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Professional liars in pandemic times
Agorainfluence on decision-making than facts and evidence. Post-truth is an era in which the main socio... they are speaking to more than their own eyes. The concept of post-truth can be linked to what the famous American comedian and television presenter Stephen Colbert called the concept of "truthiness" more than
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agorais that it is open to more than one interpretation. This was underlined by the government’s decision... Again, though, the problem of jumbling history with the present is that everyone draws different... the time is right to raise the matter but whether there is any matter to resolve. The problem
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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policythe presence of immigration-related problems in the city centre (more than 400 people, mostly from.... The United Nations called on both Greece and Europe to step up their response to the problem after its... (@cochetel) July 29, 2015 The UN also noted the scale of the problem, stressing that about 124,000
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
SYRIZA accused Mitsotakis of being too concerned with managing public perceptions rather than taking substantial measures to address the problem. In a social media post, leader Alexis Tsipras said... that since the start of the pandemic in Greece more than 16,500 people have died after contracting
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelated to Tempe, is seen as the most pressing problem by 10 pct compared to 17 pct a month ago... higher than last month. Justice and transparency issues, which also relate to Tempe, rank second with 49 pct, which is eight points lower than last month. Nevertheless, in response to a different
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IMF examines how Greece accumulated large pile of unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgramme. Specifically, tax debt represents more than 80 percent of total liabilities to the state. The stock reached... tax debtors owe less than 3,000 euros each, while their tax debt makes up just 2 percent of the total figure. In contrast, 1 percent of debtors owe more than 1 million euros each, accounting for 80
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan being included in the 2020 budget being drafted by the Finance Ministry. One of the most...’ reservations) at around 8,500 euros, and the income tax rate for those earning less than 10,000 euros... than expected on reducing the ENFIA property tax by an average of 22 percent for homeowners. Mitsotakis
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agora. Rather than the basis for a long-term foreign policy strategy, this tactic bears the hallmark of a "my..., it looks as if he has created an even more complex problem for himself. By refusing to continue peace... to view the dispute in less cut-and-dried terms than it is seen in Athens, Nicosia and Ankara
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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agoraand narrow focus on the troika – a team of civil servants – rather than its political masters... after another. Self-fulfilling fear of “contagion” spread faster than blundering European authorities... dictating terms. The creditors needed an go-between and a scapegoat. (The reason for a troika, rather than
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In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
Agorathan half of the Spanish youngsters that are looking for a job are currently unemployed. This brings... against this “unacceptable” and “alarming” problem but the opposition and the trade unions have... in the educational achievements of the labour force does not always solve the unemployment problem
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