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New asylum law comes up against old failings
AgoraAt the reception centre for asylum seekers in Rijswijk, bicycles are parked neatly like they would be outside any apartment complex or office block in the Netherlands. Joyous shrieks are heard nearby... in an op-ed. “And yet, throughout this time, I have seen and have been impressed by the commitment
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
a considerable reform task ahead of it. The coalition has not yet tackled tricky issues like... been going on for the last few weeks but there has been no agreement yet. In the meantime, Greece faces...-building within Europe is also a problem for Greece. EU interior ministers were due to agree on Friday
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEurogroup and with the Greek government’s position yet to crystallise. Speaking to journalists during a visit to the Interior Ministry on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared to further... to the European Council on June 22 cannot yet be ruled out. This was highlighted by the way Athens responded
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
AgoraGeorgiou, the head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) had not even been appointed yet... to release poison into society to help their short-term political goals. It appears that Greeks have yet... the negotiations with the lenders and by selecting Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the interior minister during 2004-2009
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government under further pressure over the deadly accident, for which nobody has yet been held... pressure over the Tempe issue, we have not yet reached the point where his position is in direct... as the government tries to hit back against its opponents via the media. Another is Interior Minister
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be elected.” These accounts reinforce his portrayal of himself as embattled yet principled, securing..., this is the clearest signal yet that he is preparing to re‑enter the political arena...-Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis, who also refused. He insists he tried to ensure continuity
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A varied set of views on China
Agoraare adamantly opposed to globalisation and, yet, they expect China, the par excellence beneficiary... with a severe socio-economic crisis and political turmoil for nearly a decade. Yet, China does have its... to globalisation and, yet, they expect China, the par excellence beneficiary of globalisation, to help the Greek
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Newsletter 120 - 26/05/2017
the target by 534 million. Drop in apartment prices accelerates in Q1 Prices fell by 0.5 percent in Q1... recorded a fall of 42.2 percent. Apartment prices fell at a faster pace by 1.8 percent year-on-year (YoY... revealed. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment prices contracted by 0.5 percent in Q1 after
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomyincrease in the cumulative debt reflects payments against ‘old’ debt, which amounted to 852 million so
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomya positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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