Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 22, 2015
Jewish leaders in Thessaloniki, Greece, are considering how to reclaim—with interest—fares that Nazi Germany made nearly 60,000 Jews pay to send themselves to their deaths at Auschwitz. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 19, 2015
In what The Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott is calling a “white flag [being] raised over Athens,” Greece has requested a six-month extension to its bailout plan, essentially giving in to the eurozone finance ministers’ demands for austerity. Germany, however, refused the country’s proposal Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKFeb 1, 2015
The Syriza finance minister confirmed his party's intentions to fight EU oppression by refusing to negotiate with representatives of Greece's "hated troika of lenders." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 18, 2012
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras faces a daunting task after his pro-euro party won the Greek elections over the weekends: form a coalition government in three days, and do it without the help of the party that finished second in the vote. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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