Greece
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8 February 2012Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
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Eurozone crisis
The “Grexit” taboo has been broken
8 February 20123De Volkskrant Amsterdam -
Debt crisis
Why we’ve had enough of Greece
7 February 201298El Mundo Madrid -
6 February 20122PresseuropTo Ethnos
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Eurozone crisis
No-one wants a German budget commissar
30 January 201261PresseuropPúblico, Le Monde, Ta Nea & 2 others -
30 January 201214Libération Paris
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27 January 2012Kathimerini Athens
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Eurozone crisis
Save the euro – get rid of Germany
27 January 2012119The Times London -
Eurozone crisis
The Greek trap
24 January 201214Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
23 January 2012Kommersant Moscow
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23 January 20124PresseuropFinancial Times
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Arms industry
Greece still splashes out billions on defence
11 January 201234Die Zeit Hamburg -
10 January 2012Trouw Amsterdam
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4 January 20128PresseuropPresseurop
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Debt crisis
Does doom await in 2012?
2 January 201263El País Madrid -
Emigration
The Greek exodus to Australia
22 December 201115The Guardian London -
Immigration
Europe’s judges overturn asylum regulation
22 December 20115Presseurop -
14 December 201110La Stampa Turin
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14 December 201121Die Zeit Hamburg
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European Union
Union of fear
9 December 20111PresseuropTo Vima -
2 December 201113Der Spiegel Hamburg
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29 November 2011The Sunday Business Post Dublin
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28 November 20114Expressen Stockholm
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Who’s afraid of Germany? (5)
Europe – an awfully wonderful family
25 November 201119Die Zeit Hamburg -
European Union
A revolution from above
23 November 20115Libération Paris -
Immigration
EU a closed door for refugees
21 November 20115PresseuropDagens Nyheter -
Debate
Why Europe needs enemies
17 November 20118Hospodářské noviny Prague -
Debate
In defence of technocrats
17 November 201110The Guardian London -
European Union
Our friends from Goldman Sachs…
16 November 201115Le Monde Paris -
Eurozone crisis
Frankfurt Group, Europe’s hit squad
16 November 201111The Spectator London -
15 November 2011Kathimerini Athens
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15 November 201110Financial Times London
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15 November 2011PresseuropTo Ethnos
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11 November 2011De Volkskrant Amsterdam
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Eurozone crisis
Europe against the people?
11 November 201123The Economist London -
Debt crisis
Greece and Italy, two parallel destinies
11 November 20115Eleftherotypia Athens -
Editorial
Breaking the circle
11 November 20112Presseurop -
Crisis eurozone
The real Greek tragedy – its rapacious oligarchs
9 November 20119Financial Times London -
Romania-Greece
Orthodox church at the gates of purgatory
9 November 20115România libera Bucharest -
7 November 201112Eleftherotypia Athens
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Greek crisis
Referendums – can’t always get what you want
4 November 201113Rzeczpospolita Warsaw -
Eurozone crisis
And if Greece goes...
4 November 201113Le Figaro Paris -
Eurozone crisis
Welcome to the union of unequals
4 November 201116The Daily Telegraph London -
4 November 2011The Economist London
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3 November 2011NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam
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Eurozone crisis
May God defend the EU’s heretics
3 November 201110Die Presse Vienna -
Greek referendum
Democracy has junk status
2 November 201118Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt -
2 November 20116To Ethnos Athens
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Eurozone crisis
Will someone rid us of the Greek poison?
2 November 20118Le Figaro Paris -
Eurozone crisis
They forget about growth
28 October 20114Les Echos Paris
At a time when Athens is still involved in debt restructuring negotiations with its private creditors, Neelie Kroes’ recent allusions to a Greek exit from the euro are a sign that European leaders are intent on preparing the terrain for such an eventuality. 
The game has gone on for nearly two years: Athens pretends to comply with the demands of its creditors and partners, and they pretend to believe in Greece’s commitments. As the spectre of default comes nearer, however, the Greek bluff cannot go on much longer, writes an El Mundo editorialist. 
The idea of pinning the second Greek bail-out on the acceptance by Athens of supervision by a European budget commissioner, a German proposal unveiled on the eve of the January 30 European Council meeting, is nothing less than a violation of state sovereignty, according to the European press. 
While negotiations on the write-down of Greek debt remain ongoing, Athens city hall is supplying two meals a day to jobless workers who are now threatened with famine in the wake of austerity measures: a situation that some Greeks readily compare with the occupation of the country during World War 2. 
By foisting fiscal austerity on its Eurozone partners while stubbornly refusing an enhanced role for the ECB, and greater mutual support on national debt, Germany is a greater hindrance than a help to the single currency, argues Anatole Kaletsky. 
In Athens, the war of nerves over the debt haircut is nearing a finale. The negotiations between private creditors and the government, however, are taking some dangerous stumbles. Before Greece gets €130 billion in aid, it must show some success with its reforms. And that, with all the good will in the world, cannot be achieved. 
