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Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
Agoraunorthodox attire or economic views, the Greek economy failed to meet the demanding fiscal targets. No one... implementation, which was calling for even stricter fiscal goals. Although one outcome of last year’s... the one-off spending on bank recapitalisations. The figures demonstrate how much fiscal effort Greece has
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Camp conditions and fragile EU-Turkey agreement risks for Greece in refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policycamp and drastically reducing the numbers at the port of Piraeus, authorities have almost solved one... to be of a similar standard to the one constructed at Elaionas in Athens last year. More than 2,200 refugees... to keep to this agreement. Mitsotakis was accompanied on his visit by one of the local mayors, suggesting
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
as a whole? How can someone in power lump people together in such generalised categories? Isn’t he the one... party to one that has accepted the implementation of the third memorandum of understanding has taken... itself as a friend of those who have been getting the rough end of the stick in previous years. One
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Government hopes offer of tax breaks and grants will spark growth boost
EconomyMacroeconomyfor domestic production. One of the key provisions of the law is the support for investments above 20 million euros that create at least two jobs per one million euros invested. For these types... study revealed that an investment of 1 euro in one quarter results in a cumulative increase of GDP
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The enemy within
Agorahe the one who has to serve all these people, recognising that there were also many low-income...-austerity party to one that has accepted the implementation of the third memorandum of understanding... years. One method for achieving this goal is to draw attention to the preferential treatment
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Labour laws already emerging as key issue for next bailout review
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government would fight to protect restrictions on mass dismissals, which is one of the areas... dismissals being lifted, it is clear that this will be one of the most contentious issues... Greece and the institutions over this matter, it is likely to be one of the factors that prevents
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Mangling the truth
Agorato a state of war. Certainly, one could safely say that accuracy has taken a severe battering during... twisted one way and another to suit a particular theory or ideology. Media that have been friendly..., which is to consult with the relevant Bundestag committee. One piece of manufactured intrigue
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Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU
Societyand eggs, one of the nine categories of goods out of 13 that are above average EU prices, according to new...). Indeed, oils and fats were one of the few categories that saw a price rise from 2014 to 2015... expensive member state than in the cheapest one. Denmark had the highest price level for food
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
not sour the mood ahead of his visit to Beijing. It will, though, leave the prime minister with one more... in the modern era, the turmoil of the last few days has been something to behold. One of the world’s... was a mandate for him to return to the negotiating table to seek a better deal, not one to turn his back
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Eurosystem funding falls 8.6 bln in June in aftermath of waiver reinstatement
EconomyMacroeconomythat from the 45 billion euros of deposit outflows in the first half of 2015, one third of withdrawals in the form of banknotes was kept under mattresses, while one third was transferred to bank accounts abroad and the remaining one third was switched to international money market funds.
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