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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
with the refugee crisis. The incumbent president can still promote Greece’s cause, but the change..., a clearer picture should emerge about whether this goal can be achieved. Commission optimistic on growth... Working Group (EWG) convenes, so the finance ministers can rubberstamp the agreement at the December 5
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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
retirement pay is lower than 850 euros. The package presented by Tsipras means that around 60 percent... rights to use the fiscal overperformance as it sees fit. Tsipras can point to the fact that his.... These short-term measures can contribute to easing Greece’s debt profile, in particular concerning
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agorashould ignore that this is what happened. Only if we understand the mechanics of the programmes, can we... can call this whole process an unavoidable quid pro quo or an arrangement born of necessity but let’s... to then pay the price for it anyway, be it through drastic fiscal consolidation in several countries
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Newsletter 137 -27/10/2017
their ballots so industrial action can go ahead. According to the government, progress was recorded... and the visiting inspectors also appeared to reach an agreement regarding retirement pay for widows... now been paid out. Athens can now focus on completing the review, which means that it has to start
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After unveiling growth plan, Athens has fourth review loose ends to tackle
EconomyProgrammefor the post-programme era, confirming that this task has now been completed and that his government can... also focussed on the fact that the government believes the Greek economy can benefit significantly... of the way, attention can now turn to the remaining tasks the government has to take care of for the fourth
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The benefits of being Greek
Agoracan Mr Mitsotakis dog-whistle to this crowd before losing the support of centrist voters? A recent... nationals can be discriminated against in the provision of social benefits, it is worth enquiring... benefits for my non-British children? Can the UK pursue policies that incentivise British citizens
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Newsletter 245 -27/03/2020
their employees to work shifts for two weeks a month, while receiving half their regular pay, over the next six... the government insists that it is doing everything it can to build capacity in the health system at speed, it can... ordering a lockdown from Monday morning, there are few extra measures it can adopt to prevent
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Awaiting the magic wand that will end the pandemic
Agoraof the population by June i.e., until the beginning of the tourist season. Here, uninformed readers should pay... if the predictions had come true. Anyone can make a mistake, especially in times when humanity is faced..., we can find a large number of people who gloat over the fact that a vaccinated person died from
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agoraas a whole (the annual number). Monthly data are volatile and can jump with leads and lags in revenue... overall balance and a stable stock of nominal overall debt), we can now see how government policy... the confidence band of + or -0.75 percent of GDP away from zero. One can discuss the political or ideological
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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
that the government is doing what it can to help them get back on their feet. Apart from the pledge... it can reduce, suspend or refund the special consumption tax on fuel used for agricultural purposes. He..., though, it is doubtful how many of the farmers’ demands the government can satisfy. They include tax
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