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Legal Brief Prepared for the Special Committee of the Hellenic Parliament on the Audit of the Greek Debt (Debt Truth Committee)

13 July 2015 - by Olivier De Schutter, Margot E. Salomon

Abstract : This legal brief was prepared at the invitation of the Speaker of the Greek Parliament to inform the work of the Special Committee of the Hellenic Parliament on the Audit of the Greek Debt (Debt Truth Committee). It addresses key (...)
Zoe Konstantopoulou: NO to ultimatums, NO to the memoranda of servitude

13 July 2015 - by Zoe Konstantopoulou

The speech delivered early in the morning of July 11 by Zoe Konstantopoulou, president of the Greek parliament, on the question of the government’s proposal to the creditor institutions: Ladies and gentlemen, At times like these we must act (...)
Video : Debt crisis in Greece and in the EU

13 July 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Michael Hudson, Dimitris Papadimoulis

Conference by Eric Toussaint (CADTM) and Michael Hudson (Levy Economics Institute, USA) coordinated by Dimitri Papadimoulis (MEP Syriza, vice president of the EU Parliament) July 2nd 2015 - Brussels, European (...)
Letter Addressed to President of the European Parliament Mr Martin Schulz

11 July 2015 - by Zoe Konstantopoulou

The need for Parliaments to guarantee full respect of democratic procedures and the protection of human rights in the European Union, in light of the recent Referendum held in Greece. (...)
‘Cancel Greek Debt’ Projected On German Embassy In London

10 July 2015 - by Jubilee Debt Campaign

Last night activists from Global Justice Now projected “Cancel Greek Debt” in giant letters against the German embassy in West London, below a a mock-up of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the three wise monkeys (‘see no evil, hear no evil, (...)
Closing speech of PM Alexis Tsipras in the European Parliament on 8^th July 2015

9 July 2015 - by Alexis Tsipras

This meeting should have taken place a long time ago. Because the debate we are having today is not just about Greece’s future, it’s about the future of the Eurozone. And indeed, we cannot have this debate behind closed doors. We do not bear (...)
Introductory speech of PM Alexis Tsipras in the European Parliament on 8^th July 2015

9 July 2015 - by Alexis Tsipras

Honorable Members of Parliament, it is an honor for me to speak in this veritable temple of European democracy. Thank you very much for the invitation. I am honored to address the elected representatives of the peoples of Europe, at a critical (...)
Four actions for Debt justice to Greece

9 July 2015 - by Eric Toussaint

Dr. Eric Toussaint, President of CADTM and scientific coordinator of Greece Truth Committee on Public Debt presents 4 actions for Debt justice to Greece, which does not imply to get out of the euro zone. Click to (...)
Audit the debt, cancel it!

8 July 2015 - by Aris Chatzistefanou

The Hellenic Parliament established the Truth Committee on Public Debt in April 2015, mandating the investigation into the creation and growth of public debt, the way and reasons for which debt was contracted, and the impact that the (...)
Greece: A Moment of Great Decisions

7 July 2015 - by Stathis Kouvelakis

Despite media misinformation and EU blackmail, anti-austerity forces in Greece remain strong ahead of Sunday’s referendum.
Legal issues surrounding the MoU and Loan Agreements

6 July 2015 - by Truth Committee on the Greek Public Debt

Summary : Greece bears primary responsibility for violations exposed in Chapter 6, but such violations also constitute a breach of human rights obligations of the different Lenders since they imposed such measures to Greece. This is the case (...)
It’s a victory. The unknown triumphes.

6 July 2015 - by Blockupy Frankfurt

The Blockupy’s message on the victory of the NO at the Greek referendum of July 5th. 1) The people said „NO“. Without knowing what that exactly means and what it will bring tomorrow. But they clearly know, what it means for them: They are fed up (...)
Eric Toussaint’s statement on the beautiful historic victory of the No

5 July 2015 - by Eric Toussaint

The beautiful historic victory of the No shows again that the Greek citizens refuse to accept the creditors’ blackmail. As shown in the preliminary report by the Truth Committee on Public Debt created by the Hellenic parliament, there are several (...)
Referendum : Thessaloniki for the OXI!

5 July 2015 - by Emilie Paumard

The Greek and European media can continue (and they will) to minimize the numbers of demonstrators for the NO to the referendum ... but they will have difficulty in silencing the city walls ... Quick overview of Thessaloniki boiling A few (...)
Athens Is Being Blackmailed

3 July 2015 - by Philippe Legrain

Greece’s creditors hope that by unleashing chaos, they can bring the country to its knees ahead of Sunday’s referendum. Greeks must not give in. “If the Greek government thinks it should hold a referendum, it should hold a referendum. Maybe it (...)
It was the creditors who pushed Greece over the edge

3 July 2015 - by Jerome Roos

If they had truly cared, the creditors could have easily prevented a default. Sadly, they found it more important to punish Greece and set an example. On Tuesday, Greece became the first developed country to default on the IMF — and the (...)
UN human rights experts welcome Greek referendum and call for international solidarity

GENEVA (30 June 2015) – Two United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the holding of a referendum in Greece to decide by democratic process the path to follow to solve the Greek economic crisis without deterioration in the human rights (...)
EuroZone Profiteers: How German and French Banks Helped Bankrupt Greece

1 July 2015 - by Pratap Chatterjee

Alexander Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, has called a national referendum this Sunday to call the bluff of the European Union and International Monetary Fund who are trying to force his country to accept severe austerity in return for (...)
Legal foundations for repudiation and suspension of Greek sovereign debt

30 June 2015 - by Truth Committee on the Greek Public Debt

The final chapter of the report of 18 June 2015, by the Truth Committee on Public Debt, shows strong legal arguments for suspending or repudiating Greek illegitimate, odious, illegal or unsustainable (...)
No to austerity! Yes to democracy!

30 June 2015 - by Altersummit

In June 2015 Greece stands at a crossroad of choosing between furthering the failed macroeconomic adjustment programmes imposed by the creditors or making a real change to break the chains of debt. Five years since the economic adjustment (...)
Why Europe Needs A Debt Conference

30 June 2015 - by Ozlem Onaran

After yet another summit on the Greek debt on 22 June, there are signs of an “extend and pretend” deal until winter. There is vague talk of a “debt relief” in the future, although it is unclear how much of the debt the Eurozone governments are (...)
The banks’ secret behind the Greek tragedy

29 June 2015 - by Maria Lucia Fattorelli

Greece is facing a huge debt problem and a humanitarian crisis. The situation now is many times worst than it was in 2010, when the Troika – IMF, EU Commission and ECB - imposed its “bailout plan”, justified by the necessity to support Greece. In (...)
The Artificiality of Greek Debt and its Odious Nature

29 June 2015 - by Ilias Bantekas

In April 2015, the President of the Parliament of the newly-elected government of Greece set up a Committee on the Truth about the Public Debt. This was composed of Greek and foreign experts, economists lawyers and others, as well as members of (...)
Why we should talk about the origin of Greece’s debt… and then get rid of it

26 June 2015 - by Tiago Stichelmans

The Truth Committee of the Hellenic Parliament has just released a report investigating the origin of Greece’s public debt. It shows that the debt is unsustainable, illegitimate, illegal and odious. Syriza now has two alternatives: repudiate its (...)
Break the chains of Greece’s debt!

24 June 2015 - by Collective

People across Europe are being crushed by austerity, a failed policy and false solution to the problem of accumulating public debts, much of which were caused by the bailing out of the banks. They join millions of people in developing countries (...)