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20 February 2008
Greece: Second general strike in two months
ON 13 February, tens of thousands of workers, pensioners and youth from all over Greece came out for the second time in less than two months in a general strike to defend their pension rights.... By Kyriakos Halaris,
27 September 2007
Greek elections: Support slashed for New Democracy and PASOK
THE RESULTS of the Greek elections, on 16 September, represent the biggest blow for many years against the governing right wing New Democracy and the opposition social democratic, pro-capitalist PASOK party... By Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI, Greece)
6 September 2007
OVERSHADOWING THE forthcoming general election in Greece has been the terrible tragedy of forest fires which have claimed many lives...
9 August 2007
Exchanging socialist ideas worldwide
THE COMMITTEE for a Workers' International (CWI) held its annual summer school in Belgium. The socialist gives here some excerpts of the reports given by its sister European sections.
22 March 2007
Greece: The struggle to defend free education
Greece: HUNDREDS OF occupied universities... striking university lecturers... demonstrations tens of thousands strong...; for ten months now Greek youth have fought...
22 February 2007
Climate change - we have to act now
Why is climate change a problem?: The major capitalist countries (G8) are planning to meet in June in Germany to discuss climate change, among other issues...
7 February 2007
Rising anger and discontent in Europe
CWI World Congress report: IN THIS second report in the socialist from the recent ninth world congress of the Committee for a Workers' International, Paula Mitchell summarises some of the themes raised in the discussion on Europe....
1 February 2007
CWI World Congress: Building the forces of socialism worldwide
The ninth world congress of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) took place in Belgium in mid-January...
28 November 2006
"ALMOST HALF the world lives without clean water or modern sewage systems," said Hannah Sell, introducing the Rally for Socialism...
27 July 2006
Three million on the streets of France, a million in Chile. 415 out of 456 colleges occupied in Greece. Mass student rallies and demonstrations in Germany. Young people are fighting for their future all around the world. Ben Robinson examines why these events are taking place and what links them.
29 June 2006
Greek students' protests ignite solidarity action
SEVEN WEEKS after the uprising of the Greek university students began in the first week of May, 415 out of 456 colleges over the whole of Greece are under occupation, writes Andros Payiatsos, Athens.
18 May 2006
Massive European Social Forum rally in Athens
Socialist policies needed to resist war, cuts and capitalism: ON 6 May, in Athens, up to 100,000 Greek workers and young people including around 9,000 political activisists from the rest of Europe marched against war and capitalist exploitation, writes Andros, Xekinima (CWI, Greece).
15 September 2005
Campaign to stop European Nazi camp
IN MAY 2005, four neo-fascist European groups (NPD from Germany, Forza Nueva from Italy, Falanx from Spain and Chrisi Avgi from Greece) announced that they would organise their first European Youth Camp on 16-18 September in...
11 August 2005
Greek workers resist neo-liberal attacks
SINCE THE election of the conservative New Democracy government in Greece two years ago, severe attacks have been launched against working-class people...
22 November 2003
CWI - Building Socialism Worldwide
THE SOCIALIST Party is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) which has sister organisations in more than 36 countries across the globe, writes Tanja Niemeier.
15 November 2003
Strikes Rock Government in Greece
A FEW months before the general elections in spring 2004, the social-democrat PASOK government is in serious trouble, writes Elektra Kleitsa, Xekinima, Athens..
28 June 2003
Marching Against Global Capitalism
AROUND 100,000 people demonstrated in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 21 June to show their opposition to the European Union summit, writes Martin Powell-Davies, Thessaloniki.
5 January 2001
Greek general strike against bosses' attacks
ON THE same day that tens of thousands workers and youth were demonstrating on the streets of Nice, (7 December), the Greek working class held a general strike - the second in the last two months, writes Christina Ziaka, Xekinina, Greek section of the CWI.
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