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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
expense for Greek banks on an annual basis. On top of that, Greek banks have to pay a fee of 1.4... on bonds it had issued between the wars to raise money to pay for the reparations agreed at Versailles... Greece regarding its obligation to pay back the money it has borrowed, it is difficult to ignore
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraissued between the wars to raise money to pay for the reparations agreed at Versailles. While Greece... regarding its obligation to pay back the money it has borrowed, it is difficult to ignore at least... moment for Greece to raise this issue?” German historian Hagen Fleischer, one of the leading
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Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system
SocietyA report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe has shown the severe impact... pay the difference in price which is not always feasible. Health problems Along with hampering... to accessing healthcare in practice and greater investment in ensuring that the human rights of disabled
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Latest criticism regarding human rights, civil society rebuffed by govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government’s attitude towards civil society and human rights has come under fire from... media reports and complaints by press freedom and human rights advocates that the Greek authorities.... On Wednesday, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders presented her preliminary findings from
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Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
Society. As the report records, many respondents say simply: “I want to remain human”. This is not a technical... between human and machine. It echoes long‑standing anxieties in Greek public discourse about technology..., addressing fears, and ensuring that AI is seen not as a threat to human identity but as a tool that can
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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
, the PASOK-KINAL leader offered no further hints as to who the party would side with in the event of a hung... significantly overperform.
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Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest budget performance figures offered a pleasant surprise for the government, which has immediately got to the task of balancing public expectations for more assistance with the need to reassure the markets of its commitment to fiscal discipline. Its latest interventions in the energy
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agoraas a benefit for low-income pensioners rather than retirement pay, reached 721 million euros last year... assets do not have the capacity to support the retirement pay under any type of asset management... pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agorahuman capital and factors that enhance capital and labour. The basic logic is that economies... productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsto accept fraudulent applications for subsidies and then pay out the EU funds to the claimants. According... relations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... after the latest note verbale was sent by Tripoli. “It is inconceivable for us to state our position
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