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Γιώργος Κύρτσος

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Γιώργος Κύρτσος

Greek writer, journalist and politician
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The drama with the EU-27 is that many are seeking solutions through cooperation with it, but it is struggling to respond. A characteristic case is that of Canada, an important developed country that is under great pressure from the USA. Trump treats it as the 51st state of the USA and (translated)

The "no" from the Icelanders in the referendum on negotiations for EU membership confirms the geopolitical decline of the EU. The EU has never recovered from the shock of Brexit. It lost an important country with significant weight in international relations. Since then, the EU has been trying to prove. (translated)

How is political money generated around large construction projects with compensation for delays "due to the fault of the State" and bonuses for accelerating work that is delayed: - The initial contracts are tailored to the contractors. - As a rule, they provide for compensation for (translated)

The way the prime minister and ministers move in Northern Greece shows the deliberate confusion between government and party activities, state and party. It best explains the reasons for Greece's downgrade to the last place in the EU-27 along with Bulgaria. (translated)

What is happening with Slovenia's veto on the EU's condemnation of the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank concerns us in various ways. It shows that the EU-27 always finds ways to cover up Netanyahu's extreme politics. It shows that companies like Black Cube and (translated)

It seems that we are heading towards a new round of looting by the "gas barons" and the energy cartel. The price of natural gas is climbing internationally, and energy pricing continues to be done—for speculative reasons—based on natural gas. Economy, society in (translated)

Society has succumbed to both legalized and illegal gambling. Revenues and profits are skyrocketing, and society is disintegrating. According to the data from the Gaming Control and Supervision Commission, the average annual expenditure of players aged 55-64 on illegal online gambling... (translated)

The security systems of the railway, the installation of which was scandalously delayed, resulting in the tragedy of Tempi, are still not operational. 3 1/2 years after the tragedy, another extension was granted, until November, for the installation and operation. (translated)

Mitsotakis' "benefits" at the Thessaloniki International Fair amount to a targeted pre-election return of money that the state collected abusively at the expense of the many. A characteristic economic report from Kathimerini: "Inflation significantly boosted state revenues in the seven-month period. VAT collections... (translated)

THE MITSO MARKET "STABILITY" IS EXPENSIVE. The fact that Bulgaria has caught up with us by 2025 and we share the last place with it in the EU-27, in per capita GDP adjusted for purchasing power, shows that Mitsotakis' "stability" is depriving us of opportunities and costing us. (translated)

The economic results of Mitsotakis' government are disappointing for two main reasons. First, Greece comes last, by far, in economic performance among the former memorandum countries. Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal leave us far behind due to political policies. (translated)

The comparison of the situation and the course of the Greek economy with the situation and the course of other former memorandum countries leads to safe conclusions about the quality of the economic policy being applied. Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal went through. (translated)

Greece is the most indebted country among the former memorandum countries. Public debt as a percentage of GDP. Greece 143.5% of GDP. Portugal 92.9% of GDP Cyprus 54.6% Ireland 32.9% of GDP. The ND government that bankrupted us and Mitsotakis who inflated public debt excessively. (translated)

Among other things, Trump is also escalating the trade war against the historically most loyal ally of the USA, Canada. The liberal Prime Minister of Canada, Trudeau, denounces the attempt to subjugate his country by the USA and calls on his compatriots to (translated)

Unacceptable is the decision of Trump - the USA to impose secondary sanctions on Iran with the aim of turning it into an economic pariah state. These sanctions are based on excluding anyone who collaborates with Iran from the international payment system that is based on the dollar. It is about (translated)

During a period of trial, democracy in the USA. Trump's popularity has collapsed and he is considering reacting in a... Trump-like way. In 70 days, the midterm elections could be characterized by extensive fraud, refusal to recognize the results on his part. (translated)

The former chief of staff of the White House under Obama, Rahm Emanuel, an American-Jewish politician with significant influence in the Democratic Party, presented his policy on Israel, speaking at Tel Aviv University, as follows: (excerpt from P. Mandravelis - Kathimerini) "The unconditional support... (translated)

With gasoline and diesel prices above 2 euros per liter, the government's deceit towards consumers is evident. The government pretends to subsidize fuel while continuing its oppressive consumption taxation. The amazing thing is that it shows the refineries supporting... (translated)

The identity of the "offspring of a shipping family" is a closely guarded state secret, who landed with a helicopter on a beach in Spetses. The publication of the name would act as a deterrent for those who have the financial means and are thinking of imitating the extreme. (translated)

The government policy is not convincing. According to the Eurobarometer, Greeks have the highest rates of economic insecurity and pessimism about their economic prospects in the EU-27. Is the government's strategy wrong or are people just... miserable? (translated)