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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
AgoraGreece back into political anxiety. Historically, the pension system has been a major bone of political... of funding pensions and benefits has been one of the key factors that contributed... is still roughly 800,000 short of what it was back in May 2010. This has made a huge dent in social
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
some doubt over whether the EU–Turkey agreement on the refugee crisis, which has played a vital... revised 7.6 percent fall in February. The March figure means that the index has been falling for 10 months.... There has been much gnashing of teeth over the last few days after coalition MP Giorgos Kyritsis, who
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Newsletter 89 - 23/09/2016
Minister Alexis Tsipras has been at the United Nations general assembly this week but problems have..., who has no previous broadcasting experience and is not considered particularly wealthy, was able..., which has been under investigation from the Bank of Greece in coordination with the European Central
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Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
in the number of employed and 2,600 in the jobless figure. The government has legislated a number... children are taught about religion needs to change. Also, SYRIZA has long advocated a separation... with the judiciary. Despite repeated accusations that the coalition has tried to interfere in the judicial process
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What could Trump's victory mean for Greece?
AgoraLausanne Treaty establishing Greek sovereignty over Aegean islands, feels he has a good working... phase, with the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders locked in talks in Switzerland. Washington has... it also purchases arms from the USA. Trump has displayed scepticism of NATO, while flirting with Russian
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
by granting social allowances worth 871 million. The government has left its macro assumptions... billion. As a result, the NPE stock has dropped by 1.9 billion since the beginning of the year. NBG... Democracy is a very sensitive subject within the other two opposition parties. Potami has already
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The joke's on Greece
Agorafragile, self-denigrating frame of mind. After seven years of being pummelled by criticism, it has become... that predate the crisis but which have at times being exacerbated by it – play a role in this. There has been... ideological beliefs has created a dangerous mix. In this pernicious environment, Greeks have often lacked
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There's always next season
Agora. This was not a discussion about who has the best ideas to lift the country out of the mire, but about who... it has done could have made things worse, but Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary... Minister Alexis Tsipras has been forced to adjust his narrative repeatedly since last year because
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The flag of permanent defeat
Agora. It was almost as if he realised that he actually is the prime minister of Greece and has the responsibility...) and roughly five times as long as interim premier Lucas Papademos. It’s interesting that it has taken... a necessary part of any future government. This would be a remarkable comeback given how backing has
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EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
Agorahas had in the past with the Commission and other European institutions, but the Greek prime..., which has to do with the way in which rules are imposed and consensus is reached within the EU... of the refugee crisis, though, the same iron will has not been on display and this is why, over
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