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Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
Agoraand fuelling scaremongering in Greece, attention should rather be drawn to a number of very.... However, one of the most important constituencies to be addressed in these elections, namely first-time... real economy is particularly acute in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector. One
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Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
Agoraargument for a government that claims one its biggest strengths is that it is not compromised... to understand why he did not receive more severe punishment than a one-year suspended sentence. An average... to this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult to see
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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicscivil service targets were met was a particularly unpopular move. It also provided a very public platform for the left to attack Samaras. By reopening ERT, Tsipras will be living up to one of the few... are one of the least trusted institutions in Greece and there is little doubt that the government
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Divided we fall?
Agoraby Greece's creditors can dissipate very quickly, as Cypriots discovered a couple of years ago. As we now know... the structure beneath rotted away. The failure to address this contradiction was one of the key... rise from an insignificant party of protest to one of government on the back of dissatisfaction
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At risk of poverty/social exclusion rate in Greece edged up to 36 pct in 2013
SocietyStatistical Authority on Wednesday. This means that they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at risk of poverty, severely materially deprived or living in households with very low... at risk of poverty figure represented a one percentage point fall on the peak 2011 figure of 23.1 percent
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Which way now, Mr Tsipras?
Agorain Parliament on Wednesday night, he had three choices in Brussels: One was to sign the agreement... earlier) that Schaeuble was gunning for a Greek exit, one wonders what measures the Greek prime... opportunity to put into effect Schauble’s “courageous” plan. Maybe the government has learned a – very
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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek Politicsby cooperating with just one party. However, this would likely be a very slim majority... as a result of passing unpopular legislation. Who gets in One of the key factors in the post-election
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyPremier Ahmet Davutoglu following their meeting was very positive and friendly there were no signs... is a European issue and not one that should be tackled by countries in isolation. It also seems... and not an international one that is handled within the United Nations framework. Turkey's EU accession process The Greek
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
underway, expressing his optimism they could be concluded within the first half of 2016. One project due... because he had been very active in securing donations from abroad that helped keep the hospital... and economic policies, which it views as being neoliberal to the extreme. In June, in one of his most
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Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicson no immediate cuts to existing main pensions, managing the fallout will be very difficult for him.... Counterbalance As we have mentioned before, one of the government’s key tools in counter-balancing... process for new broadcasting licenses, which SYRIZA has held up as one of the initiatives aimed
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