Greeks take to the streets in large numbers against visit of Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a two-day visit to Greece to sign an updated version of a defense cooperation agreement that activists say will bring the country further into the US coalition
Tragedy strikes migrant camp in Greece
The unbearable and inhumane conditions of the overcrowded migrant camp in Moria, Greece have already been subjected to widespread criticism
KNE Odigits: A festival that manifests the strong communist foundations in Greece
A report on the 45th KNE Odigits festival, held across Greece from the beginning of August, culminating on September 21.
Striking workers denounce anti-labor policies of Greece’s conservative government
Greek workers are engaged in a massive strike against the country’s conservative government due to a proposal for a new development bill that has a number of anti-labor and anti-union provisions
Greek trade unions strike against government’s anti-working class measures
The call for the strike was given by the communist trade union, the All Workers Militant Front (PAME).
Trade unions in Greece mobilize against anti-labor policies
Trade unions denounced the anti-worker, anti-trade union reforms proposed in the New Development Bill proposed by the New Democracy (ND) government
Greek peace activists condemn enhanced military cooperation with the US
Ahead of Mike Pompeo’s visit to Greece, activists have alleged that the main aim of the ongoing Strategic Dialogue between the two countries is to tweak the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement of 1990, to fit the current regional designs of the imperialistic U.S-NATO alliance
Police atrocities against migrants continue in Greece, this time in Lesvos
Volunteer groups report that refugees living in the Moria camp in Lesvos still do not have access to basic resources and face further postponement of their asylum process due to the lack of vulnerability assessments
Greek police forcibly evacuate migrants from Exarchia in Athens
The neighborhood is well-known for being Athens’ historical core of radical political and intellectual activism.
SYRIZA loses to center-right party in Greek polls, KKE retains seats
The center-right conservative New Democracy won 158 seats in the 300-member parliament. SYRIZA, which had gained power in 2015 riding on its anti-austerity stance, seems to have paid the price for going back on that position
Greek metalworkers protest demanding fresh collective bargaining agreement
The employees of the company, Sidenor, had their salaries and benefits cut during the economic crisis. However, even after the company returned to profitability, it refused to revisit their contracts
KKE returns to power in third largest city, SYRIZA suffers setback
Kostas Peletidis, was re-elected as mayor of Patras, the third largest city in Greece. He was the candidate of the KKE-backed People’s Rally and won 70.22 % of the votes
