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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
Health experts are expected to recommend this week that Greeks no longer wear face masks outdoors as part of the further loosening of Covid restrictions, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified the reluctance of some people to be vaccinated as the key challenge that needs to be overcome in the weeks ahead.
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Travel balance almost doubles in April from last year's lockdown
Greece’s travel balance came to a surplus of 9.6 million euros in April from 4.9 million a year ago, when Greece was in its first lockdown, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This is equal to an increase of 97.5 percent year-on-year (YoY).
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
With the approval of the national recovery plan and the passage of the labour reform bill capping an eventful week in Athens, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears determine to plough on this week with a series of emblematic reforms and announcements before the summer recess.
PM looking to build on RRF approval to augment profile as moderniser
Labour bill vote fans climate of polarisation
Economy
Industrial turnover jumps by 52.5 pct in April on base effects
Greece’s industrial turnover rose 52.5 percent from a year earlier in April, compared with a revised increase of 18.5 percent in March.
Current account shows deficit of 2.08 bln in April as trade continues overall rebound
Primary cash balance deficit at 8.23 bln in May
Society
Greece falls behind on gender equality due to drop in political empowerment
Greece has been singled out for its poor performance in the global rankings of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2021 Global Gender Gap Report.
New development law chips away at Greece's Natura 2000 regime
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
In Blog 5 for Macropolis, we demonstrated that in Greece the government employment trend, in relative terms, is outstripping the hiring trend in the private sector almost irrespective of the economic cycle.
The allocation of labor resources in Greece and the EU-27
Podcast - Greece's year of trying to shake off Covid-19