Greece
Katerina Mertikas: Painting With Heart!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Two cheerful eyes, a forehead covered by bangs and an open smile. This is the face of the artist, Katerina Mertikas, who paints the icy images of Ottawa in her home studio, recording wintry scenes of children wearing bright colors and many others inspired by the Canadian landscape.
Για έλλειψη ρευστότητας τις επόμενες εβδομάδες ομιλεί η WSJ
Η Ελλάδα θα αντιμετωπίσει έλλειψη ρευστότητας τις επόμενες εβδομάδες, ενώ είναι ελάχιστες οι ελπίδες να δοθεί σύντομα βοήθεια από την υπόλοιπη Ευρωζώνη, απειλώντας με κατάρρευση την ήδη εύθραυστη οικονομία της χώρας, αναφέρει ο Matthew Dalton σε ανταπόκρισή του από τις Βρυξέλλες στη WALL STREET JOURNAL με τίτλο «Greece Faces Cash Crunch as IMF Payments Come […]
‘Grexit’ Must Die, Now and Forever!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris ‘Grexit’ Must Die, Now and Forever! It is in Brussels where the final act of the latest Greek drama will be played out. If, that is, Greece manages to secure a continuation of its loan memorandum that it hopes will contain certain added conditions in order for its electorate, who voted overwhelmingly […]
GREECE HAS A CHANCE TO END THE STRANGLEHOLD OF “AMORAL FAMILISM”
By Nick Stamatakis In the fall of 1992, as I was attending a graduate seminar on Mediterranean Societies focusing at that day on the rise of the Italian mafia, I mentioned that the then prime minister of Greece (Constantine Mitsotakis – served from 1991 to 1993) was estimated to have at least 5,000 godchildren, mostly […]
Alexis Tsipras: A Fresh, New Air in Europe?
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris In claiming a huge victory for his radical left-wing Syriza party on January 25th, Alexis Tsipras was able to provoke a stunning response from the Greek electorate to his country’s economic collapse that continued unabated through five long years of austerity.
‘Kolotoumba’: The New Greek Word for Hope
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris The Greek word “kolotoumba,” or somersault, indicative of a complete reversal in one’s thinking or policies, has become the new catchphrase of the Greek political scene, repeatedly trumpeted in the local media as well as the foreign press.
Λευκός Οίκος: Συγχαρητήρια στην Ελλάδα χωρίς αναφορά στο όνομα του νέου πρωθυπουργού
«Συγχαίρουμε την Ελλάδα για την επιτυχή ολοκλήρωση των κοινοβουλευτικών εκλογών της και προσβλέπουμε να συνεργαστούμε στενά με την επόμενη κυβέρνησή της» τονίζει ο εκπρόσωπος του Λευκού Οίκου.
Sunday’s Election: For Greeks Only!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris One of the longest unfulfilled dreams of Greek immigrants who left the country beginning in the early 20th century seeking a better life elsewhere in the world (to the USA, Europe, Canada, Australia, Africa and South America) was, and remains, to secure their right to a postal vote. This would result in […]
Greece goes to the polls, and Europe holds its breath
By Akis Georgakellos and Harris Mylonas Greece just completed one of its shortest electoral campaign periods which — for the first time since 1964 — occurred right after the winter holidays. The polarized climate was coupled with the resounding absence of any concrete proposals for a wide array of issues such as pensions, public administration, […]
Greek Elections: The Third Pillar
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris With the clock quickly counting down towards election day in Greece this January 25, the two competitors for the Prime Ministerial chair are Alexis Tsipras, the fiery leader of the leftist Syriza party, and Antonis Samaras, the stoic head of the conservative New Democracy party who governed the country until the fall […]