MacroPolis

Show/Hide Search

Search

Results 11 to 20 out of 210. RSS

  1. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    fire prevention and suppression of all types of fire, urban and rural) grew steadily from 2001 onwards..., which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater

    25%

  2. Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
    Photo by MacroPolis

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    into a corner. Images in the media of riot police confronting citizens in rural communities are causing... the contractors for bulldozing forested public land to build roads to one of the sites. Violence erupted

    23%

  3. OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to the inquiry, in which he claims that he was pressured into resigning by the then rural development... clashed with private contractors appointed by Voridis when he refused to approve fraudulent claims

    22%

  4. Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021

    Newsletters

    PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...

    19%

  5. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
    Image: https://flic.kr/p/dvdX4P

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system

    17%

  6. Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
    Photo by MacroPolis

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    employees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even

    15%

  7. Newsletter 79 - 24/06/2016

    Newsletters

    ?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali

    13%

  8. From Berlin to Brexit
    Photo by MacroPolis

    Agora

    “So, you are here?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali background, had a charming smile. His comment was in reference to my British passport and the fact the UK was holding its Leave/Remain referendum on the same day. “For now,” I replied

    11%

  9. Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
    Image: MacroPolis

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas

    11%

  10. With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    primary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4

    11%