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Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis
SocietyLower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds
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More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
Economyexceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall
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The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
Agorathe eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorathat the practice was stopped on the same day when they saw dozens of buses arriving with employees of public... with French President Emanuel Macron and the recent visit to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
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Athens concerned but silent as Trump administration criticises Europe, lines up Ukraine talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyAffairs Kaja Kallas. The meeting took stock of the latest contacts with US and Ukraine officials... President Emmanuel Macron is due to convene an emergency meeting of European leaders on Monday to discuss US
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Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position
PoliticsForeign Policytalks with the EU’s High Representative Kaja Kallas, provoking further frustration to Brussels... meeting, deemed necessary after the recent meetings organised by French president Emmanuel Macron
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Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyfor elements of stability and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Rwanda has certainly a regional... this meeting following an invitation from French president, Emmanuel Macron – a move that has annoyed
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Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyapartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly. The comment was seen by some as a rebuke
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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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