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  1. Newsletter 297 - 21/05/2021

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    Covid a threat to summer plans Pandemic casts pall on tourism forecasts as SYRIZA advances own RRF strategy There were signs this week that Greece is far from done yet with Covid-19 which, among other things, could have damaging implications for the tourism sector. Also this week, SYRIZA sought

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  2. Tear gas instead of vaccines
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    Stevanovic, and musician and rapper Zlatan Čordić Zlatko, who spoke at the protest, were arrested... who take to the streets en masse every Wednesday, constituting one of the most massive demonstrations

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  3. PM wades in on Turkey dispute as Covid-19 threat grows at home

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    a second wave. Epidemiologist Nikos Sypsas, a member of the scientific committee advising

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  4. PM calls for step-up in jabs, tougher enforcement in response to rising infections
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    . Professor Nikos Sypsas also appeared to chide the PM, warning that “the virus has its own agenda

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  5. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

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    Barring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party when local and European Parliament elections are held in May. At least that is what opinion polls have been indicating for some time. It would represent anot...

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  6. In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
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    A double degree in communication from Paris and Madrid universities, and a master’s in cultural policy at a prestigious British institution may have been enough for getting a job a decade ago in Spain but not now. Laura, 25 and unemployed for one year, ...

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  7. PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
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    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...

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  8. Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
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    The government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...

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  9. Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
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    The next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...

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  10. Podcast - Riding into the danger zone: Greece gets new jets

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    Greece recently received the first six state-of-the art fighter jets it has ordered from France, hoping that their arrival marks the start of an upgrade of its military capabilities, but also an improvement in its geopolitical standing. The Rafale plane...

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