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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agora, there may be 4 million more inhabitants in the Netherlands, rather than the 1.4 million loss in the 2019... this trend, then the dichotomy in the big regions within the EU will only get bigger. Finally... population, and was more population dynamic, than the north-west group (Figure 1). Since the 1990s
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
as it attempts to get on the front foot following a series of setbacks that have spurred on its political... escalating popularity, more than doubling its share of voting intentions since October. During the same... centre, which is the space that helped get Mitsotakis elected as conservative leader and prime minister
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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Agora, the assets get written down every year by the amount of depreciation of the machine, and the debt... faster than operating expenses and the interest on the debt, then a “profit” results and the surplus... are really “negative value added” or a “loss,” but often this does not get recorded because
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
qualifying households will get a discount of 22 cents a litre for a total 180 litres of petrol over... SYRIZA accused Mitsotakis of being too concerned with managing public perceptions rather than... that since the start of the pandemic in Greece more than 16,500 people have died after contracting
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek Politicsis to see a stable, rather than one-party, government elected, media reports and political analysis... to the PM toying with the idea of calling national elections earlier than scheduled. After seeing... are projected to get 33.1 pct, which is well short of the 38 pct that they would roughly need to gain
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshe founded, but with Brigadier Dimitris Hatziliadis leading the grouping, rather than former deputy... by abstaining from a vote of confidence. If just MeRA25 were to abstain, rather than join the coalition, it would bring the threshold for the vote of confidence close to 140, rather than 151. However, even
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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
unemployment. More than two in three (65 pct) said they believe things are going in the wrong..., the government’s attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has... lets in order to free up housing stock for long-term renters are also expected to get the thumbs-down
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Moody's upgrade underlines gap between economic story and reality for households
Economyis dominated by SMEs, most of them micro firms with fewer than 10 employees, means that majority of the firms... that have the necessary financial status to get their hands on the loans with favourable terms. Households... of affordability. In the latest CPI for February, housing costs are up by more than 5 pct, while rents
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
Agoradisposable income has dropped by more than 30 percent since the crisis began. This has contributed to even... in their payments to the state, banks, social security funds or public utilities due to money shortages. More than... employed people have to support more than 4.7 million unemployed and inactive. There isn’t an economy
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Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Elia was able to get 2-3 more percent in the EU vote than opinion polls had indicated meant... than expected showing from the PASOK-led Elia (Olive Tree) alliance means that the victory... the previous European ballot by more than 20 percentage points. However, it is the leftists’ failure
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