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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
table income tax and pension reform legislation in an apparent unilateral action. However, apart from... document estimates net savings of 2.5 percent of GDP are required to achieve a much lower primary surplus... its macro and fiscal forecasts, the IMF estimated Greek GDP will contract 0.6 percent this year
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
Agora, when eurozone finance ministers meet in Sofia. Apart from the fact that Germany’s new government has... that the 2017 primary surplus was 3.4 to 3.5 percent of GDP, compared to the most recent estimates of 2.44... Greece should seek a precautionary credit line rather than a cash buffer, estimated at somewhere
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
on energy companies. Apart from further draining away New Democracy’s support, SYRIZA hopes... and 160/MWh euros for commercial users. This would, according to estimates, halve the bills compared... “bazooka,” estimated at another 2.5 billion euros, in advance of any EU decision at the end of May
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Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelates to military procurements. Apart from addressing any geopolitical and military concerns... trade war through its major trading partners in Europe. The Bank of Greece estimates that a 10 pct... Ministry officials have estimated that based on the initial proposal by the European Commission
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Newsletter 355 - 14/10/2022
rating review was the latest estimate that sees a small recession of 0.2 pct for next year, mostly... pct. During the presentation, the head of the think tank said that should its estimate of investment... this week was closer to the Greek authorities with a 1.8 pct growth estimate. However, the picture
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraexplanation and has called for an investigation. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human... fellow human beings. Too often over the years, Greece has been criticised for its treatment... by Muiznieks, the UNHCR, Pro Asyl, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, EU Home Affairs Commissioner
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EU experts concerned about level of xenophobia, violence against migrants in Greece
Society(ECRI), the Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body, the 60-page report... of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgements confirming the need to end this practice.” The report... and the National Human Rights Commission, as well as NGOs, that will develop a comprehensive national
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Greek regions perform poorly in social progress index
Societyof what it offers citizens in terms of basic human needs, wellbeing and opportunity, according... components arranged into three themes: basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing, and opportunity. Open... indicator, where 13.5 points separated them. In the indicator measuring basic human needs, the gap
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Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
Societynot think that human rights were respected in the country. When the same question was put for the US... number (58 percent) disagreed that human rights were respected there. The responses... effectively in the EU and 71.5 percent agreeing that human rights were respected in the Union
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Another austerity fighter to bite the dust
Agorawith domestic, EU law and Human Rights provisions. In a number of cases, mandated measures have been judged...). Other claims are directed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Most cases have been... Courts, and both in human rights courts, it is more difficult to challenge the actions
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