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IMF Appoints New Resident Representative in Greece
Mr. Wes McGrew has been appointed IMF Resident Representative in Greece and will start his assignment on September 2, 2013. He replaces Mr. Bob Traa, whose three-year assignment ends this month.
Is SYRIZA Greece’s hope?
By George Venizelos In this period of radical social and economic changes, the spark of SYRIZA, the Coalition of Radical Left, as its name stands for, gave hope to some of those who felt betrayed and pessimistic about the future of socialism. For in Greece, a radical party seemed to be threatening the political status […]
Will Erdoğan End His Career in Prison?
By Michael Rubin Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may think he is riding high. Despite the recent Gezi protests, he remains popular among a large segment of society and, during his last election, he surpassed 50 percent of the vote.
Stop the Massacre of Kurdish Civilians in Syria
Appeal to the International Community to protect multi-ethnic communities in Syria: We, the Kurdish political parties, organisations and community members in exile call upon the international community to protect the civilians of Northern Syria – Kurds, Arabs and other ethnicities and religious groups such as Assyrians, Armenians, Christians – against the brutal ethnic cleansing taking […]
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece
The Secretary-General met today (Friday) with H.E. Mr. Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece. The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister exchanged views on the global economic crisis and, in particular, its impact on Greece.
Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Totality of Punishment is Not Limited to a Prison Sentence
By: Kevin Gosztola Former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who has served five months of a thirty-month sentence in the federal correctional institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania, has written a fourth letter from the prison.
Greece: A Promising Destination
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Greece, the land of over 3,000 islands, beautiful beaches with clear blue waters and incomparable historic sites attracted a record number of tourists this past winter even as it suffers through the worst of the debt crisis. The heartening news came in a survey carried out by the Bank of Greece and […]
Eros in a Bottle
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris He sells “eros,” or love, in a bottle and originates from the Greek island of Crete. His name is Emmanuel Maniadakis and the “Eros” apple ice cider he produces is strictly made with the purest organic products on the outskirts of Montreal where his vast orchards form an impressive sight.
Turkey loses its Egyptian ally
By Hicham Mourad Turkey is very angry about the dismissal of Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian army. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to recognise the new rulers of Egypt, while his foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned against a “domino effect” in the other countries of the Arab Spring (Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen) if the […]
Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Highlights ‘Dealing with the Stress of a Hostile System’
By: Kevin Gosztola The second half of a third letter by former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who is serving a thirty-month sentence in the federal correctional institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania, is being published.