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How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
AgoraOn the night of October 6 in 2009, Greek TV channels put up the map of the country's electoral... to come and ended up signing an adjustment programme with the eurozone and the IMF in May 2010. Tension built up throughout 2011, with mass protests outside the Greek Parliament in the summer. An attempt
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Newsletter 224 -25/10/2019
compiled by the committee given the task for coming up with a new system. According to reports... of their homeland for up to 35 years. Furthermore, to be eligible for the list, voters will have to have lived... as an opportunity to satisfy a longstanding demand of Greeks living abroad, and potentially pick up vital
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agora-wing politician wanted to lead the resistance and scoop up all the political gains. At the time... that included using a eurozone exit as a negotiating tool for better debt terms, summed up... history. Samaras’ tactics ended up forming a wide front against the adjustment programme
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Newsletter 238 -07/02/2020
that New Democracy supported while in opposition as well, but has not provided tangible evidence to back up... presented a challenging front to the government as the opposition turned up the heat. SYRIZA’s position on the issue was summed up by parliamentary spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday. He accused
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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
Agorawill be the tokens to fire up our memories when the absurdity of our current predicament has long... of noise on Easter Sunday, when families in Athens made up for not being able to visit their ancestral... could not stand up to even the slightest pressure. This prompted them to adopt decisions early enough
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Greek housing market at new juncture as Covid-19 shakes foundations
EconomyFeaturesand other urban areas. Construction geared up by 9 percent in 2017, 10 percent in 2018 and 13..., followed by Turkish nationals who make up around 9 percent and Russian nationals with 6 percent... starting to come up against some hard constraints. Only 376 residence permits have been issued under
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It's the hope that kills you
Agora, the government quickly shifted its attention to opening up the economy as quickly as possible... of Greece show that up to August, 4.8 million tourists visited the country. Although the figure pales... to a specific positive case or were related to travelling. Up to the end of June, there were fewer than 750
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Newsletter 279 -13/11/2020
. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos was also left out of the new line-up to be replaced by Agriculture... the creation of seven new deputy ministerial posts, adding up to a 57-person cabinet. The new cabinet..., with police maintaining a discreet presence outside churches. Summing up the situation in a radio
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Greece prepares to relax lockdown amid concerns about toll on economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe expert advice also back this up, to start relaxing restrictions, which would allow certain sectors... struggling businesses. On Friday, Mitsotakis confirmed that there would be rent subsidies of up to 80 pct... far) of refunds for tax prepayments. Up to Thursday night, 512,000 applications were submitted
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agoraineffective, discriminatory, set up a new clientele (of which Greece is already overflowing), and pit one... an important pension/labor reform in 2021, intended to set up funded retirement schemes and thus to diversify...) and thus, the domestic business economy is made up of concentric circles of special interests
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