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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agorahas threatened to destroy the euro, pull apart the European Union and cause global financial havoc... of the implications this has for Europe as a whole. The reason I want to concentrate mostly on Greece... somebody doesn’t want printed; everything else is advertising.” I can tell you this crisis has been
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the winning bidders has not been thoroughly checked. The conservatives also complained... regarding the recent auction for TV licences, which the coalition has held up as a shining example... to rubber stamp the tender. A second controversial aspect to the TV permits auction has emerged this week
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agora. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Economy - 30/11/2013 Has internal devaluation really helped Greek exports? The performance of Greece’s exports has been one of the main.... The Greek share in exports markets has been steadily declining since 2008 and the reforms implemented
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agora. The turmoil that has been caused by the negotiations between Athens and Skopje over the Macedonia... appears to be pursuing, has been one of the key factors in upsetting the balance between the two unlikely coalition partners. The other is the increasingly strained relationship with Turkey, which has
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
ministers failed to lead to a decision or even a common statement, although it has been claimed... at an agreement. The Greek side has indicated it is willing to accept some of the measures being demanded by its lenders and has suggested that it would also propose some of its own. In return, Athens appears
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ND's opinion poll decline thrusts PASOK back into spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politicshas dropped from 30.2 pct to 27.4 pct following the deadly train crash. As in the other surveys..., it is notable that the gap between the two leading parties has narrowed to 2.9 points from 5.9 points..., including cost of living and the “correct functioning of the state.” The opposition party has consistently
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Newsletter 59 - 22/01/2016
, comprised of labour and finance ministry officials and lawyer, doctor and engineer representatives, has... investments of 270 million are included. This is the third privatisation project that has been..., are in no mood to make the first bailout review an easy process and, at the same time, Greek society has
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
in comparison with the vote it received in January, meaning it has to draw support from other parties... in opposition than New Democracy will be. Given that SYRIZA has repeatedly given assurances..., the Finance Ministry has to adopt a supplementary 2015 budget, the draft 2016 budget and a 2016–19
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
with an annual income of less than 30,000, no official proposal has been brought to the table. Appearing... Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas has pledged that this will be done by the end of February... on the islands are sceptical about whether this target will be met. Nevertheless, the government has struck
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Newsletter 81 - 08/07/2016
institutions that the government has cleared net arrears for an amount equivalent to at least 80 percent... by another 2.5 billion to 58.6 billion euros until July 21. Since mid-August, the ELA limit has been trimmed... to be voted through Parliament later this month. SYRIZA argues that it has been committed to proportional
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