A view from Athens: anger, cynicism and indecision over Alexis Tsipras’ snap elections
What are the Greeks in Athens saying about their prime minister's resignation and upcoming snap elections, and who do…
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A view from Athens: Greece’s shell-shocked left
Taking stock of Syriza’s capitulation.
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A view from Athens – OXI-dation: has Greece’s No vote missed its chance to create a healthier Europe?
Syriza could yet keep Greece in the eurozone. Our contributor, the Athenian schoolteacher Evel Economakis, bet a souvlaki on it.
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A view from Athens: why I believe there will be no exit for Greece
While queueing at a cash point after hardly any sleep amid last night's drama, the Athens-based teacher Evel Economakis still believes…
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A view from Athens: is a “backflip” by Syriza in the Greek debt crisis negotiations inevitable?
Is Syriza simply looking to take Greece from a deal-making cliffhanger to plain-sailing for the middle classes who had stability…
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A view from Athens: we’re further from Grexit than the fearmongers would have you think
Sources in Syriza's leftwing faction say that the stakes are nowhere near as high as those involved in the debt…
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A view from Athens: why the left shouldn’t put all its faith in Syriza
A Greek schoolteacher describes the response in Greece to Syriza's victory, and warns the European left to look closer…
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