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Fires latest obstacle to coalition's momentum-building efforts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan three days in the area of Kalamos, north of Athens. The Tsipras administration also said... greater than the 1,500 hectares Tsipras had suggested was affected when he visited the area on Wednesday. In fact, the SYRIZA leader highlighted that the level of damage was much less than in 2009
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Key factors in cost-of-living crisis not kept in check
Agoraweeks has also been highlighted by data that demostrates the domestic nature of the problem... is up to 213 pct more expensive than in the EU. For the second time in so many months, Prime Minister... is cheaper than France, Italy, Spain and the UK in nominal terms, but the picture changes once
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A Greek form of Triangulation
Agoraplan very well. It was evident in last summer’s elections, which were more of a procession than... not forced to vote for it. Within less than 24 hours, SYRIZA and PASOK had changed their position... in your favour. The mainstream media scrutiny of the government’s policies is usually nothing more than
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Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
Agorawill need to implement 3 percent of GDP, more than 5 billion euros, in further austerity measures up... could find in the markets better rates than those charged by the IMF, justifying the government plan... an upwards-revised surplus of 705 million euros. This meant the target was missed by more than 2
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The benefits of being Greek
Agora, economically liberal voters have nowhere to go other than towards New Democracy. With the demise... foreign. Therein lies the second problem. Even if one assumes (which is far from certain) that non-EU... more desirable than foreigners, or perhaps are some Europeans better than other Europeans? Are all
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agorathan in 2009. The 2020 Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project has given Bulgaria the worst.... There are more Bulgarians working abroad than in Bulgaria. Mass emigration has left key sectors barren — more than half of the doctors in Bulgaria are above 55 years old. The country has the highest death
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The unbearably slow vaccination process in Croatia
Agorathat in Croatia, according to the Government's vaccination plan published in December, there are more than... vaccination are "significantly less delivery of vaccines than promised" because "all manufacturers failed... of the EU (11.3%), but also countries such as Spain, Portugal or Greece have vaccinated more than 7
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The virus may be slowing, but fake news is still rampant
Agoraspread faster than the virus itself. This type of news knew no borders, nor did they distinguish age...% of Kosovars said they did not believe the Covid-19 virus existed at all, while 61.5% said the problem with the virus was overestimated, because they thought the virus was much less dangerous than
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
Agoraattention may then shift to other levers in the toolbox, rather than always thinking of credit and fiscal... an aggregate demand problem, as though there is a deficiency. Rather, Greece has permanent excess... to focus on efficiency and productivity, rather than on spending stimulus. Consider Figure 1 below
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Mitsotakis tries to rally MPs amid lacklustre poll data, resurfacing of Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsmuch greater support than its rivals - none of whom have made any great strides either - but has... Analysis polls converge on a narrative of stagnation rather than consolidation. Mitsotakis’s... is expanding, with MRB placing the total uncertain vote at 22.4 pct and Metron at 12.6, up more than
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