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Newsletter 94 - 04/11/2016
to remove from their posts some of the ministers deemed to have become obstructive. One of the prime.... While one may debate the levels of success actually achieved in the four countries mentioned, there is no doubt that in the odd one out (Greece), there is little cause for celebration. One could look
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Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
their concerns about the Greek government’s handouts and seeking pledges that these were one-off... on Wednesday that a European Court of Justice ruling on collective dismissals, one of the key points... (albeit one that has much clearer conditions than the current one), but it does not make any
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Slow progress on fiscal, impasse on labour keep review deal on hold
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement ahead of the April 7 Eurogroup rather than the one on March 20. Finance Ministry sources told... being completely resolved. This is one of the issues on which there had been progress during... unit are covered) can be extended by the state on the demand of one of the negotiating parties
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Conference on Cyprus: foot-dragging towards a dead end
Agora. More importantly, bi-zonality means that there will be two constituent states – one Greek-Cypriot and one Turkish-Cypriot. Each constituent state will be administered by the respective community which.... So what now? The history of the Cyprus problem is one of failed diplomatic efforts, one might say
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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agora. Maybe this is because one no longer has the responsibility of running this troublesome country... to wriggle out of one position and into another before his opponents have had a chance to pin him down... canvas that can reflect its radical leftist roots one minute but then not have any qualms about
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeatureshave also been cut by one percentage point, so that the top marginal tax rate is now 44 percent... at the current level and given more generous credits to families with children. Families with one..., rising to 9,000 for a one-child household and 10,000 euros for a two-child household, this change
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agoraand expenditure, and annual data provide only one data point per year, so, instead, calculating a 12-month... shows a dashed line at +0.75 percent of GDP and one at -0.75 percent of GDP. This is done..., if one ascribes to the benefits of such a cautious fiscal rule, then the second SYRIZA government
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Our tragedy: How could this happen?
AgoraThere is one question more than any other swirling around in our minds as we contemplate... – an avoidable, but predictable, loss of lives, many of which had barely begun. The more one peels away... was paid to investment in the service, leaving Greece with one of the most meagre railway networks
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
to be in the driving seat ahead of Sunday’s ballot after former state minister Nikos Pappas – one... accused Kasselakis of lacking a plan, arguing that Achstioglou has one that has “a beginning, middle... to be able to influence the outcome of Sunday’s ballot one way or another. However, one factor
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agorapresident is a mixed blessing. Officially the office of the vice president has one of the shortest job..., it was widely assumed that Biden would only serve one term before handing over to a younger rising star within... border policy, a thankless task, and one which she was viewed to have bungled. Her visibility
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