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Greek university system out of sync with economic reality, study finds
SocietyA major study has found that Greece’s higher education system is still not focusing on degrees... university system has not adapted to the new reality of the post-crisis job market, continuing to churn out... sector in Greece has all but collapsed. Over half (53 percent) of graduates from Greek universities
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
Societydifferent practices to the previous generation. We have seen for instance, that there has been a rise..., electrical goods and furniture has yet to take off. Just 14 percent of respondents said they had “probably.... This seems a notable development given that the economic crisis has contributed to charity
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Tsipras and Kammenos vow to stick together until further notice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has to ratify the name settlement, known as the Prespes Agreement, caused unrest within... Democracy and ANEL not making it into Parliament. This necessity to survive has kept Tsipras and Kammenos.... According to Palmos Analysis, New Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA has shrunk from 10.5 points in March
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasure before possible snap elections. The most dominant theory at the moment is that the SYRIZA... and the European Parliament ballot on Sunday, May 26. However, there has been no clear indication from... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other
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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agora. The Cologne-based German sociologist Streeck has written a thought-provoking book in the best... to private households and corporates has exhausted itself. At different junctures of post-World War... is not only reserved to the troika’s activities and misjudgements. He has a keen eye for the domestic origins
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ND walks tightrope with 2022 budget, looks for answer to inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicsare that growth expectations for 2022 will be trimmed. The forecast in the MTFS was 6.2, but has... accused of being too quick to opt for belt-tightening before Greece has fully overcome the effects.... The government has already committed to subsidising electricity and gas bills, on top of the annual heating oil
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agorapresident is a mixed blessing. Officially the office of the vice president has one of the shortest job... answer the question amongst undecided voters prepared to vote for someone other than Trump as to who she... the price of fuel and groceries, and everyone has a notional sense of what gasoline and milk *should
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Debt relief measures move ahead as Athens prepares to use fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeGreece has received the green light for the latest round of debt relief measures and is set to move ahead with plans to repay part of the loans it has received from the International Monetary Fund... billion loan instalment of EFSF financial assistance for Greece, which was used to fund a debt buy-back
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Regling and Wieser: The key points
Agorareforms and the necessary financing continues uninterrupted. Regling “Greece has agreed to implement... as ESM rules require a consensus among all member states. Regling “I am a bit surprised about... for example. I see no possibility of closing the first review without the IMF on board” “The European
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Androulakis presents vision for fairer Greece in response to PM’s tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicseducation, health and labour rights. Each measure comes with its own cost estimate and timeline, he... by continuous training. The National School of Public Administration will be expanded. He proposed... universities, and market-linked vocational training. Its seven-pillar health overhaul ranges from
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