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Newsletter 114 - 07/04/2017
in order to avoid further damage to the Greek economy due to the prolonged uncertainty... (1.82 billion) is owed by 83.8 percent of taxpayers (3.61 million) whose tax debts are less than... more than 300,000 euros each or 78.79 billion combined, corresponding to 84.8 percent of the total
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The republic without a government
AgoraMore than three months after the general elections, Germany still does not have a new government..., then a rising number of citizens will use their ballot to exert even greater punishment than in September... of building the new Berlin airport is by now legend. Already delayed by more than two years, citizens
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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
Agoraindeed take political courage to settle a dispute that has dragged on for more than a quarter... on the prospect of a solution than Zaev’s. Equally, his government’s reaction to the public protests against the name deal showed a desire to strengthen a “them and us” narrative rather than to show genuine
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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
savings on pension spending in order to repurpose those funds to strengthen its social safety net has... eurozone peers in the political discussions it holds, rather than stating its case on the technocratic...) to 88.6 billion, 1.6 billion lower than the target of 90.2 billion. The current amount is equal
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
freezing the return of the ANFA and SMP profits from Greek bonds. The first instalment of more than 600 million euros is due shortly. More than the possibility of losing these funds, Tsipras..., especially as Greek bond yields are higher than the government would like. It has been suggested
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agorarestructuring took place less than a year later and there continues to be a debate about whether... Ireland more than any other country by far,” he said. “We had at the time liquidity provided representing more than 100 percent of the GDP of Ireland. I conveyed to Ireland the same message as to all
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Record year for company launches in 2018, small enterprises continue to dominate
EconomyFeatures13,474 additional companies registered in 2018 than delisted. The latest available data revealed... on the platform than becoming active. There was a 2.1 percent increase in new companies forming in 2018 compared..., and abolishing a 50 percent discount for those under 35 with less than 5 insured years. Cumulatively since
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Greeks dissatisfied with benefits scope and access, OECD survey finds
Societythan they currently do, in order to support the poor?” In Greece, close to 80 percent of respondents... with this statement than younger ones. Most respondents expressed low confidence... of Greeks expressed the sentiment that the economic situation in Greece is currently worse than
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
Agoraby an unprecedented level of confrontation between the two delegations, less than two weeks after the visit... gone through no fewer than 19 rounds of negotiation since November 2013. Europeans are increasingly.... But worse than the timing of the summit is a long list of structural challenges Europe is up against
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agorawildfire last summer, the Macedonia name deal and law and order issues. However, it has been evident... delivered light drizzle rather than a deluge. Also, Tsipras has had to implement the same kind of policies that scuppered his predecessors’ chances of survival. He held on longer than they did, but tax
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