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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agorato Greece. The significant difficulties with productivity growth in Greece arrived during the euro... will be slightly less than the growth rate of productivity per worker, as happened during 1950-2020..., followed by catching up effects during the rest of the decade. As such, the structural recession
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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsof distancing rules by the PM and entourage during a visit to the island of Ikaria, Mitsotakis stood..., the government spokesman seized on a statement by Alexis Tsipras during a TV interview, in which the SYRIZA leader appeared to suggest that the risk of infections during a protest was acceptable
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Greece's EU journey: Solidarity hard to come by, but two-way approach also lacking
Agora”. During this crisis, Greece had few friends in the EU. Even the man who sponsored its accession, Giscard d’ Estaing, advocated for Grexit. Europe’s solidarity remains a slogan Ironically, during... examples when EU members have shown solidarity, a fundamental European idea, especially during
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The virus may be slowing, but fake news is still rampant
Agorain November 2020, over 51% of Kosovo citizens said that their main source of information during the pandemic - and especially during quarantine and curfew - was social media. While over 33% of them used... exploit the health crisis has sharply risen. According to the Digital Communication Network, during
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Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
Agorato the electoral campaigns during the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel, when the winner was already... with the AfD. The German media and most politicians have learned to deal differently with the AfD during... addressing voters. His overall performance during the past months on TV and while canvassing voters
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Mitsotakis breaks the ice in Sochi but Russia's wariness remains
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that Kyriakos Mitsotakis was the first European leader to hold talks with Putin during difficult times... Antony Blinken. During the joint press conference of Mitsotakis and Putin, the former noted... the North Atlantic alliance. On the other hand, the same sources say that during talks with Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 326 - 28/01/2022
to the unpopular ENFIA property tax that was imposed during the debt crisis but which has become... by storm Elpis and the toxic atmosphere during the three-day parliamentary debate, during which..., had suggested that touching VAT for bread alone could cost the budget 160 million euros. During
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Traditional sectors carry burden of job creation as unemployment levels fall
EconomyMacroeconomyin December. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed fell below the 600,000-threshold. During... of 10 pct. The picture is similar when one looks at employment growth during the pandemic, compared... of the total employment, despite retail suffering greatly during the pandemic from shop closures. Information
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Govt moving ahead with social security fund overhaul despite opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsunpaid contributions accrued during the pandemic, but the ruling conservatives argue... the certification process so far. However, according to the government there was a steady increase during 2021... that attitudes towards the state have changed in Greece as a result of the economic crisis during the previous
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Athens prepares for Ukraine talks with Nuland as Dendias visits Odessa
PoliticsForeign Policycivilians and revealed during the retreat of Russian forces from areas around the capital Kyiv... during a visit by Nikos Dendias to Kiev last summer. Then, Zelensky did not met with the Greek Foreign.... In an interview with Skai TV last week, Dendias denied that during their meeting in late February
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