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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
Agoraby an unprecedented level of confrontation between the two delegations, less than two weeks after the visit... gone through no fewer than 19 rounds of negotiation since November 2013. Europeans are increasingly.... But worse than the timing of the summit is a long list of structural challenges Europe is up against
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Hirings balance positive by 43,737 in March
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in March with 43,373 more hirings than departures, data from... hirings than departures. The mildest positive balance was noted in the 64 years and over age group, where there were 111 more hirings than departures. Broken down by employment activity in each sector
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Overdue social security contributions top 35 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomy) revealed. Until the end of 2016, KEAO was fed by overdue contributions of more than 5,000 euros from... showed that 70.4 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount of 3.83 billion euros (10.8 percent of the total). Overall, slightly more than 1 million debtors fall
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April hirings balance positive by 110,895, aggregate balance highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in April with 110,895 more hirings than departures, data from... 10,649 more hirings than firings in April 2019. Total hirings came to 282,181 versus 171,286... in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 40,169 more hirings than departures. The mildest positive
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agorahalf a million registered voters, SYRIZA in September 2015 beat New Democracy by more than 10 percentage points (pps) 35.81 percent versus 25.29 percent. With more than 70 percent of Sunday’s votes... by more than 3 pps, 32.9 percent versus 29.5 percent. With 71 percent of Sunday’s votes counted
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May employment balance positive by 105,282 as seasonal hires pick up
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in Μay with 105,284 more hirings than departures, data from..., there were 3,441 fewer hirings than firings in May 2019. Total hirings came to 323,524 versus... 30-44 years, where there were 35,775 more hirings than departures. The mildest positive balance
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The benefits of being Greek
Agora, economically liberal voters have nowhere to go other than towards New Democracy. With the demise... more desirable than foreigners, or perhaps are some Europeans better than other Europeans? Are all of them better than third country nationals? Brexit may hold the answer to that question. You obviously
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July employment balance turns negative by 14,691 after five straight months of positive data
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance turned negative in July with 14,691 more firings than hirings, data from... of positive balances. Compared to the same month last year, there were 6,081 fewer hirings than... aged 30-44 years, where there were 23,543 more firings than hirings. This was followed by those aged
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Deaths continue to outpace births in latest demographic warning
Societydeaths. However, the number of deaths of infants aged less than one year came to 300, raising slightly the infant mortality rate (number of deaths of infants aged less than one year per 1,000 live births) from 3.46 in 2017 to 3.47 in 2018. Overall, there were 33,857 more deaths than live births in 2018
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Parties gear up for clash over escalating migration challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Aegean crossings. More than 1,000 migrants have arrived on Lesvos, Chios and Samos this week... than its capacity. The pressing nature of the situation on Lesvos and other islands has placed... a migrant, rather than a refugee, crisis. The implication of the statement is that the majority
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