Europe needs Tsipras to pass the agreement in Parliament, where there is a no majority without the bulk of Syriza votes.
Imagine if the US states had rejected the Constitution and opted to keep the Articles of Confederation; Europe remains in this embryonic, weak and unstable state.
As Syriza capitulates to the creditors' demands, the question on everyone's lips is: will fear and resignation now preside? I hardly think so.
The EU is inherently a transnational neoliberal project. It is unrealistic to expect, and disingenuous to suggest, that it can be transformed into anything else.
Más allá de la contundente victoria del NO en el referéndum griego, los analistas sostienen que no será fácil doblegar la matriz de pensamiento neoliberal. English.
Beyond the resounding victory of the NO vote in the Greek referendum, analysts say it will not be easy to break the matrix of neoliberal thought that has become established in Europe through sixty years of collective work. Spanish.
The shocking behaviour of the Eurozone leaders in punishing Greece for voting against austerity has alarming implications for the future. Is it too late to put democracy and Europe together again?
When will a true European democracy based on the people, not the states, finally emerge?
Buenos Aires is a long way from Athens, but the suffering of the Greeks is close to the heart of the Argentines. Many are cheering Greek courage in standing up to the IMF and friends, even if this is simply what it takes to get back to the negotiating table. Español.
Buenos Aires está muito longe de Atenas, mas o sofrimento dos Gregos está muito perto do coração dos Argentinos. São muitos aqueles que aplaudem a coragem de fazer frente ao FMI e aos seus sócios, nem que seja para acabar voltando à mesa das negociações.English.
Son muchos los que desde Argentina aplauden el coraje de los griegos por haber plantado cara al FMI y a sus amigos, ni que sea para acabar volviendo a la mesa de negociación. English.
Europe was not, and still is not, ready for the level of consolidation that the Greek Finance Minister suggested. On the other hand, Varoufakis was not ready to compromise his ideas either.
