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Greece: a creditor’s dream come true

Alexis Tsipras won a second mandate. His call for an early election just months after taking office, and after the perilous conclusion of the talks with the European Union, resulted in an astonishing victory, perhaps beyond expectation.…

Il “no” greco ai piani di Bruxelles

Ha delle proporzioni davvero inattese la vittoria del “no” (61,3%) al referendum indetto dieci giorni fa dal primo ministro greco Alexis Tsipras. Il risultato ha innanzitutto un merito: quello di costringere i protagonisti della lunga e…

Greece: chronicle of an impasse foretold

SYRIZA, the Greek Coalition of the Radical Left, was elected five months ago on the promise of “hope”. Its “Thessaloniki Program” started with the goal of writing off “the greater part of the Greek debt’s nominal value”, together with a…