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A virus is spreading across China, but so is the demand for transparency
Agoraof the healthcare system. China has a centralised, top-down system. In this emergent global health..., notably the SARS virus, which lasted from November 2002 to July 2003, the current crisis has... of risks emerging. I beg to differ on this observation. Given the scale of the challenge, censorship
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OECD ups 2021 growth estimate by nearly 3 points, underlines RRF impact
EconomyMacroeconomyby pointing at the importance of refocusing income support measures onto labour market programmes and training to prevent poverty and the rise of long-term unemployment, as labour-intensive services... in November. This consisted of a combination of measures that support incomes, guarantee schemes and loan
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ESM board to specify rules on short-term debt relief measures
EconomyProgrammepresented at the December 5 Eurogroup. The first debt-relief measure involves a bond exchange.... The second measure relates to interest rate swaps, with the ESM entering into interest rate swap... that Greece may need to pay higher interest rates in the future. The last measure being considered
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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks, all of which has fuelled speculation about future political developments in Greece. Movement...-left parties to make truly official their cooperation, which has been many months in the making... with either in the future. “I am asking a question from now to SYRIZA and New Democracy: Are you
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Kasselakis buoyed by recent bounce in opinion polls as big gap with ND narrows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis has again targeted an unlikely win in June’s European Parliament elections... in their ratings. “I feel we can win, I want to win,” Kasselakis said in an interview with Mega TV on Thursday, while discussing his party’s prospects for the EP vote. The opposition leader has spoken
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Newsletter 479 - 10/10/2025
, but not, it seems, the end of his political journey. “I am resigning as a SYRIZA MP, I am not resigning from... of a broader effort to rebrand and reassert himself. Over the past year, Tsipras has ramped up... distancing themselves from any politicisation. Yet the damage was done. The Tempe controversy has
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Greece tries to navigate through uncertainty in Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe political crisis in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has been a cause..., triggering a political crisis in the country. The Greek government’s initial reaction has been.... In an interview with Real News weekly, Kotzias said: “I don't know who wants to exert pressure
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Disbursement delayed until April as lenders wait for primary residence law to be settled
EconomyProgrammeplace in Bucharest on April 5. “There are still some issues that need to be concluded but I am very...-powered units is still pending following the first failed tender. The process has been re-launched... to replace the Katseli law that expired at the end of February. The government has reportedly
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Athens and lenders continue talks on outstanding actions, aiming to conclude by March 25
EconomyProgrammehas settled 1.3 billion euros in arrears by the beginning of April. So far this year, around 600 million euros has been paid out. The latest target for the Greek government is to secure the approval... primary surplus targets of 3.5 percent of GDP up to an including 2022. “I see no indication
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Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe convincing victory over its key political rival. “Greece has been through the mill. I am not expecting... after the second round of local elections next Sunday. The campaign has to be a minimum of three weeks... on their own. Pollsters believe that the opposition party has the necessary momentum after Sunday’s result
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