Tag: austerity

After yesterday's summit in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras headed towards Strasbourg, where he addressed the European Parliament and explain the position of his country. Tsipras said that his country had become "a laboratory for the austerity measures." - Rescue plan is in force for five years. In no other country the austerity program lasted so long - he reminded. Tsipras...

New protest to support Alexis Tsipras’ policy beats in the heart of Athens. Rivers of citizens, angry at the current strict policy of austerity, went out to the central Syntagma Square, under the Greek Parliament in support of the new government and its efforts to facilitate the Greek financial burden. Protests are taking place in parallel with the first...