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Ex-minister's jailing a boost for faltering sense of justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was jailed for 20 years on Monday after being found guilty of money laundering. Although the ex-PASOK veteran will serve only a fraction of this sentence, his conviction is notable moment in Greek politics as...
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
AgoraGreeks, EU officials have a habit of failing to be clear about what the money lent to Greece has been... be within its rights to accuse its eurozone partners of failing to live up to their commitments... hear references to the “European taxpayer” who has been bailing out the Greeks over the last five
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
and liabilities, and 4) bailing-in creditors by cancelling or reducing the liabilities of the failing... economics and sensible politics can cohabit within the euro area. Failing to bring this two elements
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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agoraahead.” It seems failing to reach a compromise can have exactly the same results. Nick Malkoutzis... of consensus and saw herself as a “conviction politician,” she may have been smiling down as the heads
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeatures20,000 and 70-80,000 euros. Any attempt to define the target group explicitly is like nailing jelly
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport following the Tempe train crash appears to be tailing off. In terms of voting intentions, ND’s
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IMF sees eurozone debt relief pledges failing to deliver sustainability
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the executive board meeting on July 20 that approved in principle the precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Greece, the International Monetary Fund published its updated Debt Sustainability Analysis, which includes the relief measures t...
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Greece’s unstable and confusing tax system failing to deliver results
EconomyMacroeconomyA report by the diaNeOsis research and policy institute has painted a troubling picture of Greece’s taxation system as the country nears it programme exit. The results show disproportionately high levels of tax compared to falling incomes, ongoing tax e...
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt
PoliticsGreek Politics, as well as other opposition parties, are certain to accuse the government of failing to strengthen... at the conservatives’ strong lead over SYRIZA. The opposition party, though, is still failing... at considerably high levels despite the jailing of Golden Dawn’s leadership last year. There has been
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek Politicscases and hospitalisations as a hopeful sign, while hailing progress on the vaccination progress... a similar message, claiming the national vaccination programme has been exceeding its targets, hailing
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