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Newsletter 94 - 04/11/2016
flexible labour model with security, which includes a deregulated institutional framework of employment... in Greece, the prospect of finding 400 million euros or more to cut from the budget is a politically... an extended period of pain that leaves negligible room for manoeuvre. Finding a way to overcome
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The oil and gas debate Greece is not having
Agoraviability of these activities – as the coal industry is painfully finding out. Drilling in Greece... as a “role model” by Greece’s policymakers). Second, Greece’s operations will be at particular risk..., in the economics and politics of the transition to an environmentally sustainable economic model
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Athens prepares new primary residences proposal after finding common ground with banks
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and local banks are reportedly making progress in their discussions about how to replace the Katseli law, which expires at the end of the month, with a new framework for protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The two sides ...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore some order to construction activity in Greece but which others fear will pave the way for more building in areas outside of the updated scheme. The new plan...
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraeconomic model in which the state was omnipresent. The two-party system that had dominated Greek... are without a job and have diminishing prospects of finding one. Over the last three years, salaries have... or socially. But Greece finds itself trapped. Its only source of funding is the loans it receives from
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Crisis management policy: the sad lesson of the Greek case
Agorabe estimated by model simulations. As such, there is great uncertainty associated with the estimates... is to start by finding out how big a surplus is needed to pay off all the debt, the second point is to find
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Greeks full of contradictions on ideology and political beliefs, study suggests
Societyas far left, left and far right. Another finding is that while institutions are in crisis in Greece, most... country provides the best model for Greece to emulate, only one in ten picked Russia while six in ten
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The republic without a government
Agoraof such unease, a new model, under the term KoKo, has been introduced, primarily by the SPD. It seeks... is a characterisation that more aptly applies to the negotiators tasked with finding a new government
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