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EU–Mercosur deal promises gains for industry, risks for agriculture
Economy, the perceived imbalance has sparked strong resistance from EU farming associations, who argue that agriculture... advocates warn the deal could permanently reshape rural Greece. A major sticking point is regulatory
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Rural Affairs Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Deputy Health... since June 2022. Strong demand allowed manufacturers to raise selling prices. Business confidence
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Multiple facets of inequality in Greece: a decade of divergence between data and daily life
Societyagain due to accumulated demand, staff shortages and long waiting times. Rural areas face additional... progress depends on strong institutions, reliable data and a robust social dialogue capable
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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IMF insists labour market reforms need to be preserved
EconomyProgrammerecommendations for Athens and placed strong emphasis on labour policies and continuing reforms that will foster growth and facilitate investment. In the country specific recommendations..., in the euro area Article IV country recommendations, the Fund suggests that Greek authorities should
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IMF’s independent evaluation office identifies mistakes and challenges in Greece’s first programme
EconomyProgrammeand European partners and institutions that took place before March 2010. The strong objection from the ECB... that with strong action Greece would be able to manage the crisis successfully without debt restructuring, while.... In specific, despite an initial strong performance, the programme went off track in 2011 amid
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The wrong prescription
Agora’s recommendation is summed up in the following paragraph: “Making OTC medicines and dietary... round of talks includes haggling over the recommendations made by the Organization for Economic... of recommendations, known as a tool-kit, for improving conditions for competition. The OECD identified
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SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe challenge SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras faces in balancing his effort to prepare his party for power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group’s left wing rekindled the debate about Greece leaving the euro. A statement by the Left Platform
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Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions
EconomyProgrammeincluding Sundays. 14) Restructuring of Athens public transport (OASA). 15) Change in the legislation
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These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September
EconomyProgrammethe restructuring plan for the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) that was agreed
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