Note: The term Troika, which comes from the Russian meaning ‘group of three’, was increasingly used during the eurozone crisis to describe the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, who formed a group of international lenders that laid down stringent austerity measures when they provided bailouts, or promises of bailouts for indebted peripheral European states – such as Ireland, Portugal and Greece – in the financial crisis.
Posts Tagged ‘EU’
more clips with Yanis Varoufakis (New socialist Greek finance minister)
Posted: 2015/01/28 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: austerity, deficit, EC, ECB, EU, European Central Bank, European Commission, finance, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Yanis Varoufakis
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Yanis Varoufakis (new Greek Minister of Finance) talks about economics and Marxism 2 years ago.
Posted: 2015/01/28 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: EU, finance, Greece, Marxism, socialism, Sryza, Yanis Varoufakis
Brilliant non-technical talk.
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Very good news for a change: Yanis Varoufakis, will be the new finance minister of Greece!
Posted: 2015/01/26 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: EU, finance, Greece, radical, socialism, Syriza, Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis, will be Syriza’s new finance minister. He has been a brilliant critique of EU economic policy for many years and is a splendid choice for the difficult task at hand: radically reforming the European Union’s political-economy.
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Why expect boys not to rape and pillage when our leaders do little else >:/
Posted: 2014/05/28 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: cia, EU, Foreign Policy, oligrachs, Ukraine, US
Lest we forget: http://www.globalresearch.ca/new-ukraine-government-launches-airstrikes-and-prepares-austerity-measures
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Show #48: Some truths about the Ukrainian crisis
Posted: 2014/05/15 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in PodcastsTags: cia, Crimea, EU, Neo-Nazi, Russia, Ukraine, US, US foreign policy, War crime
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We’re very excited to be back on the airwaves in Central Florida!
We had with us on the phone: Ben Smith from Belmont University (Alabama), and in the studio: Chris Garlock (Rollins Economics alumnus and Crummer MBA), and Shaheen Alhumaydhi (Rollins student)
And of course the usual clowns Beni Balak (me, aka the doctor) and Jesse (aka Mr Catnip)
Some links to INDEPENDENT media:
- http://www.democracynow.org/topics/ukraine
- http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=832&Itemid=74&jumival=1142
- https://punkonomics.org/2014/02/26/some-links-about-ukraine-not-a-pretty-picture/
- https://punkonomics.org/2014/05/05/fiery-chaos-in-odessa-42-perish-after-ukrainians-launch-waco-like-assault-sandy-davies/
We will continue to follow the unfolding crisis…
Punkonomics (@DearBalak) 