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A Citizen’s Guide to Greece 2015

 
 

 
 

A solution for Greece’s debt and immigration problems

Is this a hoax? We don’t know, but the idea might just be sound. Invest in a country and earn a non-resident passport for your troubles. It’s the Dominica Economic Citizenship Program. For 100,000 USD you can get a ...
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Una fatsa (una faccia)? Is Italy headed toward a “Greek-style” crisis?

By Krista Kalachani I just found a small gap to write a couple of things about what is happening in Italy. If you checked the newspapers in Italy this week, apart from the Pope’s election which is probably the most import...
 
 
 

And what about the political corruption?

By Maria Patsarika I read an article by Thanasis Skokos in Protagon yesterday about corruption. Actually, it is one of the many articles out there discussing the extent to which politicians who have misused power and public fun...
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Center right, center left: the original

“The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation, and respectful dialogue. Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Do...
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Would you pass? Citizenship tests in the UK, Canada, Australia, and the US

What does one need to know to be eligible for citizenship in a country not of one’s origin? Take Greece, for instance. According to the site Living in Greece, “For foreigners of no Greek origin who have long-term re...
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Politis forum: journalists or losers?

Politis has invited Krysta Kalachani and guest contributor Sakis Ioannides, of Parallaxi, to comment on Παναγιώτης Μένεγος, “Δημοσιογράφος, ο μεγάλος χαμένος (και) της κ...
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Strategic agility in Greek human resource management

By Konstantinos Bouas and Petros Katsimardos Introduction Human Resource Management policy is probably the most important challenge for Greek public administration, given the severe on-going crisis and the need to sharply reduc...
 
 
 

Skateboard civil society

By Politis A wonderful story here by Sam Jones in last Friday’s Guardian about a group of skateboarders in Britain who have organized themselves to preserve their skateboard park. So called “Long Live Southbank,R...
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Social movements: political efficacy or alienation?

By Jiya Pinder Tensions have risen in Bangkok over the past few weeks, as anti-government “yellow-shirt” protesters have sought to remove democratically elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet.  ...
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Saying of the day: 6/2/13

  “At least he [Erdogan] is leaving us some crumbs. The previous bastards never gave us everything.” — Turkish supporter of the AKP
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