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Podcast - Has Greece fully recovered from the crisis?
AgoraGreece has come a long way since the dark days of 2015, but has it fully recovered? In this episode of The Agora, Nick Malkoutzis speaks with Peter Sanfey and Dimitris Sourvanos, authors of the new... to stability. Peter Sanfey is the Deputy Director for Country Economics, Strategy and Policy
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Microsoft deal welcomed as Greece vies for more foreign investments
EconomyFeaturesand communication technology (ICT) human capital. Greece’s ICT sector is less than half the EU... and increase the share of ICT specialists to 2.3 percent of total employment, adding extra value of 1.1
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Newsletter 416 - 15/03/2024
that killed 57 people. By focussing on the "human error" element of the incident, ND MEPs play down... targets for this year require a sizeable primary surplus of more than 2 pct of GDP, up from 1.1 pct
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek Politics-friendly measures to come. After announcing 1.1 billion euros in interventions for renters... but also bring significant human resources back to the country after the devastating crisis years, which
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Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis
SocietyThe proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...
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Tsipras hints at post-election scenario of grand coalition, without him as PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first televised interview of this election campaign, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has claimed he will not continue as premier if SYRIZA is forced into an alliance with New Democracy, To Potami and/or PASOK. Tsipras told Alpha TV on Wednesday nig...
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IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn attention away from the uncertainty created by the failure to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, but discussions are continuing in the ba...
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGovernment MPs were due to vote on Thursday afternoon a series of last-minute amendments aimed at ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup. The amendments, a disparate set of interventions on issues, ...
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeDuring his visit to Athens on Tuesday, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici seemed to suggest that Greece might not have to implement the pension cuts that have been lined up for next year. When questioned about this issue after a mee...
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVaccination rates across Greece are beginning to diverge, leading experts to make further appeals to citizens to overcome their hesitancy and scepticism. While the political leadership continues to praise the operational efficiency of the vaccination ca...
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