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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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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign Policy? The answer is very simple. Right now, indeed, there are opposing positions”. “After all... make me more popular. However, I am not concerned with being popular, but only with being beneficial... agenda. In late April the two sides are expected to talk about new confidence building measures
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
online and providing 5G coverage to 94 percent of the country. He also promised training for 400,000... of percentage points in support, is waning, and that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s campaign has been... percent in February, dipping to 28.4 percent in the immediate aftermath of Tempe. SYRIZA’s rating has
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Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging
EconomyProgrammeare not met, the non-paper notes that the government has not accepted such a proposal and its stance... heroic – and I really mean heroic – efforts on the part of Greece and the Greek people.” She said... a proposal apparently made by the institutions for contingent measures of up to 2 percent of GDP (3.6 billion
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Regling underlines concerns about fiscal target after voter-friendly measures
EconomyProgrammeEuropean Stability Mechanism (ESM) managing director Klaus Regling has repeated his warning that Greece’s is veering away from its fiscal targets following recent measures that Athens adopted without... by the European Commission. “I take note that the Greek government says that they will reach
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign PolicyTayyip Erdogan has been viewing the US and its role in his country and Syria, especially, with suspicion. In the meantime, Turkey has lost all its traditional allies in the area, such as Israel and Egypt. These countries seem to have turned their interest to the US. Over the last decade, Greece has
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal
PoliticsGreek Politicsa period as possible, thereby avoiding the kind of outbreak that has overwhelmed public health... the government has already taken in this direction, such as closing schools and offering parents emergency leave, he stressed that “no mass measure can replace individual responsibility.” He also broached
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Newsletter 163 -25/05/2018
to a conclusion. The government has to submit to Parliament in the coming weeks the Medium-Term Fiscal... the outstanding prior actions swiftly. A key prior action that has been completed is the drafting... pages, is to act as a policy compass in the post-programme period. The government has worked
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Kasselakis returns as SYRIZA squabble turns into full-blown infighting
PoliticsGreek Politics, with a permanent split now looking like it is just a matter of time. Kasselakis has referred four... them over negative comments about his leadership. Also, SYRIZA’s left-wing “Umbrella” faction has... congress, lined up for February, to be brought forward. This is the first time that Achtsioglou has
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What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
Agorauncomfortable) measures to reach this target but the adjustment needed would be smaller than the one that has... wildly. Throughout this erratic and confusing period, though, the one relatively constant theme has been... interesting answer, while not appearing to adopt the most extreme interpretation of the exchange, had
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