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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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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek Politicsdisciplinary measures. The ANEL leader has become indispensable to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thanks to his... their public criticism of the government’s decisions at a minimum. This has been repaid by Tsipras... that favours a complete separation of the church and state, has compromised his positions on this issue
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Attacks on Chios refugee camp underline precarious balance on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greece is edging up towards 62,500. The UNHCR said that it has tried to ease the overcrowding on Chios... on the islands, which are housing more refugees than they have capacity for, has been highlighted many times... for the migrants’ plight, islanders saw tourism revenues drop this summer and this has stoked some resentment
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Mitsotakis renews appeal to PASOK and Potami for joint drive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust a few days after naming a shadow cabinet, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued... is the approach that PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata has followed so far, much to the frustration of some in her party. Former leader Evangelos Venizelos has been the most outspoken critic of this approach
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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agorathat built up during this period has sparked much introspection. While we are at it, we might want... what has happened in other parts of the world, we need to revisit the belief that Greeks will retain... of Greeks is a new development. There has been a 13 percentage point rise in the negative views since
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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
Agoralenders, and between the institutions themselves, there has been fresh speculation about what political... the New Democracy camp has become tedious, but it is a reflection of the conservatives’ belief... lenders has been tempered, he will suddenly pull back from an agreement whose terms do not suit him
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Mitsotakis marks first year at ND helm by emphasising tax cut goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis has suggested that he would strike out on his own if needed. Economic doubts One of the key... plans to target waste in the public sector, he has been vague on other ways in which spending could be reduced. He has insisted that there will be no dismissals in the civil service, a pledge that he
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