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The Epiphany holiday...
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EDITORIAL |
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A country in urgent need of a wake-up call
Greeks' fear of the future can, in part, be explained by the fluidity of the international arena. A great part of their fear can also be attributed to the innate weaknesses dogging the country.
Citizens feel ill-prepared; the foundations are shaky and there is no plan for the future. Indolence, indecisiveness and sluggishness dominate public life, which is devoid of drive, of impetus for exploring new ideas and of innovation. No one appears willing to take any risks, to push ahead with the matters that concern us. |
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Awaiting the storm ahead
It's interesting that just a few months after his re-election, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis chose the international economy as the framework for his New Year's address, in order to stress his government's accomplishments and the challenges of the coming year.
The prime minister used the international context to make Greece look better, instead of pointing out the difficulties that the country must deal with.
«The economies of the entire developed world experienced turmoil, because of the unprecedented surge in the price of oil and the turbulence on international stock markets,» Karamanlis said. |
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