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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
One can discuss the political or ideological inclinations of SYRIZA, but from a budgetary balance and debt management perspective, its performance was an achievement that few expected after the brief first SYRIZA government. The interesting question is: how did SYRIZA accomplish this and why did they do it?
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (348), Economy (294), Greece (444)
Awaiting the magic wand that will end the pandemic
At the hospital, we meet 53-year-old patient Aleksandar. He openly told the camera that they discovered large clots in his lungs and that now the doctors are not letting him out of bed in the respiratory department. Prior to this, he says, he had no health problems. Despite everything he has gone through and the long recovery that awaits him, he smilingly said he still will not get the vaccine.
Contributor: Ivor Fuka
Categories: Europe (264), Politics (348), Society (118)
Podcast - Planes, frigates and assistance clauses
Greece has recently signed two major defence deals, one with France and another with the USA. On this episode, Nick Malkoutzis and Phoebe Fronista examine the significance and implications of these agreements.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (264), Politics (348), Greece (444)
Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
The decisions made by the former government were, as it turned out, poor. The responsibility of the new government is best illustrated by the fact that its representatives do not care about the recommendations they make themselves. Citizens, as usual, pay the price.
Contributor: Andrea Jelić
Categories: Europe (264), Politics (348), Society (118)
Serbia’s road to collective immunity: A tale of two realities
The enthusiasm in the first months of this year regarding the mass vaccination in Serbia was so high that in March, the country was ranked highest in Europe in terms of the number of fully vaccinated people per million inhabitants. Eight months later, less than half of the total population has been vaccinated, and Serbia is once again ranking highest in Europe, but also fourth in the world! - this time, unfortunately, in terms of the number of new cases of Covid-19 per million inhabitants.
Contributor: Denis Kolundzija
Categories: Europe (264), Politics (348), Society (118)