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Greek families shell out for education as state system falls short
SocietyA study by the Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE) of the GSEE has shown... to other countries, and the existence of the shadow education system has come under criticism for creating... are not recognised by the state. The shadow education system, which has been around in Greece since the 1960s
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Newsletter 162 -18/05/2018
. A senior Greek official told the local media on Thursday that it has been agreed that the fiscal measures... percent. It appears that the IMF has now backed down from its previous position and, according... to distribute Hope that a staff-level agreement could be in place by May 24 has come as welcome news
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
AgoraMuch moral anguish has been expressed in Greece by politicians and commentators regarding..., who has by no means been flawless as a mayor, was a target because he did not suffer fools gladly... the last few years New Democracy has also contributed to this toxicity. On issues such as migration
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Mitsotakis applies pressure over MoU exit and name talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsmaking a “clean exit” from the programme, insisting that Tsipras has signed up to a fourth MoU even...-trodden approach by the opposition chief, who has consistently sent the message that, on the one hand, he... of tax cuts. The party has invested heavily in the reduction to the ENFIA levy in particular
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Bond difficulties put a dent in coalition's exit plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the third bailout in August has put another dent in the government’s hopes of making as clean a break... to the markets for good. However, the uncertainty in Italy has triggered a rise in Greek bond... it has been building can provide in the absence of an agreement with the lenders over a precautionary
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Tsipras hails name deal with Skopje, Mitsotakis declares fierce opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Macedonia (FYROM) have reached an agreement to settle the name dispute that has dogged relations... will be used erga omnes, in other words both domestically and internationally. This has long been... Theodorakis has indicated that his centrist party will support the deal. PASOK’s position is not yet
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Mitsotakis calls for no-confidence vote, hoping to exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), even though she accepts that it has some positive... want to highlight the lack of support Tsipras has managed to garner, including the opposition of his... Kammenos has made it clear that he has no intention of bringing down the government. Mitsotakis
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Coalition survives no-confidence vote over name deal but sees majority trimmed
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe country will have “geographical qualifier,” there will not be one for its citizens. New Democracy has... administration has achieved a better compromise than any of its predecessors were poised to agree. He... has now been agreed, Republic of North Macedonia, an acceptable compromise. Prime Minister Alexis
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agorawhose only purpose is to ensure that nobody has responsibility for anything. What happened in Mati... to Monday’s disaster requires a broad approach. “The Greek state has been unable over time... chiefs argued that they dealt with the situation as best they could) and has yet to produce a list
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A moment to reflect, not celebrate
Agoraof the Greek crisis and just about enough to keep Greece from going under. A definitive solution has always...) than Harry Potter (young wizard). Since then, SYRIZA has spent the last three years justifying its... this option in a hastily-arranged, outlandish referendum in July 2015. This has allowed its
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