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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Societyon fundamental rights across Member States of the EU,” was conducted in seven EU member states (Belgium...), the decrease in public sector pay (25 percent on average) and private sector pay (by at least 15 percent
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammesocial safety net, which it believes is too reliant on retirement pay. “We all know that the fiscal... not be needed if this target can be achieved without reducing spending on retirement pay. European..., especially as eurozone member states must also have their say. The prospect of Germany or another member
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(Dis)Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Union
Agora, pay with their own lives. The institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina are paralyzed by corruption... was willing to pay the political price by arresting and prosecuting the political leadership... Balkans, the ambitious program of Germany during its EU Council presidency and the need for EU member
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Crisis management policy: the sad lesson of the Greek case
Agorawould need more loans and/or easier debt terms to pay interest and principal on its old loans... is to start by finding out how big a surplus is needed to pay off all the debt, the second point is to find... economic problems and are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy also pay back their borrowings
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agorapay tribute to the courage and fortitude of the men and women of Greece.” It is strange... by Othmar Karas, an Austrian member of the EPP group, and Liem Hoang Ngoc, a French member... of the EU leadership has dropped in 20 of the 28 member states over the last few years. While young people
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicsbridge loan following July's 7.2-billion-euro package to pay the ECB-held bond, pending an agreement... in September. Former Minister Dimitris Stratoulis, a member of SYRIZA's Left Platform, argued... (not a SYRIZA member) suggested that the recent revelations about plans for a parallel payment system
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agora. As the IMF outlines in its announcement, when a member is in need of financing that is far in excess of its.... The four criteria for “exceptional access” are: The member country is facing exceptional balance.... That type of solution at the time would have favoured Greece as a member of the IMF but would have
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorareceived additional support from other member states. On Thursday, Frontext said that it 750 officers... member states have been slow in providing personnel, rather than anything to do with Greek reluctance... and the reluctance of many member states. Greece also deported 16,015 people in the first nine
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PM joins forces with some eurozone partners to lobby for "corona-bond"
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a coordinated eurozone-level response to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on member-states... emergency healthcare spending and pay for economic support measures. The initiative, spearheaded..., suggesting that an agreement on the ESM extending credit lines to eurozone member state’s
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policy, a small EU member state but with large defense contributions to NATO, seems to be at crossroads as the big EU Member States are currently discussing ways and secure guarantees to offer Kiev in case of either a ceasefire or a failure of the negotiations talks. Member states will be called in any case
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