Two faced? More tragedy than comedy in this Greek drama.
Phil Shirley
The draconian deal imposed by the Eurogroup is worse than a reparations settlement imposed on a defeated enemy.
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Since the 1990s, the EU has been less about social integration and more about neo-liberal values.
Unfortunately, the eurozone doesn’t exactly fit together like a puzzle.
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The last-minute bailout deal will keep Greece in the common currency, but at a cost of the dream that was the euro.
Hitting the wall. Greece’s future is still in the balance.
Erik Eskedal
What might feel like a victory this morning for eurozone leaders and lenders has only served to feed a eurosceptic beast.
Under pressure to do a deal: Alexis Tsipras.
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Backed into a corner as the banks reached the brink, the Greek prime minister may have fashioned some sort of success, and the prospect of something approaching debt relief a little down the line.
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The Greek debt crisis is a complex economic and political issue. Here are five important points for understanding it better.
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While constructive Greek proposals are now a prerequisite to resolution, the eurozone must also reform itself.
Greek"No" supporters celebrate referendum results.
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The media predictions are dire, but the reality of the Greek monetary crisis may be less sensational.
Standing in line.
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Greek banks are running out of options, as cash reserves dwindle in lieu of more ECB emergency funding.
Outgoing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he would ‘wear the creditors’ loathing with pride’.
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Ongoing negotiations between Greece and the troika are likely to prove futile - what’s needed is a complete rethink of EU’s dualistic system.
Syriza’s successful Oxi (No) campaign was a symbolic victory that will have little lasting impact.
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Heralded and mourned as historic, the so-called Greferendum was more about the survival of the Greek government and Syriza than anything else.
Grexit puts everyone at risk.
Martin Capek
European leaders have consistently claimed that their anti-contagion measures would protect the rest of the eurozone from a Greek exit. This looks like pure propaganda.
Many Greeks want to see their country stay in the eurozone, but fear yet another round of crippling austerity measures.
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Greece’s membership of the eurozone has been problematic from the beginning.
Not faring so well.
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Here’s how well do the Eurozone countries look after their citizens.
Who’s the real basket case?
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Five years of turmoil shows the union rests on shaky legal foundations.
Some in Greece could soon be mourning the death of the Euro.
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Conflating economic policy with morality is what could ultimately bring the EU unstuck.
Alexis Tsipras prepares for an interview with the state broadcaster.
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Would the eurozone redesign its flawed system in the wake of a Grexit?
Look casual, guys.
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A cluster of MEPs has become a formal group in the European Parliament at a very sensitive time.
People queue to withdraw cash from Greek banks.
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With the ECB freezing the level of emergency liquidity assistance it is providing to Greek banks, the nightmare scenario for Greece is already beginning to unfold.
Alexis Tsipras has called a referendum of Greece’s bailout offer.
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Austerity has crippled the Greek economy and Greek society. To accept more is a decision that should be given to the Greek people.