Selected Greece articles

Greek truckers’ strike ends but anger remains (7 Aug 2010, #2213)
A potent strike by Greece’s truck drivers last week marked a new stage in the fight against austerity measures being imposed on the country’s people

The potential to shut Greece down (29 May 2010, #2203)
The price of the so-called “rescue” of Greece is massive austerity for working people

Greek myths and realities: Economic crisis and resistance (22 May 2010, #2202)
Greek workers are at the forefront of resistance to the world’s rulers’ plans to make ordinary people suffer for capitalism’s crisis

Greek workers say: ‘We won’t pay’ (15 May 2010, #2201)
The movement against the austerity measures being imposed on the Greek people is gaining momentum – despite the deaths of three bank workers during a protest last week

Greek protester: 'How I stormed TV studio' (15 May 2010, #2201)
Dimitra Roupa, part of a group of Greek teachers who occupied a national TV channel last week to broadcast their message of opposition to the government’s education reforms,spoke to Socialist Worker

How can Greek workers beat the IMF? (15 May 2010, #2201)
The mass resistance to the cuts being imposed by the Greek government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is shaking the international ruling class

Greece shows how we can resist the cuts (8 May 2010, #2200)
turmoil was growing on the stock markets as a hung parliament became the most likely outcome of the general election in Britain

Greeks rise up against IMF cuts (8 May 2010, #2200)
Greece is aflame with strikes and mass struggle

Capitalist debt is crushing Greece (8 May 2010, #2200)
The Greek economy is caught in the vice of the capitalist system

Greek workers aren't lazy: ‘We are stretched and stressed’ (8 May 2010, #2200)
Europe’s press and politicians have attempted to portray ordinary Greeks as lazy and ill deserving of being bailed out

EU loan deal won't solve Greek crisis (17 Apr 2010, #2197)
Fears that Greece will default on its debts panicked European leaders into agreeing a multi-billion pound loan package this week, writes Panos Garganas

EU leaders united on need for cuts in Greece (27 Mar 2010, #2194)
European Union leaders all agree that deep cuts are needed—but they are sharply divided over how to slash Greek workers’ living standards

Greek strikes show the way to resist here (13 Mar 2010, #2192)
Greek workers have stepped up their resistance to cuts while politicians and bosses are demanding more

Picture of police attack on Greek left wing politician (13 Mar 2010, #2192)

Greece's fight sheds light on a wider crisis in Europe (6 Mar 2010, #2191)
At one level, the Greek crisis is a familiar tale of market blackmail and bullying

Greek workers lead the fight against cuts (6 Mar 2010, #2191)
Matthew Cookson reports from Athens, the frontline of the battle to stop the bosses’ offensive across Europe, on last week's general strike in Greece

General strike shuts down Greece (27 Feb 2010, #2190)
The usually bustling pavements of central Athens are almost deserted today

Pictures of the Greek general strike (27 Feb 2010, #2190)

Battle lines drawn across Europe (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
EU leaders are targeting Greece as a test case for devastating cuts they want to roll out across Europe

Greece: ‘War on the capitalist’ (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
Charlie Kimber writes on Greek workers’ fight against the impacts of the crisis

Forward to a general strike in Greece (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
Panos Garganas, editor of Socialist Worker’s sister paper in Greece, explains how workers are reacting to the economic crisis with a wave of strikes

Spirit of resistance is spreading from Greece (27 Feb 2010, #2190)
Greek workers prepare for a general strike as mass protests and threats of strike action spread to other European countries

Europe - the gathering economic storm (9 Jan 2010, #2183)
We look at snapshots of Ireland, Greece, Iceland and Spain – as governments rush to slash welfare spending, attack workers’ rights and increase taxes for ordinary people

Greece’s crisis is a warning to the world (19 Dec 2009, #2182)
As the Greek economy lies in tatters, the government is planning savage cuts

Brutal police raid on refugees in Greece (25 Jul 2009, #2161)
Dora Teloni spoke to Socialist Worker about how the Greek authorities’ destruction of a refugee camp is part of Europe’s war on the vulnerable

Greek left’s obstacles and opportunities (18 Jul 2009, #2160)
The effects of the December revolt that rocked the government are still being felt, argues Nikos Loudos

Greek protests shake government (17 Jan 2009, #2134)
The movement against Greece’s right wing government returned to the streets last week

Greece: the struggle continues (20 Dec 2008, #2132)
The anger that exploded in Greece following the police killing of 15 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos is still raging

‘We are still on the streets in Greece’ (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
Protests and strikes are leading to a growing radicalisation and increasing the pressure on the Greek government, writes Matthew Cookson

Greece in revolt (20 Dec 2008, #2132)
Revolutionary socialist Maria Styllou analyses the background to the mass rebellion, strikes and riots spreading through Greece following the police killing of a school student

1973: the student uprising that drove out the colonels in Greece (20 Dec 2008, #2132)
One of the high points of resistance in Greece is the Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973, which helped to sweep away the right wing dictatorship that ruled the country

Greek mass movement rises up against the state (13 Dec 2008, #2131)
Panos Garganas spoke to Socialist Worker about the demonstrations shaking Greece

Immigrants tortured in Greece as MI6 watched (7 Jan 2006, #1982)
Victims were abducted and beaten by Greek agents

Greek activists force minister’s resignation (14 Jan 2006, #1983)
Christos Markogiannakis, the Greek deputy minister for public order, was forced to resign on Tuesday of this week in the wake of the scandal over the kidnap and torture of 28 Pakistani immigrants by Greek secret services and MI6 last year

General strike victory in Greece (22 Dec 2007, #2082)
The employment minister responsible for implementing controversial pension reforms in Greece, Vassilis Magginas, resigned last Saturday following a general strike that brought the country to a standstill

Greek students win, but they want more (24 Jun 2006, #2006)
A wave of occupations has forced the government to postpone attacks on higher education, and the struggle continues, writes Niki Argiri

Greek primary schools all-out strike ends as Tories retreat (4 Nov 2006, #2025)
Primary school teachers in Greece ended their six week all-out strike on Monday of this week over pay and the government’s plans for education

Greek student movement fights neoliberal privatisation plans (20 Jan 2007, #2034)
Some 240 university departments across Greece are being occupied by their students in a wave of action that is threatening to derail the right wing New Democracy government

Port action makes Greek Tory government seasick (4 Mar 2006, #1990)
Seafarers were ordered to return to their jobs last week by a special “civilian conscription” decree signed by Kostas Karamanlis, the Tory prime minister of Greece

Clinton gets a warm welcome (27 Nov 1999, #1674)
POLICE DRENCHED the centre of the Greek capital, Athens, with teargas to disperse mass demonstrations against US president Bill Clinton on Friday of last week

Greek election sees drop in support for ruling party (22 Sep 2007, #2069)
The general election in Greece last weekend saw the ruling right wing New Democracy party retain power with a reduced majority

ESF in Greece will see beginning of a hot summer of struggle (6 May 2006, #1999)
Activists from all over Europe and the Middle East will arrive in Athens this week to participate in the 4th European Social Forum (ESF)

Greek New Labour loses election (13 Mar 2004, #1892)
THE GREEK centre-left party that pursued Blairite policies for four years was swept out of office at last Sunday's general election

Athens ESF: movements debate and plan for action (13 May 2006, #2000)
The European Social Forum in Greece last week brought together thousands of movement activists, report Esme Choonara and Joshua Brown

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