Tony Benn 17.02.2012

Tony Benn, a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of parliament for fifty years spoke to Helen Skopis and Athens International Radio about his decision to support the call for a European Front to defend the people of Greece and all those facing austerity. He wants to work with trade unions, campaigns and parties across Europe to establish a European Solidarity Campaign to defend the people of Greece who cannot be made to pay for a crisis for which they are not responsible.

Nigel Farage 06.02.2012

Journalist Helen Skopis spoke to member of European Parliament and leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage about the effort to keep Greece from tumbling into default ...

Fredrik Erixon 21.11.2011

Fredrik Erixon, director for the European Centre for International Political Economy spoke to journalist Helen Skopis and Athens International Radio 104.4

Gilles Thieffry 09.12.2011

Gilles Thieffry, a Partner at GTLaw, Geneva, has studied the legal consequences of the break-up of the European monetary union since 1998. To discuss what his research has shown, Helen Skopis spoke to Mr. Thieffry about his analysis of the "redomination risk" confronting markets.

Nigel Farage 07.12.2011

The EU summit tomorrow and Friday is being billed as one of the most crucial in the EU's history. Europe is desperate to avoid a re-run of the 2007-2008 credit crunch.
Helen Skopis and Athens International Radio spoke to Nigel Farage a member of European Parliament and the leader UK independence party.

Mark Mazower 17.11.2011

Mark Mazower is a historian and writer, specializing in modern Greece, 20th century Europe and international history. He is the director of the Center for International History at Columbia University and his articles and reviews on history and current affairs appear regularly in the Financial Times and The Guardian. 

Journalist and chief editor at the Athens International Radio, Athina Korlira, spoke to him about the current financial situation in Greece.

Saran Burrow, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation speaking to Helen Skopis about the new labour law that is to be passed by the Greek Parliament next week.

Movement 136 - 12.09.11


"Movement 136" is an initiative founded by the residents of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, in an attempt to stop the privatization plan which includes the selling of "ΕΥΑΘ" state owned water company.
Helen Skopis spoke to one of the members of the movement, Katerina Tzanetea about their aimings.

Friedrick Erixon 07.09.2011

Helen Skopis and Athens International Radio spoke to the director of the European Centre for International Political Economy about the course of developments regarding the Greek dept crisis.

Bob Chapman

26.07.11

To discuss the agreement reached in Brussels regarding the Greek debt crisis, Helen Skopis spoke to Bob Chapman the writer of the financial newsletter International Forecaster.