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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politics, offices and luxury apartments, can go up in place of the long-defunct airport. There are around 900
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Podcast - Whose property? Greece’s housing challenges
AgoraAfter going through a really difficult time during the country’s long economic crisis, the Greek property market is booming, but that's creating a whole new set of problems. High rental and purchase prices are pricing out much of the local population as foreign investors snap up apartments
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsnecessary to put their apartments on the market. Another measure being lined up is a tender process
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Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
PoliticsGreek Politicsshort-term to long-term rental, and favourable terms for the renovation of vacant apartments. “I
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agorawith a disaffected people used to selling their vote in exchange for party favours. “Mainstream politicians have... state is in ruins, politicians have to figure out new ways to get those people back.” Dinas is rather
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Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out
AgoraOne of the most difficult economic concepts for politicians to understand is the idea of dynamic equilibrium. Political economy is based on the idea that it is next to impossible to return to a past... the one that is often missed by politicians. Lowering the tax burden of a population who finds its income
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agorapoliticians, such as SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left’s Fotis Kouvelis, who deliberately... politicians about the consequences of the way the bailouts have been handled. They appear blind
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Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals
Agoraside, corruption and politicians have become the second and third biggest concerns for Spaniards... PP’s treasurer Luis Bárcenas- were given to politicians of very diverse ranks but especially those
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Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn ambitious plan for the rejuvenation of the centre left of Greek politics has stalled as the movement of intellectuals and politicians known as the “58” has turned down an opportunity to cooperate... politicians in its ranks, making it difficult for the 58 to make a convincing argument that they represent
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Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
Agoraa left dangerous legacy for its modern version. Since Cleisthenes, too many Greek politicians... standards of its politicians, both of when they are in power but also when they step away from office
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