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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraof fiscal data to make Greece’s public finances look worse than they were. The rationale behind the accusation was that the deficit of 2009 was intentionally inflated to make it worse than Ireland’s... in close to 10 billion euros in revenues from increased economic activity, and more than 4 billion
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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
Agoraon the last few weeks and remember the peculiar moments rather than the tragic incidents. Unlike some.... Perhaps, though, it is the quiet that will remain with us more than anything else. Apart from a burst... attested to the introspection about lives that will be altered, rather than lost, due to this crisis
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Impact of inflation already widespread, but data suggests worse to come
EconomyFeaturesand most likely will last for longer than the government had hoped or planned for. A large part... speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The overall package over the last few weeks has more than... beverages were up by 3 pct year-on-year in October, led by an olive oil price increase of more than 22
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Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022
35 pct of the vote, rather than around 38 pct under the scheme adopted by the conservatives soon... to spend up to 2 billion more this year than initially envisioned in this year’s economic plan. Staikouras... of the vote. This is five points less than in the 2019 elections and short of the roughly 38 pct it would
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Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023
that more than 160,000 hectares of land have been burned since the start of the year, representing a 270... Observatory of Athens. By Thursday, more than 800 square kilometers of the Dadia National Park.... The prime minister claimed that despite the horrific record Greece had been better prepared than any
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
that he would not back such legislation and a few weeks ago, reports suggested that no more than 30... of support, the PM will withdraw the bill rather than face outright rebellion by a large section... of directing their fire at New Democracy rather than become embroiled in a battle with their former party
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Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeliveries to their home rather than through visiting pharmacies. Kikilias then turned... to those with mental health problems through prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. He also said.... Structural problems New Democracy’s plan comes into effect in a healthcare system that was structurally
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E-commerce businesses report drop in sales due to Covid-19
EconomyFeaturesof respondents said that they were receiving significantly less orders than before. For all sectors reporting... problems and only 3 percent expected the epidemic to have no lasting impact on their business. Forty... delays in delivery times of orders to customers, and 27 percent reported problems with insuring
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EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals
PoliticsForeign Policy, Greece is also facing growing problems in managing the more than 50,000 migrants and refugees... and resettlement scheme if the EU stalled on its end of the deal. There are clearly still many problems... moved away, though, the day-to-day problems of the complex challenge Greek authorities are facing re
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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policysolutions rather than problems. Consequently, it is my hope that there will be a more mature view of the solutions to our problems with Albania. We want friendship between our peoples and a policy of peaceful coexistence between our societies.” In the same interview, Kotzias recognised that problems
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