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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agora. The Cologne-based German sociologist Streeck has written a thought-provoking book in the best... to private households and corporates has exhausted itself. At different junctures of post-World War... is not only reserved to the troika’s activities and misjudgements. He has a keen eye for the domestic origins
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Golden Dawn faces more legal action but is on course for strong election showing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be charged in connection to the party’s alleged criminal activity has added some extra uncertainty... that the charter the party has submitted to the Supreme Court is not the real document that sets out its... for the possibility of being banned from the elections and has laid the groundwork to participate under
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Samaras has at least secured the next step in the process, which will come when the Eurogroup... during the debate that his time in his current position is coming to an end. It has been rumoured... parliamentary confrontation until a new President of the Hellenic Republic has to be elected
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Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics. Baltakos made it clear in the video that he felt this tactic was wrong. It is a position he has been... with Baltakos, which dates back to the 1990s, has been repeatedly criticised, not just by opposition... Democracy leader has rejected criticism, even from within his party, that many of his advisers have hard
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Greece’s political system has not disappeared and it has forced the mainstream parties to come up... awaiting trial, it is not clear what room for manoeuvre the party has. The ball, therefore, is very much... that has stayed loyal to Golden Dawn to change their minds. Until recently, New Democracy followed
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Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
Agorathat Greece has to adopt through the troika compliance requirements. The lingering impression... of bilateral cooperation that has been established alongside unnecessary finger pointing. Leaving aside the unprecedented volumes of credit guarantees that Germany has provided for the financing
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Electricity strike nipped in bud, leaving political loose ends
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy-PASOK administration has used civil mobilisation orders before (to force striking teachers... to the passing of a law allowing the sale of PPC spin-off being one of the prior actions Greece has... in Parliament on Wednesday. The bill has already been approved at committee level and is expected
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agorato default last week, the Greek government, which has been left with few convincing arguments... in circulation than the central bank has reserves (dollars in this case) so it can convert them one... convertibility, Argentina followed the policies that the International Monetary Fund has been long advocating
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Antonis Samaras was there a few months ago) but the sight of Tsipras, who has said he.... Greece has never had an atheist prime minister and Tsipras runs the risk of being unable to reach... the church even though he is a non-believer. Until now, New Democracy has maintained the strongest ties
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The television will not be revolutionised
Agorabroadcasts, it has found itself without a chairman for a second time. Antonis Makrydimitris, and his deputy... departed suggests that the coalition has little appetite for NERIT becoming the independent broadcaster it promised. Either that or it has abandoned those intentions with the same speed it passed
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