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What will it take to reverse the Greek 'brain drain'?
SocietyMitsotakis has spoken of tempting recent emigrants back through “lower taxes and contributions, more... capacity to achieve even a limited objective. While there has been a great deal of public debate on the subject, informed by a wealth of studies and surveys, very little has been advanced in the way
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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
AgoraEuropean countries, death and suffering from Covid-19 has been limited in Greece. This gave us... will be the tokens to fire up our memories when the absurdity of our current predicament has long.... In these moments, we resembled Dr Rieux, the narrator of The Plague by Albert Camus, a book which has found
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PM denies asylum-seeker pushbacks, argues Covid-19 under control
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMediterranean. The Greek PM insisted that Turkey has been acting provocatively... Times, which alleged that Greece has been conducting illegal pushbacks of asylum-seekers from... of the reporting, linking it to a Turkish disinformation campaign, and stressed that Greece has always
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe table continuing. The total number of deaths has risen to 242, with another 31 people being... if the steps taken so far do not suppress the disease. The government has so far indicated it wants to avoid... with regard to the opening of schools in early September. New Democracy has had a somewhat confused approach
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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of the Greek public’s overall support, the government has been losing the confidence of voters... then, support for SYRIZA has inched up by 0.7 points, while ND has shed 0.2 points. Beneath the headline... party. For instance, over the last few months there has been a dramatic change in the proportion
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Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
Agoraof President Tayyip Erdogan is in decay. It has also shown how dysfunctional his much vaunted executive presidential system has become, reinforcing the sense that the country is approaching the end of Erdogan’s era. The economic toll of the fires has yet to be assessed, but it is likely to be severe
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Fresh reshuffle speculation as ND centres on migration threat, response
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration to draw a line under what has been a far more difficult summer than it had expected. The devastating wildfires have undermined the image of competence and efficiency that New Democracy has tried.... The destruction inflicted on forests and property (an estimated 130,000 hectares has been burned and 1,800
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over.... Mitsotakis stuck to the government’s main line of defence, which is that it has tried to strengthen... of ICU beds available has increased significantly compared to when New Democracy took over from
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe handling of an alleged rape has prompted calls for justice and impartiality over concerns of a potential cover-up, while it has raised questions about progress in the government’s drive to tackle... Year’s Eve by a group of men said to include members of a prominent business family has sparked
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Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes
PoliticsForeign PolicyBerlin views the enduring disputes between Athens and Ankara. Athens has frequently complained about... has always seen itself as a mediator in conflicts, as was the case in 2020 when the crisis... invasion of Ukraine has changed the way Europe perceives violations or threats against territorial
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