Greece

Protests in Greece after 79 Migrants Killed, Hundreds Missing in Shipwreck
Thousands across Greece protested against the government and the EU’s deadly migrant policies as hundreds are missing after a shipwreck. These tragedies are a result of increasing border militarization and repression of migrants in “Fortress Europe.”
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
June 18, 2023Greek Railroad Workers Block Delivery of U.S. Tanks to Ukraine
In a clear signal to the workers of Europe, railroad workers in Greece managed to block a shipment of U.S. tanks to Ukraine for more than two weeks.
Simon Zinnstein
April 3, 2022How to Escape the Eternal Debt Trap
The fight against the foreign debt that strangles Argentina is at the center of the electoral campaign of the Workers Left Front — Unity (FIT–U). This article explains how imperialism uses the debt to subjugate the masses, and spells out a program in opposition.
Lucia Ortega
November 11, 2021Fires in Greece and Turkey: Consequences of the Climate Crisis and Austerity Policies
In a summer marked by a succession of extreme weather events, Greece and Turkey have been experiencing heat waves and terrible fires in recent days, symptomatic of global warming but also resulting from catastrophic government management.
Hélène Angelou
August 7, 2021Greek Neo-Nazi Group Declared a Criminal Organization by Court
After nearly five years of legal proceedings in Greece, the Athens Court of Appeals on Wednesday, October 7 found the leaders of the Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn --- including the group’s head Nikolaos Michaloliakos --- guilty of belonging to and leading a criminal organization.
IzquierdaDiario.es
October 7, 2020Turkey and Greece Face Off for Oil and Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean
The dispute for the control over hydrocarbons discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean is re-configuring the links between two powers that are at a crossroads while also facing severe domestic issues.
Salvador Soler
September 9, 2020From Argentina to Athens: Connecting the Revolutionary Left
I spent 48 hours in the Greek capital. My goal: Sharing some experiences of the Trotskyist left in Argentina. The meeting almost didn't take place because of 15 "nihilist" anarchists. It was pure chaos – and still a good internationalist exchange.
Nathaniel Flakin
November 24, 2017“First signs of self-organization by the refugees” – Interview with Manos Skoufoglou
Almost 60,000 refugees are stranded in Greece. There are first links to the radical left. An Interview mit Manos Skoufoglou, a leading member of the anticapitalist alliance ANTARSYA in Athens.
Manos Skoufoglou
September 23, 2016Syriza and Podemos: A Necessary Balance Sheet
Syriza and Podemos emerged in Southern Europe in the context of a deep capitalist crisis and a concomitant crisis of the political regimes. Both political formations occupied the vacant space left by the decline in popularity of European social democracies, who are responsible for rigorously implementing the neoliberal agenda against workers and youth over the last decades.
Diego Lotito
August 6, 2016Greece Strikes Again
On Thursday, November 12, Greece was paralyzed as public and private sector workers went on strike to protest harsh austerity measures imposed by Alexis Tsipras' "leftist" government and the third bailout. This was the first general strike to take place during the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government, was was re-elected in September.
Alejandra Ríos
November 25, 2015