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Ankara's reaction to marine parks proposal highlights obstacles to Greek-Turkish dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policythat “the global challenge of environmental protection should raise awareness among governments rather than... Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year after winning... settlement of the Cyprus problem, within the UN framework, in accordance with the relevant UNSC
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Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government
PoliticsGreek Politicswas substantially lower than the worst year on record over the last two decades, when 18,616 hectares were... of water available to the Greek capital at the moment, which is 250 million cubic metres less than... for consumers by 30-40 pct. Clearly, this would create a political problem for the government, while also
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Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
PoliticsGreek Politicsa storm battered Athens, causing flooding in some parts of the capital. He stressed that the problem... on gravity rather than continuous pumping, operational costs will be minimal. EYDAP’s chief executive... responsibility onto industry and tourism rather than households. Reports in the Greek media highlight
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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
by provisions of 101 billion, of which 31.9 billion related to PSI, more than offsetting operating... that beat the target by more than 1 billion. It is worth noting that tax revenues surged 38.8 percent... months, mostly reflects lower-than-targeted social protection expenses as well as consumption and non
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agora. Rather than a barnstorming performance to round off a bitterly-fought contest, Tsipras delivered a rather... was delivered, also later than scheduled. It was another huge disappointment for SYRIZA voters. The ruling party went into Sunday hoping to get more than 25 percent of the vote, aiming to limit New Democracy
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Where is Odysseus? Part 3 - Participation
Agorapopulation is now expected to be slightly bigger than in the data from 2018. This is favorable...), on baseline, is also projected to be bigger than was initially thought in 2018. There are two reasons... is around 5 percentage points higher than in Greece. This is quite a large difference, and it has been
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Newsletter 407 - 12/01/2024
to pass will allow foreign universities to set up local branches, rather than allowing private... at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that more than 400 million... zoning restrictions by introducing more lax regulations than those currently imposed by the country’s
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A tax credit for Greece: The significance of an independent public revenue service
Agoraprone to sloganeering than the painstaking, difficult but important evidence-based work that real scrutiny of tax collection normally entails. Another problem is that in a country with a historically... in the coming years? This particular reform shows beyond any doubt that Greece’s biggest problem
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
indications, though, that if one of the two parties is to edge ahead it will be SYRIZA rather than New... days of the campaign. In contrast, New Democracy is seen having rallied to more than 90 percent... will be that New Democracy, PASOK and Potami will probably find it easier to reach an agreement than
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agorathan 80 prior actions, none are considered as politically testing as the ones completed... than more measures in exchange for more loans from the creditors. The significance of morale should... from the programme, which would be supported by a cash buffer of more than 10 billion euros rather
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