overwhelmed by an influx of refugees, most of whom have fled wartorn Syria and are seeking EU protection. Many arrive on the Greek islands in overcrowded boats from Turkey, hoping to reach wealthier countries...
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