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BoG highlights strong year for property in 2019 but warns of Covid-19 impact in 2020
EconomyFeaturesa YoY rise of 28.5 percent. One component of foreign investment in the property market is Greece's... While 2019 marked a positive year for the Greek property market, the picture in 2020 could be very... are shaping new conditions, with potentially significant short-term effects on the real estate market.” One
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Coronavirus outbreaks highlight limited progress in disbanding hotspots for migrants
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFrontiers, at Moria on Lesvos up to 1,300 people share a single tap, there is one toilet for each 167 people and one shower for each 242 people, while soap, antiseptic gel and cleaning supplies... people who entered Greece during a one-month freeze in new asylum applications introduced during
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
Agora-fuel related infrastructures and production). On paper, one could argue that the stage is set..., in reality, of very limited EU funds – it is fiscally insignificant compared to the task at hand... in member-States. While this is certainly welcome, it also relies on an assumption of sufficient (one
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agora-recognizers in its relations with Kosovo. In general, this has been one of the key factors in impacting... from an easy diplomatic endeavour for the union. One of the key challenges derives from the stark... citizens towards the EU continues to remain very positive. In a recent survey, around 35
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Political wrangling instead of vaccines
Agoraand ten cantons), Bosnia and Herzegovina is shifting responsibility from one level of government... responsibility one level below i.e., onto the entities. The chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija... one weekend, Serbia vaccinated about 20,000 foreign nationals. After vaccinating its citizens
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At the bottom of the Balkans: Kosovo's bumpy road in securing vaccines
Agoraphases. Phase one: Vaccination of the highest risk groups consisting of health workers, residents.... Around 10 thousand citizens have been vaccinated so far, falling under the category of the phase one... diplomacy Although not a very large region, the Balkans has attracted the attention of bigger countries
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
Agora, and volumes sort out who is more or less efficient. There is only one government in each country... or prices related to quality in any sense. Private companies compete with one-another on the basis... is somewhat easier. Fortunately, we have at least one avenue for looking at productivity
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Stalling vaccination campaign, protests raise concerns on health and political fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof adults) has received at least one dose of a vaccine. The coverage by age cohort reveals stubborn gaps among the older groups, with just 70.9 pct of over-85s having received at least one shot, while... April. Figures on booked appointments show that there is very little room for improvement
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Leaders joust over Covid policy as death toll rises but public interest wanes
PoliticsGreek Politicspct a positive one. However, the government’s ratings on this issue are well down on the findings up... of Tsipras, one of the most interesting findings is that voters appear to consider the current prime minister more likely to deliver on his promises. Forty-three percent say his is “very” or “quite” likely
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Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
AgoraMontenegro is one of the countries with the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 per 100... pandemic in Montenegro is that it is very worrying. The negligence of both the authorities... if the person meets one of the prescribed conditions: that he/she is fully vaccinated, regardless of how
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