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Opposition leaders rule out support for SYRIZA as battle for centre ground looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the months to come. The Union of Centrists, led by the quirky Vassilis Leventis, has for some time... chief, whose party has nine MPs, insisted that he would only enter government if it is an ecumenical... the coalition over some issues, such as electoral reform, has made it very difficult to interpret his
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Lesvos fire highlights growing threat to government from refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyon the island has been rising for weeks. Migrants are growing increasingly upset at remaining in limbo... on Lesvos. The government faces two immediate challenges: Firstly, it has to find accommodation...-governmental organisations so far. The refugee crisis has been largely on the back burner over
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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsmembers of Parliament. The government has some more loose ends to clear up, including legislation... if it is just short-term measures rather than a comprehensive package. The pounding the government has taken... is not due to be made public immediately but if the indications are that the highest administrative court has
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Economic sentiment falls to 91.4 pts in September, consumer confidence notably rebounds
EconomyMacroeconomyin September, which is the second highest reading since April. In addition, it has risen by 3.8... figure is the highest reading since January, while consumer confidence has decreased by 4.8 points.... Despite the decline in September, it has posted gains of 9.7 points since the beginning of the year
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Making the extraordinary ordinary
Agoraaffair. As it loses itself in its existential crisis, perhaps Europe can also look upon what has happened on the Greek islands and draw some hope. The refugee crisis has brought out the worst in the European Union: fear, pettiness, political cowardice, nationalism and bureaucracy. But it has also
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New episode in Greek TV drama
PoliticsGreek Politicsoverhaul that has triggered an ugly public spat over corruption, the judiciary, and influence over... obscure political force to a party of government over just a few years. The confrontation has turned... has accused New Democracy, which has consistently opposed the licencing process and promised
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Countering a regressive and illiberal Europe
Agora? What is the biggest threat? And how could we respond? For many years, the EU has been in the grip of a fundamental crisis which has threatened historic achievements of European integration. Despite... ‘ordinary citizens but also elites. At the same time, the EU has been remarkably resilient. Sixty
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Grappling with Europe's polycrisis
Agorato leave the Union in the June referendum has triggered fears that this is the beginning of the end. “We... after sterling’s value plummeted over the last few months), is a G7 member and has a seat on the UN... the creation of the EU, and which today seems absent. The recent reversal in the EU’s fortunes has been
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Office prices edge up 0.2 pct in H1, retail prices drop 0.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyof 0.6 percent from the low of 70.9 in H2 2014. However, it has fallen by 30.2 percent from the peak... the high of 114 posted in H2 2008, the office price index has sharply dropped by 36.1 percent... but fell 0.7 percent YoY to 72.8 in H1. Since 2008, the index has tumbled by almost 35 percent
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Deadlock at NBG over chairman appointment
EconomyBankingThomopoulos, who was proposed as nominee for the position of BoD chair. Thomopoulos has some 40 years of experience in the financial sector and has served as deputy governor of Bank of Greece (BoG... but it appears that a compromise has not been reached. The appointment of chair is usually carried out
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