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Backlash against new urban tourists
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 17/08/2015
» Cities like Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Hong Kong, which only became major tourist destinations in the last couple of decades, are starting to look for ways to keep visitors out. This isn't about xenophobia: it's a protest against the changing nature of tourism.
Greek perception of 'firm deal' seems to be a bit hazy
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 10/07/2015
» It's easy to lose count of "final" deadlines that have been missed in the past five months of negotiations between Greece and its creditors. The latest is Sunday, when, according to European Council President Donald Tusk, Greece will face "really and truly the final wake-up call". It's possible the Greeks don't believe it is quite that final.