Frigates, tanks and submarines: Greece may be teetering on the brink, but the bite of austerity hasn’t come near its military. And Germany is profiting from it. 
In the wake of a terrible year in 2011, the worst may be yet to come warns political analyst José Ignacio Torreblanca. The crisis could force EU member states to choose between Greece and Great Britain. And once again, everything will be decided in Germany. 
For young Europeans from crisis stricken states, booming Australia has become a new land of opportunity. This is especially true for a new generation of Greek graduates, joining the largest expatriate Greek community in the world. 
The murder of two Senegalese traders in Florence is the latest manifestation of an upsurge of hatred in Europe. With the Utøya massacre, the vehement reactions to the Greek crisis, British isolationism and the rise of the extreme right, this trend has many forms — all of them equally alarming. 
The politicians of Europe love to flourish the flag of Community togetherness. But in their day-to-day politicking they give the lie to their supposed virtues. Die Zeit has compiled a cheat-sheet of national egotisms that are harming the Community. 
Jürgen Habermas has had enough. The philosopher is doing all he can these days to call attention to what he sees as the demise of the European ideal. He hopes he can help save it -- from inept politicians and the dark forces of the market. 
In a country destabilised by the crisis, the 3rd Athens Biennale contemporary art festival has been largely overlooked. However, a Swedish journalist argues that the exhibition offers an opportunity to appreciate the urgency of the moment. 
A family with strict parents, black sheep and tough love: that’s today’s Europe, says an editor at Die Zeit, who sends out a call to defend the historically unprecedented culture of solidarity. 
Political changes in Greece, Italy and Spain have highlighted how European leaders have upset the balance of power between society and the state and politics and the economy. French philospher Etienne Balibar points out that these developments have overlooked the role of citizens. 
Nothing better than an enemy to forge a common identity. But the adage of the nineteenth century doesn’t quite fit the current crisis. Only by changing their relationship to power can Europeans unite and overcome the crisis, says a Czech editorialist. 
The appointments of non-politicians Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti in Greece and Italy has caused much ink to flow. But on the continent, experts have often played a positive role in politics in times of deep crisis, points out a Guardian editor. 
Mario Monti, Lucas Papademos and Mario Draghi have something in common: they have all worked for the American investment bank. This is not a coincidence, but evidence of a strategy to exert influence that has perhaps already reached its limits. 
Gathered around Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, a small group of unelected EU officials have been assigned the task of governing the eurozone and removing leaders who fail to toe the line, writes the British conservative weekly The Spectator. 
The arrival of technocratic governments in Greece and Italy may well calm jittery markets, but could also help boost populist political parties who point to the democratic deficit at the heart of the EU, argues Gideon Rachman. 
Efforts to save the euro cannot run against the will of the voters indefinitely, writes Charlemagne of the Economist. 
In Athens and in Rome, the crisis has swept away elected leaders, replacing them with technocrats whose main mission is to implement austerity plans demanded by Brussels and the markets, which their predecessors were unable to apply. 
A network of corrupt clans control key sectors of Greek economy, and stand to profit most from the country’s continued disarray, writes the author of McMafia. 
In Bucharest and in Athens, the exacerbation of the economic crisis has undermined public tolerance for the privileges enjoyed by the Orthodox Church. If things do not change, warns România Liberă, the organisation runs the risk of paying a heavy cultural tribute. 
The 6 November agreement on the formation of a government to be supported by both the left and right has temporarily put an end to the crisis prompted by the idea of organising a referendum on the Greek bailout. However, most of the problems faced by the Greek population will remain unresolved. 
The EU leadership’s obsession with political and economic federation is the source of the current crisis rocking the eurozone, writes columnist Marek Magierowski. 
What if Greece leaves the EU? Professor George Prevelakis argues that it is an eventuality that would prompt a new geopolitical upset in the Balkans. As for the EU, it would be forced to acknowledge its inability to “Europeanise” a member state of 30 years standing. 
France and Germany have been largely responsible for thwarting Greek PM George Panpandreou’s decision to hold a referendum on its EU/IMF bailout. A naked display of power that bodes ill for a union of equals. 
Irresponsible? Poker game? – The reactions to the Greek referendum are revealing how tenaciously the “Brussels Congregation of the Faithful” are sticking to their dogmas. And that's a good thing, writes the editor of Die Presse: as things stand, Europe's last chance is heresy. 
He who submits a vital issue to a referendum is a public menace to Europe. This has been the message from the markets – and since Monday night, from the politicians too. 
In response to the dissent of his people, the Greek Prime Minister has chosen to organise a referendum instead of calling for early general elections. His bid to safeguard his future will mean that the Greek population will faced with a simplistic choice. 
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's decision to submit the EU rescue plan to a referendum is dangerous and irresponsible, complains conservative French daily Le Figaro. 
The agreement reached by the seventeen states of the eurozone is leaving out one crucial issue: growth. Two problems therefore remain unresolved: the lack of a common macroeconomic policy and the divisions between the member countries.