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PM hopes solo run can lead to settlement of football dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken it upon himself to try to resolve the storm created by a dispute involving the country’s top football teams and their owners, which is threatening unpredictable political consequences. During Thursday’s cabin...
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Podcast - What can Greece expect from the Biden administration?
AgoraDonald Trump may not have accepted Joe Biden's victory in the US elections, but the rest of the world is preparing for a change of guard in Washington. Greece is among the countries that will have a very keen eye on what the new American administration ...
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s housing crisis has emerged as one of the key issues that the government has to address as part of its effort to tackle structural problems and boost its chances of winning a third term in office. To this end, the government has tabled a bill th...
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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agora’ of capital markets, and making those who can least afford it pay for the rest of their lives. The new... in these countries to implement in return for financial assistance, much of which served to pay back sovereign.... How this can be voiced is anybody’s guess, not least Streeck’s. Given that numerous democratic
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In survival bid, coalition seeks to ease taxpayer burden, secure early bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politicssubmitted to the House extends the number of monthly instalments in which taxpayers can pay off their unpaid taxes and social security contributions (SSCs). Those owing up to 15,000 euros can pay.... The scheme can only be put together after the results of the European Central Bank’s stress tests
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Tsipras to meet Merkel amid search for political backing
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the EU, such as Merkel, can instigate greater flexibility in the way that lenders deal with Greece... the ceiling of 15 billion euros so it can overcome its pressing liquidity problems. This would help... of an internal default via the inability to pay wages or pensions, and a “Graccident” via the failure to pay
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agoraas a benefit for low-income pensioners rather than retirement pay, reached 721 million euros last year... retirement so nobody can claim a pension before they reach 62. This adjustment would be phased... assets do not have the capacity to support the retirement pay under any type of asset management
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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
whether Greece is in a position to wrap up its third bailout in time to receive new funding to pay... for privatisations and hopes that the new body can operate more as an investment, rather than... asking whether Greece can afford to hold snap elections in the autumn. Perhaps, though, we should
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Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
Agoraa return. Assuming that Germany can currently fund itself at 1 percent, the annual funding cost would... interest rate but offer Greece the option of freeing itself from the obligation to pay annual...’t have to pay interest during those 50 years. That will make a world of difference to me and you
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Newsletter 49 - 30/10/2015
a retirement pay of more than 1,000 euros at the moment can expect a new round of cuts as well... to only 26.2 percent. Given that the ballot will be open, meaning that anyone willing to pay 3 euros can vote for any of the four candidates, the strong support for Tzitizkostas among those who did
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