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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agora. It is one thing to favour reforms and quite another to carry them out, especially in a country like Greece... place during the premiership of Papandreou, the one-time reformist knight now regarded as failure... factions and the liberal, reformist wing is by no means the dominant one, despite Mitsotakis’s win
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
confidence. “A plan built on over-optimistic assumptions will soon cause Grexit fears to resurface one again..., according to one new poll, Tsipras is banking on voters supporting his approach. However, the mounting... elections there have been three, making the number of such protests one of the few things in Greece
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The refugee crisis and the beast within
Agoraexplanation. Its meaning is summed up in one line of the unnerving classic. “Fancy thinking the beast.... There are several reasons for this. One of the key drivers of this compassion is the underlying... in shaping public opinion in Greece regarding today’s refugees cannot be underestimated. One only has
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What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
Agorawildly. Throughout this erratic and confusing period, though, the one relatively constant theme has been... to clash head on with one of Greece’s lenders at such a sensitive stage of the review. And, why would... of the IMF’s involvement in the programme. For one, it is less inclined to trust Greek forecasts
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
the corresponding ECB funding with cash. This would also lead to a one-off trading gain of 500–600... and backwardness, one would have thought the responsibility rests with the country’s current leaders... behind them. One would have thought... With the bailout review still pending and the refugee crisis
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
of the “one in, one out” agreement with Turkey from human rights groups – these are just some... on a small scale, other times on a larger one, to receive and integrate refugees into their communities. Organised by the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (Diplocat), the one-day event saw a series
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Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicscrossing one its few remaining red lines, also had no impact on the coalition deputies’ disposition... level (9,545). However, it falls to 8,863 for taxpayers with one child and to 8,636 for single... in tax, those with one child 150 euros and singled Greeks 200. There will be no change for those
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Greece seeks to mend fences with Austria but frets about EU-Turkey deal
PoliticsForeign Policyplace again in Athens, like the one that took place last October. At the joint press conference, though... in April that tackling the refugee crisis would be one of the pair’s first priorities. Athens is hoping... is one the government would rather not contemplate. Government sources did not confirm reports
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Locating Europe's pulse in the refugee crisis
Agoracriticism on moral and legal grounds of the “one in, one out” agreement with Turkey from human... stories of efforts, sometimes on a small scale, other times on a larger one, to receive...), the one-day event saw a series of experts, officials and activists give their accounts of schemes
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Newsletter 77 - 10/06/2016
are scheduled to officially sign off on the disbursement on June 16. Earlier this week one of the key... in the initial contract. The development of the project, one of the biggest ever in Greece, is estimated... of war. Certainly, one could safely say that accuracy has taken a severe battering during the Greek
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