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Tsipras invokes political solution to resolve labour reform stand-off
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays or weeks. Although issues have been moved from one review to the next in the past, it is not clear... in the current negotiations. Given that the labour reforms are one of the areas where Prime Minister Alexis..., it is clear that this is likely to be one of the biggest obstacles to an agreement
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Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
AgoraTheresa May sent to Donald Tusk, she clarified that the UK will negotiate as one United Kingdom... becomes particularly significant if one takes into account that Northern Ireland has the constitutional... if one ignores the absurd statements of certain UK politicians on how to deal with Spain’s challenges
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Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
EconomyFeaturesover the past few years. Specifically, more than one quarter (26.3 percent) of taxpayers did not pay.... Moreover, almost half paid annual tax of up to 90 euros, while their taxable income made up one... accounted for more than one third (34.2 percent) of total. They also paid almost two thirds (66.1 percent
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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agorato win any upcoming elections, the approved constitutional changes will institutionalizs a populist one... be extended until 2034. However, there is a loophole which could make the transition to the new one-man..., the referendum outcome will likely lead to a further erosion of expertise under one-man rule. Decision
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agora– albeit one that he is expected to win comfortably. Although Juncker’s gesture is understandable... of political verse, a comfortable mental habit.” “But it masks a peculiar form of denial no one... candidates one side and eurosceptic or anti-EU hopefuls on the other. As a reminder, in the dual
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Labour Ministry publishes latest pension breakdown
EconomyMacroeconomyof 2016. Out of this total, 1.23 million receive one main pension, around 809,000 receive one main and one... that almost one quarter (24 percent) of pensioners are over the age of 81, and that 31 percent
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Tsipras gives mixed message on expectations for crucial upcoming Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this goal could be achieved “if we accept an agreement on debt like the one proposed by Wolfgang Schaeuble or an even better one, which we are trying to get.” This was interpreted by many as a sign... is likely to focus one in his talks are securing an agreement which would at least allow Greek bonds
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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyconducted in 2016, consumers are showing a strong preference for products made locally. One of the main... in the supermarket, they would choose a Greek product over a foreign one (based on choice alone and not the final... survey and 35.5 percent said that they use more than one source for their household shopping (53.3
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May is the cruelest month
AgoraJune 19 was day one of the Brexit negotiations. David Davis and Michel Barnier will be leading what is expected to be one of the most tantalising sets of negotiations in the history of European... of their political elite who have play pivotal role in the current government. This is one
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Compliance report looks at programme financing, arrears clearance and 2016 performance
EconomyProgrammein arrears clearance, having reduced the stock by more than one third since June 2016. The pile... collection rate. A number of one-off factors, such as low oil prices and the running down of inventories backed the recorded corporate profits, while some large one-off repayments of tax liabilities
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