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Debt and militarism: the Greek tragedy Europe prefers to keep quiet about

A particularly insightful opinion piece by Giles Fraser [1] for the Guardian reminds us that “In the 1980s, for example, the Greeks spent an average of 6.2% of their GDP on defence compared with a European average of 2.9%. In…

Milan: We are all Greek

A sign in the colours of the Greek flag around their necks “We are all Greeks”.Many Milanese expressed their solidarity with the plight of the Greek people and in favour of the “No” campaign in the referendum and against blackmail.…

Towards the #Greferendum: Smiles through the “keyhole” of the universe

As the days count down to the 5th of July and the Greek referendum on whether to accept Europe’s demands for more austerity, something which is being portrayed in the mass media as a referendum on whether to stay in…

People of Berlin send a loud OXI to Athens

On the evening of Friday 3rd July, thousands of people gathered in Berlin for a demonstration under the slogan “Nein! Oxi! No! to austerity – Yes to Democracy!”. Organized by Blockupy Berlin, a broad section of the population and followers…

Towards the #Greferendum: Back to the future

As the days count down to the 5th of July and the Greek referendum on whether to accept Europe’s demands for more austerity, which looks increasingly like a referendum on whether to stay in the Euro or leave it, our…

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, not quite “Yes Minister”

You mentioned the role of the Chief Executive (see. Yes, Hong Kong needs to be responsible, Pressenza, July 1, 2015) so let me give a development of the position in the history of Hong Kong. By Lionel Mok. In the…

Calls for Israel to pass a law regulating the Atomic Energy Commission

Members of the Israeli movement against nuclear weapons, together with former MK Mossi Raz and author and historian Prof. Avner Cohen, demand that within 90 days the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, initiate legislation mandating and regulating the status of the Israeli…

Iran nuclear talks extended to July 7

Difficulties remain in talks between Iran, the P5 and Germany aimed at ensuring that Tehran can never advance from nuclear energy to a nuclear weapons programme. Iran has been pursuing its legal right to develop a nuclear energy programme but…

Peace talks advance in Cyprus

Cyprus has been an island divided ever since 1974 when an attempted Greek-inspired coup d’état led the Turkish government to send forces to protect their community in the north. Ever since then there has been conflict and a UN security…

Towards the #Greferendum: Words are being thrown like swords

As the days count down to the 5th of July and the Greek referendum on whether to accept Europe’s demands for more austerity, which looks increasingly like a referendum on whether to stay in the Euro or leave it, our…

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