Southern Europe
Greece: The pseudo-left and the trade unions
By Ulrich Rippert, March 20, 2010
The petty-bourgeois political groupings that present themselves as “left” in Greece are, through their efforts to subordinate the working class to the trade union apparatuses, demonstrating their ...
Spanish airport strikers face imprisonment for sedition
By Vicky Short and Paul Mitchell, March 20, 2010
The charges brought against 27 Spanish airport workers, under an anti-terror law passed during Franco’s fascist dictatorship, represent a major offensive against democratic rights.
Divisions between the US and Europe widen over Greek bailout
By Stefan Steinberg, March 19, 2010
As the financial crisis enters a new stage, national antagonisms and egoisms are growing in Europe. At the same time, differences are deepening between the US and Europe over a range of finance and tr...
Greece: WSWS speaks to students in Athens
By our reporters, March 19, 2010
A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to students at Athens University and Athens Polytechnic. Some had participated in the recent strikes and protests against the austerity measures being i...
Greece: Fake left lines up behind union sabotage of anti-austerity struggle
By Robert Stevens and Marcus Salzmann, March 18, 2010
The mass movement of Greek workers against the €16 billion austerity package being imposed by PASOK is being run into the ground by the trade unions.
Greek workers insist “The economic crisis was not caused by us”
By our reporters, March 18, 2010
A World Socialist Web Site reporting team in Athens spoke to workers at several protests held in the city on Tuesday.
Greek trade unions close ranks behind PASOK austerity measures
By Robert Stevens and Marcus Salzmann, March 17, 2010
As the Greek government begins implementing its austerity measures, the two major trade unions federations, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the public sector confederation (ADEDY...
European finance ministers divided over Greek bailout
By Stefan Steinberg, March 16, 2010
While reluctant to admit in public that they are planning a bailout for Greece, behind the scenes EU finance heads are frantically scrambling to come up with a rescue package.
Greece: Millions join general strike against government austerity package
By Robert Stevens, March 12, 2010
Workers throughout Greece staged their second one-day strike within a month yesterday to protest the austerity measures being imposed by the PASOK social democratic government of Prime Minister George...
Opposition deepens to austerity programme in Greece
By Robert Stevens, March 11, 2010
Opposition to the austerity measures being imposed by the Greek government has hardened in the run-up to today’s general strike.
The German media’s chauvinist campaign against Greece
By Ulrich Rippert, March 10, 2010
The chauvinist campaign directed against Greece by sections of the international media, and particularly the German media, has assumed an increasingly strident tone since Greek workers took to the str...
Papandreou in Washington
Obama administration backs Greek austerity measures
By Barry Grey, March 10, 2010
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met Tuesday with President Obama in the White House in a bid to shore up political support for the PASOK government’s sweeping attacks on the jobs and living s...
