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July 4, 2016
A dense dust does not last for a long time; as the soot fades out you begin to perceive a chaotic scenario, then the rubble becomes apparent and you start thinking of a supervisor advice. In the case of the British referendum the “supervisor metaphor” is undoubtedly the Queen, this precise Queen, while the engineering… » read more
Posted by Wishing on Europe
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blogactiv, Companies, Euro & Finance, Scotland, United Kingdom |
The Greek government is introducing an omnibus bill including the establishment of the new Privatization Fund that will absorb the former one, created by the ND-PASOK government under the framework of the second bailout deal (2012-14). This new Fund has major differences from the previous one. Contrary to the previous one, the new Fund is… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
On May 11 the Greek government extended for a fourth consecutive time the law protecting primary residences from foreclosure. This refers to a wide category of non-performing loans (NPLs), covering as well medium-size enterprises with gross annual income lower than 50 million euros, occupying up to 250 employees. This regulation protects 94% of the total… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment |
April 22, 2016
Yesterday, a challenge of conditionality did not find favour in the European Court. ‘Conditionality’ is another term for a ‘macro-economic adjustment programme’ that EU Member States have to accept when they receive financial assistance to face down financial stability threats. Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Cyprus have seen far-reaching policy prescription imposed upon them by (formally:… » read more
Posted by ACELG
March 1, 2016
We all agree that the European Monetary Union (EMU) needs a different institutional framework with better governance. We also all agree that EMU economies will never completely converge, but there is actually high likelihood that Greece, Portugal and Italy will continue to diverge from Germany. The mantra of structural reforms is a desperate attempt from… » read more
February 22, 2016
Today in the Greek Parliament a much-needed program passed. The government introduced a part of its “parallel program” aimed to give access to healthcare services for 2,5 million Greeks, not covered by any social security scheme. The new law foresees health coverage for vulnerable social groups, i.e. pregnant women, children, mentally ill, drug addicts, chronically… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment |
February 15, 2016
Amid a tight austerity framework with IMF’s Director of European Department Paul Thomsen suggesting additional measures of 9 billion euros and further cuts for Greece to achieve midterm goals, the Syriza-led government is proceeding to the advancement of healthcare reforms to protect the most vulnerable parts of the Greek society. The major aim of the… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs |
The Trans-Pacific Partnership was signed on Feb. 4 in Auckland. The TPP member states account for around 40% of the global economy and each have now two years to ratify or reject the agreement. This was to be expected and it is therefore not a geopolitical event. However, it is anticipated that media – and… » read more
Posted by Global Perspectives - Antonia Colibasanu
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blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe |
February 5, 2016
As EU has entered in talks with Great Britain towards a more accommodating relationship that would vanquish Brexit prospects, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble keeps insisting that Greece would be in better economic condition if decision on Grexit had been reached in summer. Obsession of Schäuble to cling in this idea every now and then,… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
January 11, 2016
Syriza government proposal for the survival of the pension system in Greece has been delivered to the institutions for consultation. The proposal is structured in a way to serve three major goals: a. protect the current pensioners; b. secure that new generations will receive pension; c. safeguard the pension system and avoid a total collapse.… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, English, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion |
January 6, 2016
The European Council, under the pressure of the European Parliament, has agreed to establish a High Level Group on Own Resources, with representatives of all Institutions and chaired by prof. Mario Monti1. The group has already produced a first interim report and is preparing a Conference (June 2016) with all National Parliaments before presenting its… » read more
Posted by Alfredo De Feo European pratictioner and researcher
December 17, 2015
As this week guest blogger, EurActiv has prepared a list of our best read 2015 editorial coverage of financial markets and social media from across Europe for you to enjoy during the upcoming holiday. For more similar news, read EurActiv’s Euro and Finance, Digital, Trade and Society and Innovation and Industry Sections and sign up… » read more
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December 16, 2015
Since the spark of the financial crisis, Greece has been weak in building a sound business environment. In this fragile context, disastrous austerity came to give a final blow. The last three years of EU funds 2007-13 period were not as efficient as the domestic governments or the European Commission could expect, but this was… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, English, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, InfoSociety, Member States, Regional Policy, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs |
December 15, 2015
When a small or medium sized enterprise has developed a great language technology application for English it is often a major investment to enable comparable functionality in other languages and launch it in countries where English is not the first language. But is it worth it – doesn’t everybody speak English nowadays? A report from… » read more
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise |
December 11, 2015
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise |
