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Greece most socially unjust country in EU, study finds
Societyaverage of 5.47. This put it ahead of Spain (3.94), Hungary (3.67), Romania (2.76) and Bulgaria (2.4... material deprivation for children and youth in Greece, more than double the 2009 figure of 9.7 percent... deprivation has more than doubled from 9.7 percent in 2007 to today’s 23.8 percent.” While Greece ranks
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agorarather than help them float. In some ways, the agreement the European Union made with Turkey in Brussels... if Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... of a cash boost to provide better conditions for more than 2.2 million refugees in Turkey may prove
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
put it. It is true that on some issues, the fund is a harder taskmaster than the European lenders... 2016, which he set at around 3 billion, a higher figure than the 2016 budget target of 2 billion... for lenders making a significant intervention in the country’s debt rather than just tinkering around
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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Agorabefore the next waves come crashing down. Tsipras started the year as the leader who would put... contributions rather than cuts to retirement pay but it remains to be seen if the quadriga of lenders agrees... appointed by previous administrations with candidates of its own choice, rather than those who are most
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
the potential it could fail, leaving Greece alone and holding its head. The plan put on the table... rendered it a shambles. Greece was promised that more than 60,000 people would be transferred over two years but less than 900 have been relocated since last year. However, even if the relocation
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agorait could fail, leaving Greece alone and holding its head. The plan put on the table last week for any... it a shambles. Greece was promised that more than 60,000 people would be transferred over two years but less than 900 have been relocated since last year. However, even if the relocation scheme worked more
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
are that the Greek government is keen to find a solution and to close the review as soon as possible. Rather than... be less stringent than if the IMF is involved. Also, the tabling of the legislation is not quite.... The draft legislation for the license tender was put to public consultation on Friday. Building
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Bailout talks inch forward as Juncker comments complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpects the surplus to be higher than the IMF’s projections, thereby strengthening the Greek... for 2015, which is substantially better than the 0.6 percent primary deficit that the IMF expects... now rather than when targets are missed), although he indicated the Commission would be willing
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The diversions of the past
Agoracaused deaths in Greece recently rather than terrorism that identifies itself with Marxist, or other..., such as Revolutionary Struggle, have not killed anyone by luck rather than design in recent attacks... pronounced way than the divisive “theory of the two extremes” followed by his predecessor Antonis
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
reform bill will be put to a vote this Sunday night. The vote will take place just hours before... on April 19, is due to be discussed in plenary over the weekend and voted on Sunday night, earlier than... and responsive than central governments, which face bureaucratic hurdles and are often hampered by political
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