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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agorapopulists either failing to make the advances that many feared/predicted or suffering the wear-and-tear that comes with being in office. If we take the scientific definition of populism (pitting... percent over two years, scrapping the trade tax for the self-employed, cutting the VAT rate
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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agorastops” in Europe. Capital turned and fled for home, cutting off liquidity for one periphery country... the core offers only loans, then who is bailing out whom? Those are the questions that need an inquiry
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politics-measures imposed by the IMF, including the cutting the base tax rate from 22 to 20 percent, would be re-assessed based on the prevailing conditions. It has not all been plain sailing
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicstax for the self-employed, cutting the VAT rate in the food service sector from 24 to 13 percent... that the fiscal space for his measures would be created by cutting spending in the public sector largely... the government over its handling of the Mario camp on Lesvos and for failing to talk about safe borders. He
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Newsletter 31 - 19/06/2015
, when Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was accused of failing to make any credible proposals... failing. The problem for Tsipras, though, is that he has to tread carefully with the military... predecessor, right-wing Antonis Samaras, faced strong criticism after cutting the wages of military
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek Politicsrisked failing the bailout review by the country’s creditors because of the IMF’s insistence... published in UK daily The Guardian about the global lobbying activities of ride-hailing platform Uber... criticised SYRIZA’s attempts while in government to ban Uber and other ride-hailing platforms, accusing
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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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OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report on May 15 identifying 3.3 billion euros worth of burdensome regulations in 13 sectors weighing on businesses each year. Over three-quarters of these costs accrue in three...
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For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival
Society, the Public Power Corporation (PPC) revealed that it was cutting off electricity to about 30,000 homes... attached an emergency property tax to electricity bills and said anyone failing to pay it would lose
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Why doesn't Tsipras just cut defence spending?
Agora, for instance, of a comprehensive defence review over the last five years has been a serious failing..., right-wing Antonis Samaras, faced strong criticism after cutting the wages of military personnel
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