Θα το βρείτε και στο Greek Reporter και στην έντυπη και ηλεκτρονική έκδοση της εφημερίδας Neos Kosmos.
By Fragkiska Megaloudi
Since the elections of May 6, Greece has been in all media headlines in Europe, with the focus being upon the Greek left party SYRIZA who - on a platform of reversing austerity - won the second place. As negotiations with the other political parties came to a standstill and failed to produce a viable government, new elections are announced for June 17.
Greek citizens will have the opportunity to vote again on the austerity program that has devastated their lives for the last two years. Unemployment rate has passed 21 per cent, more than 30 per cent of small businesses have closed down, while half of Greece's youth are without work. Wages have fallen by a third since 2009 and more than 3 million people today live in Greece with less than 300 euro, while prices in basic commodities have been sky rocketing. At the same time, suicide rates are on the rise in a country that had once the lowest suicide rates in the world. As a result, and because of the economic depression it has created, the austerity program has failed to meet its fiscal targets and the country's debt continues to mount.
Greek citizens will have the opportunity to vote again on the austerity program that has devastated their lives for the last two years. Unemployment rate has passed 21 per cent, more than 30 per cent of small businesses have closed down, while half of Greece's youth are without work. Wages have fallen by a third since 2009 and more than 3 million people today live in Greece with less than 300 euro, while prices in basic commodities have been sky rocketing. At the same time, suicide rates are on the rise in a country that had once the lowest suicide rates in the world. As a result, and because of the economic depression it has created, the austerity program has failed to meet its fiscal targets and the country's debt continues to mount.
