Austerity

The EU Commission’s hubris over the Greek wildfires

By Nikolas Leontopoulos

Launching a spin campaign on three fronts (Brussels, Italy, Greece), the EU Commission argued that since 2010 not only were there no cuts in Greece’s firefighting budget but on the contrary spending for the firefighters’ service actually increased. However, a simple fact-check of the official data tells a completely different story: From the outset of the Greek crisis until today Read more "The EU Commission’s hubris over the Greek wildfires"