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Study indicates bias in German media coverage of Greek crisis
SocietyGerman media reports on the Greek debt crisis have been characterised by bias and superficiality... union federation DBG, the report found that members of the Greek government were invariably represented in a negative light. Researchers at the University of Würzburg based the study on the Greek
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Access to finance remains far bigger problem for Greek SMEs compared to euro area peers
EconomyMacroeconomyin March 2016 showed that Greek SMEs continue facing the most notable obstacles in financing among... the lowest and well below the euro area average of 17 percent. On a scale of 1 – 10, Greek SMEs..., in contrast to other countries that showed a widespread improvement, Greek SMEs recorded a deterioration
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Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
PoliticsForeign Policyin Turkey on July 15 in the hope that the EU will adopt a common line vis a vis Ankara. Greek government... in Athens, the EU and NATO share the same concerns as the Greek government. Both institutions believe... been a slight increase in the flow of refugees from Turkey since mid-July, which the Greek government
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesThe world of Greek politics is being consumed by a price-fixing scandal centred on the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, and its alleged links to senior Greek politicians between 2006-2015. Ten... accepted a total of 50 million euros in kickbacks from the Greek subsidiary of the pharma giant
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyas these currently involve large and inhabited Greek islands as well as parts of Greece’s mainland.... This is also a cause of concern for the Greek government as well as diplomats and experts in Greek-Turkish.... The Ministry of Defense provided photos of the incident. The Greek Foreign Ministry condemned the incident
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PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
PoliticsGreek Politicstelephone call with the President-elect on Monday. According to official sources, the Greek PM stressed... could mean for Greek interests, starting from those close at home, such as the impact of a potential trade war if Washington decides to impose tariffs, and the course that Greek-Turkish relations
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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy
PoliticsForeign Policyand were submitted just when Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis paid a visit to Tripoli... to the diplomatic notes from Libya’s Tripoli-based government, the Greek government believes the move... government with which they claim that the Greek islands do not have any right to an Exclusive Economic
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Greek entrepreneurship by numbers: Micro-scale and macro impact
EconomyFeaturesThe latest data released by ELSTAT on the demography of Greek businesses for the year 2023 captures the idiosyncrasies of Greek entrepreneurship and adds valuable insight to the debate about Greek competitiveness and the efforts to boost long-term growth potential. The typical Greek business has
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
AgoraThe Greek bailout was primarily designed to protect the rest of the eurozone from contagion in its... the Europeans built their firewall first before anything very serious was done about the Greek debt... a resturcturing of Greek debt happened before it was actually carried out in March 2012 but: "it would have been
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
this week fending off more unwanted attention regarding the surveillance scandal, a matter New Democracy... carried out by the Greek Parliament, which was subject to domestic political conflict and did... damage from the surveillance scandal and that the Greek public had mostly moved on from the story
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