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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Let us think of a factory that makes widgets that consumers like to buy. The management of the factory then sees an opportunity to buy a new piece of equipment, a machine, that can double widget production once it is operational.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Society (149)
Earth, wind & fire: Greece, clean energy & the climate crisis
In the wake of the COP26 meeting, The Agora analyses what Greece brought to the discussion and how this tallies with the efforts being made on the ground to tackle the climate crisis.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)
Podcast - So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen Angela Merkel
The outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel was a ubiquitous figure during the Greek crisis, often making her a target for the frustrations generated by the austerity policies she and her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), advocated.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Society (149), Greece (519)
Awaiting the magic wand that will end the pandemic
At the hospital, we meet 53-year-old patient Aleksandar. He openly told the camera that they discovered large clots in his lungs and that now the doctors are not letting him out of bed in the respiratory department. Prior to this, he says, he had no health problems. Despite everything he has gone through and the long recovery that awaits him, he smilingly said he still will not get the vaccine.
Contributor: Ivor Fuka
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Society (149)
Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
The decisions made by the former government were, as it turned out, poor. The responsibility of the new government is best illustrated by the fact that its representatives do not care about the recommendations they make themselves. Citizens, as usual, pay the price.
Contributor: Andrea Jelić
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Society (149)