Tag: Eleni-Xiarchogiannopoulou

The deepening of Greek democracy is a crucial step towards economic recovery

The deepening of Greek democracy is a crucial step towards economic recovery

The recent Greek election saw the radical leftist party Syriza, led by Alex Trsipras, come to power on a platform of opposing the “Troika” of the European Commission, European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund and their punitive austerity programme. Eleni Xiarchogiannopoulou argues that this and subsequent events represent a crucial deepening of Greek democracy […]