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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoradepartures, rather than forced returns, which are seen as a last resort. In 2018, the Netherlands... for Migration (IOM). Also, fewer than 2,000 people have been returned under the terms of the EU-Turkey... recently argued that Greece is facing a migration, rather than a refugee crisis, which has created
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
, a full 0.5 percent lower than the government’s 2020 budget target, and 2 percent for 2021, with long.... A breakdown of amounts owed showed that 79 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each... turned negative in October with 125,668 more firings than hirings, data from the Labour Ministry’s
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Newsletter 232 -13/12/2019
than the Italian criterion of having sold 50 pct+1 of both mezzanine and junior notes, with the aim... more recently in search of work and better opportunities than their crisis-ridden homeland could... instrument, attracting more than one billion euros in offers for a 375 million auction, and a yield
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeatures, the targets call for more than a tripling of wind power and photovoltaic generation capacity from 2017... than the original plan, and a 50 percent increase over 2017 levels), as well as a slight increase...) is largely the result of market liberalisation since the 1990s. More than 40 percent of the electricity
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Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
Agoraare used to protect motorcycle riders elbows rather than heads, wheelchair ramps are considered perfect... by adopting restrictive measures earlier than other leaders after heeding the multiple warnings coming from... a chance to address this issue directly in his televised address on Wednesday, but rather than
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Covid-19 presents new, significant challenge in banks' effort to reduce NPLs
EconomyBankingeuros in December, reduced annually by close to 14 billion euros, and more than 39 billion since... of the NPEs, 24.6 billion euros, is connected to some sort of settlement scheme. More than half.... Within the business segment, 62 percent of small and self-employed are non-performing, and more than
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
Agoradiscourse and reality becomes more than obvious. Particularly on the funding front - absent a strong... are likely to undermine, rather than catalyze, the EU Green Deal particularly in the Eurozone’s southern... with it. Under this scenario the idea of a green recovery would consist in little more than wishful
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PM declares tourism season open, rules out new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the hiring of 1,100 medical personnel. Mitsotakis noted that during four days last week, more than... would be better prepared for a second outbreak than it was for the first because society... returned to the country during the coronavirus outbreak because they felt safer than being abroad may
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Unemployment edges upward to 15.5 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyis less than three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary, in line with Eurostat... data was released. Particularly, response in urban areas had been lower than usual due... that the employment balance was positive with 37,568 more hirings than firings. Compared to the same month last
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Newsletter 258 -07/17/2020
more or less typical for this week, confirming that more cases are being recorded than a month ago... more than double by the end of August without some return to restrictions. The measures, taken... data has suggested that cases could more than double by the end of August without some return
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