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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe crossing from Libya, and for which the Greek Ombudsman recommended disciplinary charges against... insufficient compared to the needs of industry which estimates a requirement of closer to 200,000... those living and working legally in Greece, including an estimated 155,000 migrants on long-term
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What will it take to reverse the Greek 'brain drain'?
Societythe skills for a modern workplace. Even limited solutions need to pursued with a long-term vision... left during the crisis. An ICAP survey from 2018 estimates that over 80 percent of recent emigrants... the “mass exodus” of key professions can be misleading. For example, while an estimated 17,500 Greek
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Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
PoliticsGreek Politics, creating a build-up of people at the Idomeni border crossing. This move, which Skopje blames... Idomeni by Monday, while authorities were holding back thousands more at Piraeus. The absence of Turkey
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Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
PoliticsForeign Policy. Efforts to convince refugees to move away from the camps at the northern border in Idomeni... than 44,000 refugees in Greece. Of those, more than 12,000 were in Idomeni, where conditions have
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Coalition's future in question over minister's gaffe
PoliticsGreek Politicsto stop hundreds of people crossing into its territory after abandoning the Idomeni camp on the border... was referring to Monday’s exodus of refugees from Idomeni. This did not prevent New Democracy from
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
also scuffles on island hot spots and at Idomeni, where there are still more than 10,000 people despite the border remaining closed. The process of moving refugees away from Piraeus and Idomeni
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Unease mounts as Greece prepares to implement EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policybeing used to temporarily house these people. This does not include those at the impromptu Idomeni and Piraeus camps. Nevertheless, the idea of returning migrants en masse to Turkey does not sit well... led to the Greek police drafting in more personnel on the islands and at Idomeni. There has also been
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
in camps into such facilities and away from the makeshift sites at Idomeni and Piraeus, where tension... problems in convincing people to leave the Idomeni and Piraeus camps. Authorities are particularly
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Camp conditions and fragile EU-Turkey agreement risks for Greece in refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyunsatisfactory way of dealing with some 55,000 refugees and migrants in the country. In clearing the Idomeni... Minister Yiannis Mouzalas described moving refugees from Idomeni to makeshift facilities
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Revised GDP data shows recession for 2016, higher growth in 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyAccording to the Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) second estimate for the 2016 Annual... an initial estimate of 0.1 percent growth. ELSTAT also revised the national accounts for the years... compared to an initial growth estimate of 0.6 percent. Expenditure of households dropped by 0.1 percent
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