With Spain, Italy, and Cyprus reeling, the stakes are high for the Brussels summit—but Germany stands in the way of broad reform.
Yannis Palaiologos
Yannis Palaiologos is a features reporter for the Kathimerini newspaper in Athens, Greece.
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Greece Gives the Euro One Last Shot
It was a night of high drama, after a tense pre-election period that often descended into violence. By the end of it, Greek voters had narrowly given the pro-bailout forces one last stab at salvaging the adjustment program with Greece’s creditors and avoiding a disastrous exit from the euro. This has bought the country some […]
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Will Greece Drop the Mic?
The country’s elections on Sunday amount to a referendum on austerity—and could lead to an exit from the euro.
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Will Round Two Knock Out Greece?
The ailing country prepares for another round of elections as talk of leaving the Eurozone escalates.
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Greece Takes Revenge
Voters kicked out the leaders who presided over their fall into crippling debt.
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Marchons, Marchons!
François Hollande’s victory in France offered a stiff rebuke to Germany’s austerity regime, but the new president faces challenges in delivering on his campaign’s pro-growth rhetoric.
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Voting Out Austerity in Europe
The elections in France and Greece this week may lead to a reexamination of how the euro zone approaches the debt crisis.
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L’État Ce N’est Pas Sarkozy
Things look grim for the incumbent after a second-place finish in the first round of France’s presidential elections.
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Spain’s Fiscal Fanaticism
The country’s newly elected conservative government is pursuing austerity with zeal.
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The Other Big Presidential Election
The race to head the French government is heating up.