Friday, 11 May 2012

Achilles' Heel of Europe?

The Economist cover and coverage of Greece causes a stir.

See overview article in English here.

On the alternatives

Alexis Tsipras on CNBC

Watch an extract from the CNBC interview in English.

More about the leader of Syriza.

He's certainly more impressive in Greek

No more drought status in Dorset

BBC report

A British Referendum on EU Membership?

Bagehot raises the question.

Austerity after Hollande

Charlemagne reports for The Economist

In Greece, Tsipras says he wants the Euro but not the austerity.

And up here in the Greek mountains?

A delicious bowl of nettle soup. Very green and ecological. Not at all austere.

Corfu Villages

Gioia Maestro has recently published her admirable book on Chlomos (in Italian, Greek and English):
"Magic Corners of Corfu, Chlomos"

Simon Baddeley (Democracy Street) has written an excellent posting on Ano Korakiana, and much more, an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the pros and cons of development in Corfu (and many other places).

Two 'foreigners' who really care about the island, and choose to live in villages, Sinarades and Ano Korakiana.