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Centrist voters emerge as key to same-sex marriage initiative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest polls are yielding a more nuanced picture of the Greek public’s attitude to same-sex marriage and adoption, potentially backing up Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s instincts in pursuing the legislation against the objections of the ultra-conservative wi...
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Mitsotakis identifies triangulation as key to success, Kasselakis gathers MPs for policy talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talked up in Davos his government’s record on tackling the migration issue, broadening citizens’ rights in Greece and improving the country’s economy, SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis welcomed his party’s MPs to hi...
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Energy key factor in 3.7 pct YoY drop for producer prices in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) opened the new year with a drop of 3.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, after a decrease of 2.1 percent in the previous month, ELSTAT data showed on Friday. The index was in contraction for five months in 2025, ...
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A tax credit for Greece: The significance of an independent public revenue service
Agora-political affiliation of key officials was a decisive feature in their career. Every time there was a ministerial reshuffle, key posts changed hands. Results (measured in tax revenues) did not matter... managed it. What were the key obstacles or reservations that hindered Greek politicians? In the book we
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agora-recognizers in its relations with Kosovo. In general, this has been one of the key factors in impacting... agreement; it was celebrated as a key milestone by the leaders of the institutions and most importantly... was based on key priorities to be implemented by the Kosovo institutions, which were divided
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora, not just superficially. However, a self-serving political system failed to address key problems... in key areas prevented healthy competition and created cartels in product markets as diverse as milk... political courage. Sadly, this has been distinctly lacking over the past three years. Too many key
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What is the state of play with Greek banks?
Economythe Portuguese BCP. In terms of market share gains, Piraeus, the key market consolidator, became the largest... be taken into account. Lower funding cost is the key top-line positive element stemming from the sharp..., 2013. On the contrary, the key worrying aspect is the high level of domestic NPL ratio currently
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A summit of little substance
AgoraThe European Council meeting on 24-25 October 2013 was a rather low-key affair, with the scheduled... decisions on the four key topics on the agenda: the digital economy, innovation and services; youth... to fulfil their obligations, and postponed decisions on key issues. But there are some general conclusions
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Newsletter 11 - 16/01/2015
’ message over the past few days, when conflicting comments have been made on key issues such as Greece’s relations with the troika, the pending bailout tranche and taxation plans. The two other key... what he believes are the key risks of Greece not completing the troika review by the extended
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Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015
the key problem will lie. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble made it clear on Thursday... include the policy platform presented in Thessaloniki last September. The key assumption, though... it to present the key details of its proposals for a short- and medium-term fiscal programme, debt
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