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Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
Agoraof a possible exit from the Schengen Area – the recent exchanges set a poisonous precedent. The EU has... many would have expected) Greece has not played this card to improve its lot. Bar a few references
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Idomeni exodus complicates management of refugee crisis for gov't
PoliticsForeign Policydecision to bar entry to refugees has added to the ill-feeling that is a permanent feature... clearly create another set of diplomatic complications. The Greek government would perhaps want to avoid
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Locating Europe's pulse in the refugee crisis
Agoranewcomers is enough. In fact, these selfless Europeans have set the bar high and are challenging
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Tsakalotos stands ground on taxes, finalises social dividend plan
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsakalotos accused the opposition of “lowering the bar so far that even a tubercular centipede... to have 12-15 billion euros set aside to back up its position. Credit line Earlier, government
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The absent are in the wrong
Agorafor almost four decades but, sadly, the parochialism of the Greek political elite (bar a few... published, the full arguments are set out, backed up by evidence and a conclusion that allows voters
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Newsletter 211 -21/06/2019
and the prime minister. Instead, all the leaders of the parties represented in Parliament (bar Golden Dawn... for Parliament. Given that the centre-right party is set to double the number of MPs it elects, if opinion polls
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ND and SYRIZA square up as Novartis inquiry gets underway
PoliticsGreek Politicsof their personnel in corrupt activities. Bar some clashes over the development bill and the refugee... to believe that strong and substantiated denials from Frouzis will set the tone for the inquiry
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
discussion about whether the authorities acted promptly, New Democracy unveiled a set of tax breaks... of exploratory talks are about to begin. Dendias’s comment is an indication of how low Athens is setting the bar
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University exam results stir political differences as entrance numbers drop
PoliticsGreek Politicsdecision to allow the universities to set the minimum entrance requirements was vindicated. The raising of the bar meant that 63,239 places were awarded, against 81,413 in 2020, meaning there has been
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New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
PoliticsGreek Politics600,000 workers in the lowest salary band. The increase surprised many, as it exceeds the bar of 7 pct set by the government’s own advisory bodies including the Bank of Greece and the Centre
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