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Articles about Greece, ordered by date. 
Tragedy - or murder?
At least 500 people have drowned in the Mediterranean in a single incident, just the latest in increasingly normalized disasters. Yet in the Western political milieu, it made barely a ripple. Nanjala Nyabola asks why migration policies have become so deadly, and what it will take to change them.
Bugging Democracy
State surveillance in Greece, by Bethany Rielly.
Rule of silence
A hard-line regime in Greek refugee camps is making life harder for the migrants within them, as well as aid workers who want to help. Sebastian Skov Andersen and Gabriel Geiger report.
Greece: breaking point
Zoe Holman reports that Greece is at breaking point as refugees cast out by Europe.
The debate: Can the European Union be reformed?
Anti-EU sentiment is rising across much of the continent. The European Union’s institutions can appear undemocratic. And the wisdom of its commitment to austerity policies in member states like Greece has been roundly questioned. Almost everyone agrees that the EU needs to be reformed. But is it possible? Hilary Wainwright and Grace Blakeley take sides.
Investor rex
The beast that won’t lie down and die – the ISDS ‘investor protection’ racket is still with us, in all but name.
Making Waves
The untiring campaigner and guardian of the deep, Claire Nouvian, speaks with Veronique Mistiaen about the transformative experience that led to her choosing her path – on to eventual victory.
‘The best help comes from simple, solidarity movements’
Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.
Fight for the heart of Europe
On the frontlines of the refugee crisis in Lesvos, Hazel Healy finds loss, humanity – and answers.
Crack a squat for migrants
Lewis Garland reports on a growing solidarity movement to help asylum-seekers.
Let us prey
Vulture funds buy up ‘bad’ debt owed by countries in distress and aggressively sue for full payment, plus compound interest.
Greece: what the potato movement did next
From direct deals with farmers to guerilla parks and suicide prevention, Alexandra Saliba documents grassroots solutions to the financial crisis.
The Euro debt crisis: bailout or default?
Stergios Skaperdas and David Olive wrangle over the best strategy for Greece and beyond - read their arguments and join the debate.
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