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The joke's on Greece
Agorafragile, self-denigrating frame of mind. After seven years of being pummelled by criticism, it has become... that predate the crisis but which have at times being exacerbated by it – play a role in this. There has been... ideological beliefs has created a dangerous mix. In this pernicious environment, Greeks have often lacked
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There's always next season
Agora. This was not a discussion about who has the best ideas to lift the country out of the mire, but about who... it has done could have made things worse, but Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary... Minister Alexis Tsipras has been forced to adjust his narrative repeatedly since last year because
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The flag of permanent defeat
Agora. It was almost as if he realised that he actually is the prime minister of Greece and has the responsibility...) and roughly five times as long as interim premier Lucas Papademos. It’s interesting that it has taken... a necessary part of any future government. This would be a remarkable comeback given how backing has
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EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
Agorahas had in the past with the Commission and other European institutions, but the Greek prime..., which has to do with the way in which rules are imposed and consensus is reached within the EU... of the refugee crisis, though, the same iron will has not been on display and this is why, over
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Newsletter 151 -16/02/2018
relations collide The Greek government has been through an intense and very tense week at home... sovereignty has been questioned for many years by Ankara and which Greece and Turkey almost went to war... and the hydrocarbon exploration going on off Cyprus, where ENI says it has discovered gas, look to have put Ankara
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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
are due to begin in Athens on Monday, even though the third review has not quite been completed yet... approving the presidential decree for the redevelopment of the former Athens airport at Hellenikon, has..., involved electronic auctions. The attention on this issue has been exacerbated by the government’s
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Kotzias prepares for significant Skopje visit after making treaty proposal
PoliticsForeign PolicyΤhe two-day visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Skopje, due to begin this Thursday, has... building measures between the two countries and Athens feels that it has to provide an equally symbolic... of the issue that has marred relations between the two countries for a quarter of a century. Both
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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
Agoradoghouse and has emerged as an equal partner in Europe and beyond. The promotional video is designed... (ANEL) coalition has been building towards this moment ever since it was re-elected in September 2015... the idea of the exit being oversold and politics being put ahead of practicalities. Greece has been
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorabecause it has the power to get the weakest back on their feet and provide them with the protection.... Mitsotakis has argued that lowering taxes would lead to lower tax evasion (as the incentive to dodge... on taxpayers has increased considerably. Although there have been significant improvements in the tax
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Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
own line Alexis Tsipras’s coalition partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, has been causing... counterpart, Zoran Zaev, while the latter proposal does not represent government policy, which has centred... vote to be held. There has been speculation that New Democracy might make such a move
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