El coste psicológico del voluntariado en Grecia

[…] Thousands of volunteer are going to Greece in hopes of making even a small dent on the country’s refugee crisis. But, weeks later, many find themselves out of element and out of support. […] It comes down to basic statistics, says Norman Hering, a psychologist from California who started volunteering in Athens full-time in mid-April: “I would bet 99 percent of these people [los refugiados] have post-traumatic stress disorder from their home country.” “What that means,” he adds, “is, when you come into contact with them, it affects you.” […]   The Hidden Costs of Volunteering in Greece – Pacific Standard Thousands of volunteer are going to Greece in hopes of making even a small dent on the country’s refugee crisis. But, weeks later, many… psmag.com|De Jacqueline Kantor

Grecia y el FMI

El FMI está absolutamente harto de la intransigencia de Merkel para aliviar la carga de la deuda griega. La amenaza es clara: o se perdona una parte de la deuda a Grecia o el FMI se va de la troika. Grecia volverá a estar este año en el centro de la tormenta.   IMF weighing exit from Greek bailout – FT.com The International Monetary Fund is considering forcing Germany’s leadership to quickly grant wide-ranging debt relief for Greece or allow the Fund to exit Athens’ bailout programme after six years, according to a transcript of an internal IMF ft.com

Venta de activos estatales griegos

Las repercusiones de los rescates griegos continuan teniendo efectos sobre los activos de titularidad ública. La Troika ha obligado a Grecia a vender sus aeropuertos más rentables. Ahora pasan a manos alemanas.   Berlín toma 14 aeropuertos: crece el botín alemán en la Grecia rescatada. Noticias de Economía Rescate de Grecia: Berlín toma 14 aeropuertos: crece el botín alemán en la Grecia rescatada. Noticias de Economía. Un contrato suculento con futuros ingresos… elconfidencial.com

Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb

La política que Alemania quiere imponer a Grecia de recorte en el gasto sin reestructuración de deuda, hundirá aún más la economía griega y hará inevitable el default. Stiglitz: «Structural reforms are needed, just as they were in Indonesia, but too many that are being demanded have little to do with attacking the real problems Greece faces. The rationale behind many of the key structural reforms has not been explained well, either to the Greek public or to economists trying to understand them. In the absence of such an explanation, there is a widespread belief here in Greece that special interests, in and out of the country, are using the troika to get what they could not have obtained by more democratic processes.» www.nytimes.com