Greece

The fall of 2016 shows the beginning of a hard year in Europe. The refugees’ crisis takes immense proportions, the Brexit generates a growing uncertainty, the negotiations for the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) stall and the social conflict is so high in countries like Greece and France (which recently featured several strikes and […]

On 6 May the union rank and file in Greece forced the trade union leaderships to call and extend a general strike for three days. It was the fourth general strike to take place under Tsipras Syriza government. 

Greece is living a new political panorama, completely different from January, after the elections held on last September 20. Tsipras, who was elected in January to break with the Memorandum, now leads a government whose only objective is to implement all the measures demanded by the Troika.

We interviewed Stephanos from the left Greek party OKDE (Organisation of the Communist Internationalists of Greece). This interview is part of a series of reports that our correspondent has been carrying out in Greece during a fortnight. 

This article is part of a series of reports and interviews that Corriente Roja’s correspondent is performing for two weeks from Greece.

This article is the first in a series of reports and interviews made by a correspondent from Corriente Roja in Greece.

The betrayal is consummated. The Greek Parliament, at the request of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, approved the brutal colonialist package of measures that the Syriza’s government agreed with the Troika (European Commission, European Central Bank, IMF) a few days ago, in exchange for a third “bailout” that will benefit the German, French and Greek banks, […]

The first official results of the referendum held THIS Sunday in Greece point to a victory for the “NO” with 60.6% of votes, which means a rejection of the proposals made by the Troika that wants to continue the extortion of the Greek people to make they pay an unjust debt.

On last May 20, thousands of doctors, nurses and ambulance staff from Greece’s state-run hospitals and health centers began a 24-hour strike to protest the lack of staff and funding.

 The KKE (Communist Party of Greece) is the oldest party in activity in Greece. Founded in 1918, it actively participated in the main events of the XX century in the country. In the January elections, it won 5.47 per cent of the votes and elected 15 MPs, becoming the fifth Greek political force behind Syriza, […]

Statement by the International Trade Union Network of Solidarity and Struggle. The workers of VIOME in Thessaloniki, Greece, have stood up against unemployment and poverty by carrying through a long struggle to self-manage the occupied factory, in very adverse conditions.

“False socialists from Syriza have now retreated from their promises to end austerity and offered to return every penny to international creditors sharks.” An inattentive reader would identify the above statement with Syriza’s Left Platform, Antarsya or KKE (Communist Party of Greece), which are left critics of the agreement between the new government in Athens […]

After the ultimatum from the European Union (EU) Tsipras’ cabinet had two options: either keeping their compromise with the Greek people and cancel the memorandum or capitulating to the European imperialism, that demanded a complete surrender. Unfortunately, Tsipras capitulated.

In sight of the negotiation with European Union: Syriza’s government must decree the non-payment of the debt.

Despite of the intention of the Syriza-Anel government to keep paying the Greek public debt and negotiate the conditions thereof, the European imperialists are not unwilling to give up plundering and spoiling Greece.

After the failed attempt by Prime Minister Andonis Samaras to secure his choice of Presidental candidate, Stavros Dimas in three consecutive ballots, the government has been forced to call an early election.