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Philip Roth's words of caution
Agorafollowers he has in Greece. The news of his passing was followed by numerous effusive tributes..., the novel has gained relevance over the last few years due to the rise of the far-right in Europe... situation in numerous western countries. Although Roth has Roosevelt make a comeback to become
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsdispute has sparked political turbulence in Greece. New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who... Pavlopoulos on Wednesday and asked the latter to intervene in order for the deal, which has not yet been... of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev this weekend. Mitsotakis also raised the issue of whether Tsipras has
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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
the longstanding Macedonia name dispute has triggered turmoil in Greek domestic politics. Parliament is due to hold... settle a diplomatic dispute that has dragged on for more than a quarter of a century. Under... will be used erga omnes, in other words both domestically and internationally. This has long been
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Newsletter 170 -13/07/2018
-autonomous monastic community of Mount Athos. It is also widely known that Moscow has been opposed... in the “western security framework.” On the contrary, the coalition has pursued improved relations with Washington and US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has admitted many times that the relations between Greece
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
SocietyDebate around a recent amendment to Greece’s Citizenship Code has prompted a flurry of claims..., they strike a chord with a Greek public that has become increasingly xenophobic and suspicious... Kikilias cited a front-page article in right-wing Estia newspaper, claiming that “the government has
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agora. Another key difference is that the Netherlands has developed and adapted its asylum policy over several decades, whereas circumstances and political indifference over many years mean that Greece has had... at Rijswijk refugee centre The Netherlands has focussed its efforts on creating not only a swift asylum
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agorathe general public has embraced the scientific guidance in the post-lockdown environment. What went... – flock. It is fortunate that the anti-lockdown or anti-mask message has not been consciously adopted... provided another forum for sceptics and conspiracy theorists of all stripes, whose stock-in-trade has
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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe growing tension between Greece and Turkey has sparked talk among government officials in Athens about boosting defence spending which, in turn, has fuelled positive and critical reaction from commentators. There has been speculation for several weeks that the Greek government is preparing
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It will happen when it happens - The vaccination entanglement in North Macedonia
AgoraThe Government of the Republic of North Macedonia has agreed on 833,000 doses of the AstraZeneca..., arrived in the country at the end of March. While the Government has consistently insisted... government had returned the advance payment because the Macedonian Government has included a phantom
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturesthe line, a new set of instruments and institutions has emerged to manage bad debt, a large portion of which has been transferred from the banks to other entities. The new landscape which has emerged presents a sunnier prospect for banks but has not removed bad debt from the picture. The management
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