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Economy

The Success And Failure Of The Euro And The Greek Drama

“The euro is much more than just a currency, it is a symbol of European integration in every sense of the word” Wim Duisenberg – former chief of the European Central Bank, 30th August 2001.
by George Konstantinidis
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Europe
 

How will the Greek election result affect the rest of Europe?

“The vicious cycle of austerity is over,” declared Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras on the day of his party’s election win. After six years of austerity, recession, mass unemployment and falling living standards, the Greek pe...
by Robert Van Egghen
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EURO 2012

Greece-Germany: Politics of EURO 2012 Quarter Final

Once the Euro 2012 quarterfinal between Greece and Germany had been set an article was posted on UEFA’s website with the cruelly ironic headline, “Greece Hope to Profit from German Lessons”.  As if the European community...
by Colin Busby
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Belgium

EU Accounts: Are the Eurosceptics Right?

One of the arguments most used by eurosceptics is the fact that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off the European Union’s accounts for the 18th year in a row. That does sound like a pretty devastating ...
by Thomas Bignal
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Europe
International Political Forum

Detained and Desperate: Undocumented Migrants in Greece

Stories of despair were transmitted through Twitter when politicians, journalists and anti-racism activists visited a detention facility within the Drapetsona police station in Piraeus city, where more than 100 unauthorized ...
by Global Voices
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Europe
International Political Forum

Wrestling with the Far-Right: Greece, Europe, and Neo-Fascism

On The 18th of September, Giorgos Roupakias, a member of Golden Dawn, stabbed the anti-fascist musician Pavlos Fyssass in the heart. Events have moved rapidly since the brutal street murder. Six MPs including its leader Nikos M...
by Hugh Oberlander
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Europe
International Political Forum

Erasmus+: Towards The Cultural Union Of Europe

On November 19th, the European Parliament voted in favour of Erasmus+—the new EU funding programme for education, training, work and sport abroad proposed by the European Commission. From January 2014, more than 4 million peo...
by Mauro Anastasio
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Economy
International Political Forum

Will The Upcoming Elections Save Greece?

The road to stability, for Greece, has been difficult. After Greece joined the European Union in 1981, it experienced an unprecedented period of stability. For the next thirty years, Greece had secure political systems in place...
by Sylvia Bouloutas
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Bulgaria
International Political Forum

Europe’s Forgotten Citizens

Three years ago, there were 10,000 Roma living in Germany. Today, there are only 7,000 left. Out of the approximately 2,500 who returned to Kosovo and Serbia in accordance with the 2010 re-admission agreement between Germany an...
by Liliane Stadler
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