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Then came the benign dictators… A story of doing practically nothing
How many more wake up calls do we need to get our democratic shit together and do something about it? How much closer do we need to get to the fire, before we put it out or burn ourselves out? What is Europe waiting for? Or, are we purposefully procrastinating, because we share, deep down, some of Orban’s ideas?
Composer Calliope Tsoupaki talks about Fortress Europe – Listen on demand
Listen to this very special Hellas Pindakaas where we interview Greek-Dutch composer Calliope Tsoupaki about her newest opera Fortress Europe (Opera Trionfo / Asko|Schönberg). ….
The lone professor and the Euro Crisis – Dissident voices in Germany argue against Schäuble’s paradigm
By Thomas Jung & Nikos Koulousios Heiner Flassbeck is one of very few Economics professors with a dissenting voice on mainstream neoliberal economics in Europe….
The unfolding Greek debt (relief) crisis – Where do we stand and what’s next to come
The unfolding Greek debt (relief) crisis – Where do we stand and what’s next to come by Nikos Koulousios Once again we have reached…
German Calendar Protestonaut on austerity: “After all these years of deprivation it has emerged that austerity has not saved Greece”
To recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. (Oscar Wilde)…
‘Austerity can not deliver prosperity’ – Barack Obama calls for ‘meaningful debt relief’ and ‘end of austerity’ for Greece
ATHENS — Americans have had seven days to come to terms with the election of Donald Trump as president. The Greeks have been dealing with their…
US President Barack Obama to visit Greece on November 14-15 – Greek debt relief will be on the agenda
Outgoing US President Barack Obama is expected to visit Athens on November 14 and 15 and meet with Alexis Tsipras, according to reports on Tuesday,…
Next time someone wonders why refugees are risking everything to come to Europe, show them this video
Next time someone wonders why refugees are risking everything to come to Europe, show them this video:
United Kingdom votes for ‘Brexit,’ – David Cameron to step down over EU referendum result
The United Kingdom voted to end 43 years of European Union membership after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign that ended dramatically Friday with the resignation of the…
Europe in crisis – Looking back in the “golden 90’s” for answers
A study on the early stages of the European crisis and the role of social democratic parties Nikos Koulousios The relationship between Germany and…