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John Psaropoulos

John Psaropoulos is an independent journalist based in Athens. He covers Greece and southeast Europe. His blog is www.thenewathenian.com.

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PROGRESS

EgyptAir Luggage and Body Parts Found

The first answers to what happened to the doomed Airbus 320 over the Mediterranean may be close at hand with the recovery of debris.

John Psaropoulos

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Inhumanity’s Perfect Storm

Europe’s New Refugee Plan: Push ’Em Back

As Greece starts shipping migrants back to Turkey, the people charged with helping those most at risk are coming under enormous pressure to just let them go.

John Psaropoulos

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EXODUS

‘The Black Road’ Into Europe

The deadly drama of illegal migration isn’t only on the high seas. Tens of thousands of Syrians, Yemenis, and others are risking death walking through the Balkans into Europe.

John Psaropoulos

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Greek Drama

Greece on the Brink of the Abyss

An impasse has Athens’ struggling parties seriously considering the unthinkable. By John Psaropoulos.

John Psaropoulos

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Courting Default

Greek Vote Deepens Chaos

Greek voters pushed their nation toward default by rejecting the ruling pro-austerity coalition and endorsing parties that want to abandon the European bailout. By John Psaropoulos.

John Psaropoulos

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Greece’s Election Supernova

Splintering of parties could spell doom for the next government.

John Psaropoulos

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