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Five Predictions for How the Greek Crisis Could Play Out
We could be looking at anything from full communism to nuclear war.
We Asked Young Greeks What They Will Be Voting for this Sunday
Some will be voting yes to more austerity and being part of Europe, some will be voting no, and then there are those who will be going on holiday.
Over 500 'Blockupy' Protesters Arrested Amid Violent Clashes in Frankfurt
Thousands are demonstrating as the European Central Bank unveiled a very expensive new HQ in Germany and violence between police and protesters has left scores injured.
The Man in the Hot Seat: Greece's New Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Has Creditors Rattled
Supporters say the anti-austerity economist is the right man for the job in times of crisis. Critics accuse him of wanting to bankrupt the country, and take it out of the Eurozone.
How Greece's Left-Wing Election Win Could Reverberate Around Europe
Syriza's win on Sunday was a historic moment for the European left, but it remains to be seen what the legacy of this victory will be.
The VICE Guide to Lisbon 2014
Here in the Portuguese capital it’s so hot we have to party on the streets, we go until dawn and we’ve decriminalized all drugs. WAHEY! Here's a guide to our wonderful city.
Four Years of Austerity in 40 Pictures
Dimitris Michalakis' series depicts the social impact of austerity in Greece, and serves as a snapshot into almost half a decade dominated by headlines about social polarity, debt, and economic crisis.
The IMF's Admission That Austerity Has Failed Is Going to Make the G8 Pretty Awkward
Today, David Cameron will chair the G8 in Northern Ireland. While he's there, he'll be dodging awkward questions about the virtues of austerity—a couple of weeks after the culprits behind the biggest experiment in austerity's history admitted that it...
The Greek Government Tried and Failed to Close Their PBS
On Tuesday, it was announced that the ERT—Greece's public television network—would be closed down as part of austerity measures the country agreed to when it was bailed out in 2010. Soon after the announcement was made, laid-off workers returned to...
The Greek Police Got to Use Their Shiny New Water Cannon
Yet again, the familiar sight of Greeks fighting Greeks hit the news on Wednesday as protesters clashed with riot police in Athens. One hundred thousand protesters crammed into Syntagma Square on the second day of a 48-hour strike, coinciding with a...